Construction of projects worth $15.97b starts in Ningbo

A ceremony for commencing the construction of major projects was held on Feb 28 at 10 venues in East China's Zhejiang province, and Ningbo was one of them.

Construction on a total of 63 key projects in the city, worth 106.95 billion yuan ($15.97 billion), got underway at the same time, including 35 worth 1 billion or more, and five worth 5 billion or more.

The projects focus mainly on industrial upgrading, transportation and water conservancy, social undertakings and urban infrastructure.

Six of the projects are related to urban village reconstruction, which is a top priority of the city this year. They are worth 10.4 billion yuan.

A conceptual image of the project of renovating a village in Yinzhou district, Ningbo, to accommodate military personnel [Photo/zj.zjol.com]

A conceptual image of the project of building a plant for generating electricity through household waste incineration in Fenghua district, Ningbo [Photo/zj.zjol.com]