Overseas projects not only help the local improve infrastructure, provide a large number of employment opportunities, cultivate professional and technical personnel, and help local economic and social development, but also promote advanced Chinese technology, equipment, construction management and other "going out". In the process, the golden signboard of "Made in China" has become more and more shining.

bridge of dreams

Humayun is the owner of a fried chicken restaurant in Mawa Town on the north bank of the Padma Bridge in Bangladesh. He heard good news two days ago: After eight years of construction, the Padma Bridge will be officially opened to traffic at the end of June 2022.

For local residents, the Padma Bridge is a "bridge of dreams". For a long time, the Padma River divided Bangladesh into two parts, the southwest and the northeast. Due to the wide river, turbulent currents and frequent floods, bridges have not been built in the lower reaches of the Padma River, and residents on both sides of the river have relied on boats to cross the river for many years.

In 2014, China Railway Bridge Bureau undertook the construction of the Padma Bridge across the Padma River. As the largest infrastructure project in Bangladesh, the bridge has a total length of 7.7 kilometers and adopts a double-layer steel truss girder structure. The upper layer is a four-lane highway and the lower layer is a single-track railway. As the construction of the bridge is gradually completed, residents on both sides of the strait will bid farewell to the history of traveling by ferry.

During the 8 years of construction, factories, gas stations and other facilities have gradually appeared on the north bank of the Padma River, and the life of the surrounding residents has gradually improved. The town where Humayun's fried chicken shop is located is very close to the project department. Since the construction of the bridge, the business of his shop has been getting better and better, and it has been upgraded from a street stall to a small shop with rolling doors. "After the bridge opens to traffic, business will definitely be better!" he said.

The road is open, and all industries are prosperous. After the opening of the Padma Bridge, it will shorten the distance between the 21 districts in southern Bangladesh and the capital Dhaka, drive the flow of commodities and promote economic growth. According to estimates by relevant departments, this "Dream Bridge" will also bring an annual GDP growth of 1.5% to Bangladesh, benefiting more than 80 million people. The Padma Bridge is also an important transportation fulcrum for the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative. It is the southern connection point between China and the Trans-Asian Railway and will become one of the important passages of the Trans-Asian Railway.

Constructing projects overseas is also an opportunity to provide local jobs. In the past two years, Uziza, a Bangladeshi employee of the bridge project department, has grown from a "little white" who knows nothing about measurement to a "expert" who is proficient in the operation of measuring equipment such as total station, level and GPS. The quality of life of his family has also improved significantly. A family of 7 people moved from a cottage of less than 40 square meters into a bright new two-story house. Wen Wusong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the China Railway Bridge Bureau, introduced that since the start of construction, the China Railway Bridge Bureau has created more than 50,000 employment opportunities for the local area. With the continuous progress of the bridge construction, the vocational skills of these Bangladeshi employees have also been significantly improved. After the completion of the bridge in the future, they can continue to serve other local projects.

In Kenya, the Nairobi Expressway, invested, constructed and operated by China Road and Bridge, a subsidiary of China Communications Corporation, was put into trial operation on May 14, 2022, reducing the travel time from Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi City from 2 hours to 20 minutes. , which effectively alleviated the congestion in the urban area of Nairobi and created a large number of local employment opportunities.

In Nepal, the construction and installation of the Pokhara International Airport project undertaken by SINOMACH was successfully completed recently. After this modern international airport is put into operation, it will effectively promote the development of Nepal's tourism industry and vigorously enhance the development of Nepal's civil aviation industry...

Since 2022, central SOEs have actively built a number of major projects and projects overseas to improve local infrastructure, provide local residents with a large number of employment opportunities, and directly stimulate local economic and social development.

Advanced technology to go out

At present, the Mindanao-Visaias HVDC Connection Project in the Philippines (hereinafter referred to as the "Philippines MVIP DC Project") is entering the sprint stage of production.

The Visayas Islands in the Philippines, where the project is located, have frequent earthquakes and volcanic activities, and are vulnerable to strong typhoons. China Southern Power Grid Corporation, Xidian International, and Power China formed a consortium to undertake the reconstruction and expansion projects of 2 ±350 kV converter stations, 2 DC grounding poles and 5 AC substations. In order to ensure safe and stable operation after being put into operation, the converter station constructed in this project is the first converter station in the world to adopt a wind speed of 270 km/h, and also the first converter station to adopt both a magnitude 9 earthquake design and a high wind speed design.

The project has promoted the interconnection of electricity in the Philippines, provided nearly 2,000 jobs for the local area, purchased equipment and building materials of more than 2 billion Philippine pesos locally, and contributed more than 500 million Philippine pesos to various local taxes. At the same time, this project realized the first "going out" of China's entire industrial chain of DC transmission technology, power equipment, construction management, etc. in the form of EPC (general engineering contracting).

