June 24, 2026 – The dome lifting ceremony for the EPC general contracting project of the Phase II Expansion of Shenzhen Natural Gas Storage & Peak-Shaving Depot, undertaken by CIMC Engineering Technology, TGE and China State Construction Second Engineering Bureau, was held in Dapeng New District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Distinguished attendees included Cai Chaolun, Deputy Director of Shenzhen Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau; Wang Wenjie, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shenzhen Gas Corporation; Yang Jie, Deputy Party Secretary and President of Shenzhen Gas; Liu Fang, Deputy Party Secretary and Chairman of the Trade Union Federation of Shenzhen Gas; Yang Xiaohu, President of CIMC Enric; Zheng Zhijun, Assistant to President of CIMC Enric and General Manager of CIMC Engineering Technology; and Ye Lin, Deputy General Manager of CIMC Engineering Technology.

At 8:55 a.m., a major milestone was achieved in the energy construction sector of Dapeng New District, Shenzhen. Leading officials from Shenzhen Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau and relevant competent authorities of Dapeng New District, together with management teams of all participating contractors, gathered at the construction site north of Xiadong Oil & Gas Storage Base to witness the successful completion of air lifting for the T-213 storage tank, a key municipal energy project. The milestone marks a shift in the core construction focus of the tank. Subsequent full-scale installation of inner tank integrated assemblies will be rolled out, laying critical hardware foundations to strengthen Shenzhen’s emergency gas supply security network.

The dome lifting operation officially kicked off at 6:30 a.m. that morning. The project team deployed multiple high-power blowers to continuously inject air into the tank. Pressure difference between the tank interior and exterior slowly hoisted the giant steel dome into place. The lifted structure boasts enormous dimensions: the dome spans over 75 meters, weighs more than 600 tons in total, and was hoisted to an elevation of nearly 43 meters. The entire positioning process took two and a half hours with precise alignment. Air lifting is one of the most technically demanding critical procedures in LNG tank construction, imposing stringent standards for equipment coordination, on-site operation and safety control. During construction, multiple systems including power supply, measurement, sealing and communication operated in tandem. The whole process proceeded steadily without any abnormal incidents.

At the ceremony, Yang Xiaohu, President of CIMC Enric Holdings Limited, delivered an address on behalf of the Group. He extended gratitude to government authorities at all levels and long-term partners supporting project delivery, and expressed condolences to all frontline builders who have pressed ahead amid continuous construction challenges. He introduced that the Phase II Shenzhen Gas project is listed as a key provincial and municipal project. This successful dome lifting marks the 41st large-scale storage tank (≥80,000 cubic meters) lifting project delivered nationwide by the Group, all of which achieved one-time successful lifting. Building on sound cooperation from Phase I, CIMC formed a tripartite EPC consortium with Shenzhen Gas Group and China State Construction Second Engineering Bureau for this phase, integrating technical and construction resources of all parties to fully guarantee project safety, quality and schedule control.

Wang Wenjie, Party Secretary and Chairman of Shenzhen Gas Corporation Limited, also delivered a speech at the site. Sun Hongli, CEO of TGE Group, and Liu Sixi, General Manager of Shanghai TGE Gas Engineering Co., Ltd., jointly attended the launching ceremonies for the "Sunshine Project" co-construction initiative and the "High-Quality Project" program. Thanks to its leading core tank construction technologies, Shanghai TGE Gas Engineering Co., Ltd. was awarded the honorary title of "Master Craftsman" on site.

The project adopts intelligent construction to establish a dual-platform system, leveraging digital tools to comprehensively boost on-site management efficiency. The intelligent platform integrates full-site video surveillance, centrally archives construction documents and hidden danger rectification records, shifting safety management from post-incident remediation to pre-emptive risk prevention and eliminating hazards in advance for high-altitude work, confined space operations and other high-risk scenarios. Meanwhile, the project department innovatively adopted immersive VR safety training. 3D real-scene simulation recreates various hazardous working conditions, intuitively enhancing frontline workers’ risk identification capabilities and substantially improving the effectiveness of safety education.

The digital platform breaks information barriers among all participating parties. All documents, data, engineering models, construction footage and other materials can be circulated and archived online, enabling all stakeholders to retrieve and process project information anytime with transparent and streamlined management workflows. A high-precision personnel positioning system paired with electronic fence early warning mechanisms monitors staff movement ranges in real time. Automatic alerts trigger upon entry into high-risk zones, realizing closed-loop dynamic control over high-risk operations.

It is understood that this project is delivered by a consortium consisting of CIMC Enric Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai TGE Gas Engineering Co., Ltd., and China State Construction Second Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. Featuring a compact site layout, it ranks among China’s most land-efficient LNG receiving terminals of equivalent scale. Upon full commissioning, Shenzhen’s natural gas emergency reserve supply capacity will be extended from 7 days to over 30 days. The project will not only consolidate the city’s secure gas supply baseline, but also elevate the integrated natural gas peak-shaving and emergency supply capacity of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, facilitate regional green and low-carbon transition, and advance the delivery of the national "Dual Carbon" goals. Multiple construction workstreams are advancing in parallel on the project. 

Following the successful dome lifting of Tank T-213, wall construction for Tank T-212 is steadily underway. Over 90% of the pile foundation works across the whole terminal have been completed, and all auxiliary civil main structures are in full swing. The project is scheduled to achieve mechanical completion in 2028. Moving forward, all participating contractors will take this dome lifting milestone as a new starting point, deepen multi-party collaboration, strictly uphold safety and quality red lines, steadily advance subsequent works including tank assembly and auxiliary equipment installation, and strive to deliver a high-quality benchmark energy infrastructure project.