On May 20, with the installation of the final steel tower segment, the main tower of the Jiangjunzhou Bridge was successfully topped out, signifying the completion of the bridge’s main structure.
Atop the snow-covered plateau, Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has once again pushed the limits of renewable energy construction. Recently, the phase Ⅰ project of the 100-megawatt solar power station in Nyemo County, Lhasa, the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region, has passed final acceptance inspection. Recognized as a global benchmark for ultra-high-altitude new energy development, the project is injecting strong impetus into Xizang’s clean energy development.
On May 27, the world’s largest offshore converter station, the Heart of the Sea Wind, departed from a port in Nantong City, East China’s Jiangsu Province, for Yangjiang, a city in South China’s Guangdong Province.
The Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Station, an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) project undertaken by Power Construction Corporation of China, has commenced reservoir impoundment, laying a solid foundation for the subsequent power generation.
The Huadian Zhiyu-Wujiang Ruisuan model, China’s first large-scale river basin runoff forecasting model, has been put into operation, together with an integrated platform for the smart dispatching, decision-making, and operations of basin-wide hydropower, wind, and solar resources. The launch of the model ushered in a new chapter in China’s smart dispatch and use of hydropower.
The AG600 aircraft operated by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co, Ltd, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd (AVIC), completed stationing support and operational training missions in Shaoguan, South China’s Guangdong Province.
As of May 22, the Daqing Oilfield of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has attained a total installed capacity of 3,280 megawatts for wind and solar projects under construction and in operation.
The Long March 2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-23 crewed spacecraft with astronauts Zhu Yangzhu, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying aboard, blasted off on May 24 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province.
