[China's new energy storage installed capacity exceeds 130 million kilowatts] On January 30, 2026, Bian Guangqi, Deputy Director of the Energy Conservation and Technology Equipment Department of the National Energy Administration, announced at a regular press conference that by the end of 2025, the installed capacity of new energy storage in China had reached 136 million kilowatts/351 million kilowatt hours, an increase of 84% from the end of 2024 and more than 40 times from the end of the 13th Five Year Plan. The average energy storage time had increased to 2.58 hours. From a regional distribution perspective, North China and Northwest China have become the growth cores, with installed capacity accounting for 32.5% and 28.2% of the country's total, respectively. In 2025, the newly installed capacity in the two regions will be 21.88 million kilowatts and 19.66 million kilowatts respectively, accounting for a total of 66.8% of the country's total new capacity.Editor/Yang Meiling

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• 2026.02.02 09:45
• [Middling coal 2.1 billion green methanol project approved]
• The information on the online approval and supervision platform for investment projects in Heilongjiang Province shows that the green methanol project of the middling coal Jixian Scenery Hydrogen Storage and Alcohol Integration Project has officially passed the record. The total investment of the project is about 2.135 billion yuan. middling coal Green Energy (Shuangyashan) Co., Ltd. is responsible for the construction of the project. It uses wind power and green electricity to produce hydrogen. The scale of hydrogen production is 70000Nm ³/h. After the coupling of hydrogen and carbon dioxide, it is estimated that the annual output of green methanol will be 136000 tons, and 500MW wind power and 150MW photovoltaic power will be built. This project is the first large-scale integrated project of middling coal Group in northeast China, which marks the acceleration of the transformation of traditional energy enterprises to green and low-carbon.Editor/Gao Xue

• 2026.02.02 09:42
• [Infrastructure construction accelerates in six African countries]
• On February 1, 2026, the East and South African Trade and Development Bank announced the completion of a $250 million syndicated loan expansion agreement for Mota Engil Africa. The funds will be used to support major infrastructure projects in six countries including Angola, Nigeria, and Rwanda, including the Lobito Railway Corridor in Angola and the Kano Railway in Nigeria. The availability of funds coincides with the golden period of construction in many African countries, which will directly drive the project into a high-speed construction phase and alleviate the financial pressure on the supply chain. As a joint venture of China Communications Construction Corporation, Mota Engil's hybrid model has been recognized by international financial institutions and has brought supply chain and cooperation opportunities for Chinese enterprises to participate in regional projects.Editor/Gao Xue