Recently, under the Belt and Road cooperation initiative, China State Construction and Power China adhered to the concept of win-win cooperation, actively fulfilled corporate social responsibilities, expanded the Belt and Road overseas market, and started two new overseas engineering projects, involving people's livelihood and material manufacturing.

Saudi Taif affordable housing project of China Construction Seventh Engineering Bureau

On April 13, 2023, the commencement ceremony of the Saudi Taif affordable housing project, a key livelihood project undertaken by the China Construction Seventh Bureau International Engineering Company, was successfully held. The leadership team of the Middle East branch, the owner, representatives of the supervisory unit and relevant personnel of the project attended the event.

The Saudi Taif affordable housing project is located in Taif, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia. It is an affordable housing project funded by the Saudi government and developed by the Ministry of Housing. It is managed by the Saudi National Housing Company. The total construction area is about 120,000 square meters. Housing conditions of low- and middle-income groups in the country. The owner of the project is the Ministry of Housing of Saudi Arabia, which is the main department responsible for the construction of affordable housing projects in Saudi Arabia's 2030 vision.

This project is the first project independently operated by China Construction Seventh Engineering Bureau in the name of a Saudi subsidiary. The successful bidding of the project is the inevitable result of deep cultivation and focus on the Saudi market, which demonstrates the company's impressive strength in the country's market and provides strong support for the Engineering Bureau to continue to deepen the Middle East market.

China Power Construction Iraq cement production line project

The first cement plant project undertaken by China Hydropower Bureau No. 4 in overseas markets - the Iraqi DCCP cement clinker production line and power plant project held the first foundation pit excavation ceremony, marking the official start of the main project of the project and creating a great opportunity for subsequent concrete pouring work prerequisites.

The project is located in a valley about 45 kilometers northeast of Erbil City, Iraq. It is a new dry-process cement production line with a daily output of 6,000 tons of clinker and a heavy oil self-provided power station. The design life is 25 years, and the construction period is 2 years. , the operation and maintenance period is 7.5 years. On March 8, 2023, the owner officially issued a construction order. The project is complicated in technology, and has the characteristics of tight construction period, large engineering quantity, and heavy tasks in design management and equipment procurement management. At present, all kinds of equipment on the project site have begun to operate in the raw material homogenization warehouse and the firing kiln tail area, officially entering the main construction stage of the project.

It is reported that this project is a strategic project for PowerChina to open the market in the Kurdish region of Iraq, which is of great significance. After the project is completed and put into operation, it can provide high-quality cement materials for the local area, effectively make up for the cement shortage in the local area and central Iraq, inject new vitality into the development of the Iraqi building materials industry, and continue to drive local employment. It is expected that during the construction period, it can provide local More than 800 jobs have been created to help Iraq's economic and social development and improve people's livelihood.Editor/Ma Xue