A centralized commencement ceremony for Changsha's first batch of major projects in 2024 took place on January 5. The main venue was located at the construction site of the Dingtong Technology New Energy Connector Research and Development Center and Intelligent Manufacturing Production Base Project in Jinxia Economic and Technological Development Zone. A total of 121 major projects worth an estimated 108.2 billion yuan started construction, with an annual investment of 35.6 billion yuan. Wu Guiying, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and secretary of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee, announced the start of the projects. Zhou Haibing, vice governor of Hunan Province and mayor of Changsha City, participated.

Among the 121 projects, there are 2 projects each worth more than 5 billion yuan, 23 projects each with an investment of 1 billion to 5 billion yuan, and 43 projects each valued at 500 million to 1 billion yuan. As for the project type, there are 88 industrial development projects covering advanced manufacturing, scientific and technological innovation and other fields, 18 infrastructure projects, and 15 social livelihood and eco-environmental protection projects.

The Dingtong Technology New Energy Connector Research and Development Center and Intelligent Manufacturing Production Base Project is invested and constructed by the Dongguan Dingtong Precision Metal Co., Ltd. Covering an area of 94 mu (about 6.7 ha.), the project has a planned total investment of 2 billion yuan. A new energy connector research and development center and an intelligent manufacturing production base will be built. They will mainly engage in the research and development, production and sales of products such as liquid cooling plates, electric control connectors, high voltage connectors, and charging port electronic locks. After the project is put into full operation, it will achieve an expected annual main business revenue of 2.5 billion yuan, and the annual tax payments will exceed 100 million yuan.

Source: en.changsha.gov.cn