[Hebei independent energy storage power station drops to 1.083 yuan/Wh] As China's energy storage industry enters scale, project costs are becoming an important benchmark for measuring industry development. Recently, the bidding for a large independent energy storage power station in Hebei has attracted attention due to its outstanding cost advantage. On December 2, 2025, the Zhangjiakou Kangbao 300MW/1200MWh independent energy storage power station project launched the second round of EPC general contracting bidding. The total investment of this project is about 1.3 billion yuan, and the unit cost of the energy storage system is about 1.083 yuan/Wh, which is currently at a low price among large-scale energy storage projects and has become a new reference for cost reduction in the industry. The project is located in Kangbao County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. It adopts an outdoor container solution mainly composed of lithium iron phosphate batteries and plans to equip with flywheel energy storage of no more than 8MW. A 220kV booster station will be built to support the power station, which will eventually be connected to the Bailongshan substation. The power station is jointly invested by Baoxin Jinyi New Energy (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Zhangjiakou Zhonghelangneng New Energy Development Co., Ltd., and China Railway Ninth Bureau Group Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. As a key project to enhance the regional power grid regulation capability and the level of new energy consumption, its bidding cost intuitively demonstrates the continuous progress of China's energy storage industry chain in system integration and cost control. Editor/Yang Beihua

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• 2025.12.05 10:39
• [Continuous heavy rainfall has caused significant casualties]
• In recent days, several provinces on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, have been shrouded in continuous rainstorm and subsequent disasters. On the afternoon of December 4th local time, the latest data released by Indonesia's National Disaster Relief Agency revealed the severity of the disaster: the number of deaths caused by floods and landslides has risen to 817, and another 537 people are missing, posing severe challenges to search and rescue and disaster relief work. This disaster is mainly concentrated in the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra. The continuous heavy rainfall has triggered large-scale floods and landslides, destroying a large number of houses, roads, and bridges, causing communication interruptions, and many areas becoming isolated islands. As of December 4th, the officially confirmed number of victims has reached 817, and the missing figure of 537 means that the scale of casualties may further expand, and the people in the disaster area are suffering huge pain and losses. After the disaster, the Indonesian National Disaster Relief Agency, military, police, and volunteer organizations quickly mobilized and fully engaged in rescue efforts. However, adverse weather conditions, disrupted transportation routes, and complex geographical environments have brought great difficulties to search and rescue work. Rescue workers are racing against time, searching for survivors in the mud and floods, and delivering emergency supplies such as food, drinking water, medicine, and temporary shelters to the trapped people. The international community has also begun to pay attention to and provide assistance. Indonesia is located in the Pacific Rim volcanic and seismic zone, with frequent geological activity. In addition, the rainy season is characterized by concentrated rainfall, and floods and landslides are common natural disasters in the country. The severe disaster on Sumatra Island once again highlights the urgency of strengthening disaster warning systems, infrastructure construction, and community disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities. How to enhance long-term climate change adaptation and disaster risk management capabilities while addressing the current crisis will become a topic that Indonesia and the entire region need to deeply consider. Editor/Yang Beihua

• 2025.12.05 10:37
• [The 'Chinese Accuracy' of the Nakara Corridor: The Guardian of Surveyor Orlando]
• At the construction site of Nacala Port in Mozambique, surveyor Orlando Vicente is fully focused on precise measurements, laying the foundation for the comprehensive upgrade of the logistics system in the Nacala Corridor. This strategic channel, with a total length of over 900 kilometers and an annual coal transportation capacity of about 18 million tons, is revitalizing with the help of Chinese enterprises. Currently, the project team of China Railway 20th Bureau is making every effort to promote the construction of the Nankala Old Port dump truck, in order to match the improved transportation capacity after the railway electrification transformation, while overcoming complex construction conditions such as high water levels and deep foundation pits. Simultaneously carrying out vehicle maintenance work to ensure daily transportation, the maintenance workshop can repair about 25 coal transport open cars per month. This series of measures systematically strengthens Mozambique's key logistics arteries, not only significantly improving the efficiency of coal exports, but also injecting solid impetus into the sustainable development of the regional economy. Editor/Yang Beihua