[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

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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 09:40
• [Enery secures € 2.5 billion financing to launch Romanian solar storage project]
• In mid January 2026, independent renewable energy developer Enery made two advances in the Central and Eastern European markets. The company has successfully completed a long-term combination financing of over 250 million euros, which will be used to support the development of 300MW photovoltaic and 100MW energy storage projects in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Slovenia. At the same time, its Ogrezeni photovoltaic energy storage hybrid project in Romania was officially launched, with a total scale of 761MWp photovoltaic and over 1GWh energy storage. It is expected to be connected to the grid in the summer of 2027 and become a leading project of its kind in Europe, aiming to enhance the flexibility of the regional power grid and drive the local economy.Editor/Gao Xue