China's energy engagement under the Belt and Road Initiative reached a record high in the first half of 2026, with more than half directed to green projects for the first time, according to a new study.
Experts said China's world-leading technologies are providing countries around the world with green energy solutions, and expect the country's investment in industries related to the "new three" products to continue growing amid global trade uncertainty.
Total energy engagement stood at about $36.3 billion, almost double the level recorded in the first half of any year since 2013 except for 2025. Green energy engagement reached $19.6 billion, including $14.3 billion in wind, solar and waste-to-energy projects, and $5.3 billion in hydropower projects.
Those figures were highlighted in the latest "China Belt and Road Initiative Investment Report 2026 H1", released by the University of Queensland Business School late last month.
Christoph Nedopil, the report's author and a professor at the university, told China Daily that both push and pull factors had contributed to the development.
