[Liantang 1000 kV Substation Main Transformer Expansion Project] The first ultra-high voltage project in Shanghai during the 15th Five Year Plan period, the main transformer expansion project of Liantang 1000 kV substation, has recently started construction. As the core hub for East China Power's entry into Shanghai, the project has a total investment of 350 million yuan and is planned to be put into operation in June 2027. It will add 3 million kVA main transformers and increase Shanghai's external power receiving capacity by 50%. This expansion will be connected with the Mongolian Electric Power's Shanghai Ultra High Voltage Direct Current Project, which is expected to introduce 40 billion kilowatt hours of clean electricity from Inner Mongolia annually, with green electricity accounting for over 50%.Editor/Cheng Liting

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• 2026.04.03 16:07
• [The domestically produced largest diameter hard rock TBM is offline]
• On April 3, 2026, the domestically developed maximum diameter 13.2-meter hard rock TBM by CCCC Tianhe started construction in Changshu. The machine is equipped with 7600 domestically produced rare earth special steel main bearings developed by the Institute of Metals, Chinese Academy of Sciences, with a rated life of over 15000 hours and performance exceeding imports. This move marks China Communications Construction Corporation's first achievement of 100% localization of core components for ultra large diameter tunneling machines, completely bridging the last mile of national production of major underground engineering equipment in China.Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2026.04.03 15:53
• [China Kazakhstan's $125 million large order landed]
• At the Export to China SCO Choice Forum, Kazakh companies signed a $125 million agricultural export agreement with Chinese partners. Changsha Kaliev, the Minister of Trade of Kazakhstan, led a delegation to visit Shandong to deepen industrial and logistics cooperation. As the largest trading partner, the bilateral trade volume between China and Kazakhstan is expected to increase from 41 billion US dollars in 2023 to 48.7 billion US dollars in 2025, with Shandong's trade volume reaching 2.2 billion US dollars. Both sides are shifting from scale expansion to quality and efficiency improvement, with a focus on promoting the export of high value-added, non resource, and green technology products to ensure supply chain stability.Editor/Cheng Liting