China's engineering construction has made great strides abroad, bringing advanced Chinese technology, equipment and management mechanisms to the local area. On March 21, 2022, the largest power station in Bangladesh, the Payara 2×660 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power station, was officially put into operation. The project is jointly invested and constructed by General Technology Group China Machinery Company and Bangladesh Northwest Electric Power Company. It is the first power project invested and operated by a Chinese enterprise in Bangladesh under the PPP model (public-private partnership). The core technology and equipment are provided by Chinese enterprises. Among them, the ultra-supercritical technology used in the project makes the main emissions of the power station lower than the World Bank, IFC and local standards of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has also become the 13th country in the world to use ultra-supercritical power generation technology, and it is the first country in South Asia to achieve national standards. power ups. "The first country in South Asia to be electrified" - many Bangladeshis are particularly happy to mention this. After the project is fully put into operation, it is expected to provide Bangladesh with about 8.58 billion kWh of clean energy every year, which will greatly alleviate the shortage of electricity supply in the region and effectively improve the energy structure of Bangladesh.

Not only does it "export" the latest technology and equipment, but Chinese companies also bring advanced standards and management mechanisms overseas during project construction.

On February 18, 2022, Tunnel No. 6, the longest tunnel of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail line in Indonesia, which was constructed by China Railway Third Bureau under China Railway, was successfully completed. So far, all eight tunnels of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway constructed by China Railway Third Bureau have been completed.

The No. 6 tunnel of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway is complex in geology and difficult to construct. In view of the complex geological environment, the project department of the China Railway Third Bureau vigorously implemented the mechanized construction of the tunnel, refined and optimized the tunnel excavation construction plan, and passed through the complex geological environment safely and smoothly.

On May 18, 2022, PowerChina laid the first section of the CRTS III ballastless track slab on the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, and took the lead in completing the evaluation and acceptance of the entire line. A ballastless track is a track without gravel, and this is the first time China's patent has been used overseas.

egypt landmarks

On May 18, 2022, the last high-rise building in the Central Business District project of the new administrative capital of Egypt, undertaken by China State Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., was capped, marking the completion of the construction of the main structure of the project. This is the largest project of a Chinese state-owned enterprise in Egypt so far. After completion, Egypt will truly have a world-class central business district and drive the development of Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Belt and the Red Sea Economic Belt.

Among them, the landmark tower located in the west of the central city of Egypt's new capital is 385.8 meters high and is known as "the tallest building in Africa". During the construction process, CSCEC set a number of construction records in Egypt, such as the fastest pouring of super-large foundation rafts in the history of construction in the Middle East and Africa, the "four-day one-story" core tube, and the "three-day one-story" steel structure construction.

The project also includes a 196-meter tall building, the tallest residential building in Africa. The residential building will be fully automatic and intelligent in every detail. The street lights and street signs are automatically controlled, and the domestic waste is automatically processed. It is equipped with an intelligent control system, and the security, fire alarm, building control systems and other subsystems are integrated into the central control center. Unified intelligent management to create a real green intelligent building.

Polishing the golden signboard of "Made in China", state-owned enterprises have applied and created various new technologies in overseas projects. They have also incorporated Chinese green and low-carbon building concepts into them, and used "green wisdom" to create new landmark buildings.

On February 13, 2022, the completion ceremony of the new headquarters building project of the Ethiopian Commercial Bank undertaken by China State Construction was held. Among them, the façade decoration height of the tower is 209.15 meters, making it the tallest building in East Africa. The owner of the project, Tesfaye, said that this first truly modern building in East Africa incorporates China's green and low-carbon architectural concept. Combining with the local conditions of high altitude and sufficient sunshine, China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau installed 112 solar lamps outdoors and 117 light sensors indoors, which can independently control the light and shade according to the intensity of sunlight, achieving an overall energy saving of 30%. In view of the local hard water quality and many impurities, the use of air source heat pump to provide hot water and the addition of softened water system can further save energy consumption by 15%.

Also integrated into the green and low-carbon concept is the expanded Cambodian Cosma Hospital Medical Building. The medical building was installed with a solar power generation system and solar water heaters, which relieved the shortage of electricity and also reduced the burden of electricity bills for hospital operations.

Chinese enterprises are also actively constructing renewable energy projects such as solar energy, wind energy, and hydropower overseas, which are constantly injecting new impetus into the promotion of global green and sustainable development. On May 5, 2022, the main installation of the Syr Darya gas-fired power generation project, the largest power station project in Uzbekistan, started. After completion, it can supply more than 36 million kWh of power to the local power grid every day. Nepal's largest hydropower station, the Shangta Maksi Hydropower Station, has been put into full operation recently, effectively making up for the power gap in Nepal and promoting the adjustment of Nepal's energy structure. The Karot Hydropower Station, the first hydropower investment project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, is currently actively promoting the construction "progress bar". After it is put into operation, it is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.5 million tons per year.Editor/XuNing