[The Pinglu Canal will be completed and open for navigation on September 16, 2026]The Century Project Pinglu Canal will be completed and open for navigation on September 16, 2026. The Pinglu Canal started construction on August 28, 2022, with a total investment of about 72.7 billion yuan and a total length of 134.2 kilometers. It is the first national level coordinated construction of the Tongjiang Dahai Canal project in China since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This canal, which has the highest domestic navigation level, is built according to the Class I standard for inland rivers and can accommodate ships of up to 5000 tons.Editor/Gong Ziwei
Recently, the bidding candidates for the construction of two major clusters at the Fengxi Campus of Northwestern Polytechnical University were announced, with a total construction area of nearly 180000 square meters and a total construction period of 852 days. 12 units participated in the bidding, and China Construction Third Engineering Bureau ranked first with a bid of about 940 million yuan. The project includes multiple talent training centers, covering teaching, accommodation, garage and other supporting facilities. After completion, it will alleviate the pressure on campus space, assist in the development of advantageous disciplines, and empower regional scientific and technological innovation and economic development.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On September 7, 2026, CGN announced the centralized procurement of two 1.2 million kilowatt wind power projects in Hami, Xinjiang. Goldwind Technology exclusively won the bid, with a total price exceeding 1.625 billion yuan and a unit cost of approximately 1354.6 yuan/kilowatt. The project adopts bundled centralized procurement, which requires a single machine capacity of not less than 10MW. The plan is to start production in December 2026 and complete delivery in June 2027, which also confirms the industry trend of onshore wind power generation and cost stabilization.Editor/Gong Ziwei