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2025.11.16 15:23 GMT+8

China's pipeline network upgrades accelerate nationwide

Updated 2025.11.16 15:23 GMT+8
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The construction site of an underground pipeline renovation project in Dongxing District, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, October 15, 2024. /VCG

Engineering technicians are detecting an underground pipeline network on Dengxianling Road in Qionghai City, Hainan Province, June 3, 2025. /VCG

Engineering technicians are detecting an underground pipeline network on Dengxianling Road in Qionghai City, Hainan Province, June 3, 2025. /VCG

Workers laying the underground pipeline for a sewage and stormwater separation renovation project in Enjiang Town, Yongfeng County, Ji'an, August 4, 2025. /VCG

China is accelerating urban pipeline upgrades as part of its high-quality development efforts. By year-end 2025, Beijing will have renovated 1,000 km of aging pipelines, while Shanghai will have relocated 130 km of overhead lines underground. Over the next five years, nearly 600,000 km of urban pipelines — including gas, water, and heating systems — will be upgraded, requiring an estimated total investment of around 4 trillion yuan.

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