On September 23, at the Khorgos Port in Xinjiang, a "pearl of industry" bearing the logo of Dongfang Electric slowly rolled out of the country, heading west to Zhambyl Region in Kazakhstan.

Do not underestimate this large machine heading west. It is precisely China's independently developed F-class 50-megawatt heavy-duty gas turbine, also known as "Dongfang Shuguang" No. 1, with the code name G50.

The departure of "Dongfang Shuguang" No. 1 from the country will be used for Kazakhstan's first 70-megawatt gas combined cycle power station project.

In combined cycle mode, it generates more than 70,000 kWh per hour, which can meet the daily electricity demand of 7,000 households. It can also serve as a "backup power source" when wind and solar power cannot keep up, steadily supporting the grid for new energy and keeping the lights on for thousands of households.

From domestic independent substitution to directly facing global competition, this is a key leap for domestically produced heavy-duty gas turbines.