[Kyrgyzstan refinery launches upgrade]The modernization upgrade project of Kara Balta Refinery with a total investment of 193.75 million US dollars entered the accelerated stage on March 5, 2026. The Kyrgyz National Investment Agency and other departments conducted on-site evaluations of the progress, and the project is planned to be completed before July 31, 2026, with an annual refining capacity of 800000 tons to be reconstructed and upgraded.Editor/Gao Xue
Recently, the annual production of 500000 tons of high-end energy storage lithium iron phosphate project by Inner Mongolia Times Fulin New Materials Co., Ltd., with a total investment of up to 6 billion yuan, has officially started construction. The project is located in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, and the foundation treatment construction part has been awarded to Northwest Nonferrous Engineering Co., Ltd.Editor/Yang Meiling
At the press conference on March 2, 2026, State Grid Gansu Electric Power Company announced the latest progress of the 15th Five Year Plan as a pioneer of the power grid. It is reported that Gansu ranks first in the northwest in terms of approved construction scale in the field of pumped storage, and four projects have entered the main construction phase. Of particular note is that the installed capacity of new energy storage in Gansu Province has exceeded 7.9 million kilowatts in the first year of the 15th Five Year Plan.Editor/Yang Meiling