China Southern Power Grid (CSG) announced that its power transmission volume in China’s west-to-east power transmission program reached a record high of 261.6 billion kilowatt-hours in 2025, representing an increase of 31.1 billion kilowatt-hours compared to the volume of 2020.
On January 13, Daduhe Company, a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corporation Co., Ltd., saw its operational installed capacity exceed 20 million kilowatts. This milestone enhances the stability of regional power supply to support the high-quality social and economic development of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) plans to invest up to 4 trillion yuan ($574.43 billion) in fixed assets during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026–30), a 40 percent increase from the previous five-year plan. The expansion of effective investment is expected to facilitate the high-quality development of the new-type power system’s industrial and supply chains.
On January 13, the world's first 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit was successfully installed in the waters south of Fujian Province. This marks China’s first installation of a 20-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit, a significant breakthrough in the country's development of ultra-high-capacity units and offshore construction capabilities.
Recently, a batch of Hewlett-Packard electronic products successfully completed a trial run of the first cross-border multimodal shipment from China to Thailand via the Lancang-Mekong Express on the China-Laos Railway. The entire transport operation was fully supported by COSCO Shipping Logistics & Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation Limited.
On January 11, the Tianma-1000 unmanned transport aircraft, developed by Xi’an Aisheng Technology Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary under China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, completed its maiden flight. As the country’s first medium and large-sized unmanned aircraft designed for medium-altitude, cost-effective transportation, it has achieved exceptional versatility, such as complex plateau terrain adaptation, ultra-short takeoff and landing distances, and rapid switching between cargo transport and airdrop modes.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), China's State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have seen improved performance, bolstering the sustained, healthy development of the economy and society.
In 2025, the world’s largest clean energy corridor, which consists of six cascade hydropower stations at Wudongde, Baihetan, Xiluodu, Xiangjiaba, the Three Gorges, and Gezhouba operated safely and efficiently with refined management. With the help of these stations, the corridor contributed significantly to flood control, water supply, river transport, energy security and ecological protection along the Yangtze River.
