From 2020 to 2022, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region will focus on the five major projects of transportation, energy, information, logistics, and underground pipeline networks, with a three-year planned investment of more than 1 trillion yuan, of which 263 billion yuan will be used in 2020, 358 billion yuan will be used in 2021, and 381 billion yuan will be used in 2022.

Construct an accessible transportation network

Guangxi will mainly implement five key projects of railway, highway, water transportation, civil aviation, and urban rail transit, with a total investment of 1.43 trillion yuan for 104 projects. About 488.5 billion yuan will be invested in three years, of which 116 billion yuan will be used in 2020.

It will focus on accelerating the construction of high-standard passenger railways, expressways connecting the western Land-Sea Trade Corridor and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, water transportation and navigation, aviation, as well as urban rail transit and suburban railways.

By 2022, the operating mileage of railways in the region will reach 5,400 km, of which the mileage of high-speed railways will exceed 1,900 km and the mileage of highways in the region will exceed 8,000 km. The total throughput of ports in the region will reach 450 million tons, and the container throughput will exceed 7 million TEUs. The passenger throughput capacity of the region will reach more than 40 million, and the mileage of urban rail transit will reach 135 km.

A bullet train goes across a field in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo provided by China Railway Nanning Group Co to gxnews.com.cn]

Build a stable and reliable energy network

Guangxi will mainly implement four key categories of power projects, power transmission and distribution networks, oil and gas pipeline networks, and charging facilities, with an investment of 407 billion yuan for 44 projects.

Efforts will be made to improve the power supply guarantee capability, as well as a number of new onshore wind power, offshore wind power, photovoltaic power generation, and biomass power generation projects. The region will accelerate the construction of a first-class smart grid, promote natural gas projects in counties, and improve the construction of new energy vehicle charging infrastructure.

The Kuiyang wind power base in Xingye county, Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo provided by Guangxi Energy Bureau to gxnews.com.cn]

Build an advanced information network

Guangxi willl mainly implement six key categories of 5G, internet, Internet of Things (IoT), and other new digital facilities, with a total investment of 113 billion yuan for 304 projects.

It will promote the deep coverage of 4G networks in urban and rural areas, as well as accelerate the construction of 5G networks. It will implement radio and television network coverage and basic data network upgrade projects, build a new generation of internet infrastructure to fully build IoT, as well as complete more than 60 autonomous region-level big data support platforms.

Technicians maintain communication base stations. [Photo provided by Guangxi Communications Administration to gxnews.com.cn]

Build an efficient and convenient logistics network

Guangxi will mainly implement 10 key projects, including logistics parks, logistics stations, multi-modal transport, port and bonded logistics, commodity logistics, agricultural products, as well as cold chain logistics, with an investment of 226.5 billion yuan for 324 projects.

A total of 70 logistics parks, 13 important logistics yards, 20 multi-modal transport projects, 32 port logistics and bonded logistics projects, as well as 37 commodity logistics projects will be constructed. In addition, 81 agricultural and cold chain logistics projects, 23 postal express and e-commerce logistics projects, 24 urban and rural logistics distribution projects, 13 manufacturing logistics projects, as well as 11 logistics information platform projects will be promoted.

A busy container terminal of Fangchenggang, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Huang Xingzhong Huang Xuejuan/gxnews.com.cn]

Construct a comprehensive underground pipeline network

Guangxi will mainly implement six types of key projects, including sewage pipe networks, rainwater pipe networks, water supply pipe networks, underground comprehensive pipe gallery, gas pipe networks, and industrial park underground pipe networks.

There are a total of 2,041 projects, with a total investment of 65 billion yuan. Construction and transformation of the underground pipe network in three years will exceed 10,200 km, of which more than 3,500 km of construction is expected to be completed in 2020.

Workers conduct sewage pipeline construction in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo by Zhou Jun/gxnews.com.cn]