A total of 660 major projects were mobilized for commencement in the second batch, representing a total investment of 365.23 billion yuan, with an annual planned investment of 101.89 billion yuan. Emerging industries maintained a high proportion of investment. Among these projects, 227 projects, or 34.4%, are directed towards emerging industries, with an annual planned investment of 39.92 billion yuan, accounting for 39.2% of the total. This includes 55 new energy vehicle projects with an annual planned investment of 10.11 billion yuan, and 62 new materials projects with an annual planned investment of 8.9 billion yuan.
The overall project structure is sound, with a greater emphasis on combining investment in physical assets with investment in human capital. There are 338 manufacturing projects, with an annual planned investment of 55.26 billion yuan, accounting for 54.2% of the total, which is an increase of 1.4 percentage points compared to the previous batch. Representative projects include the Tianhe Energy annual 36GWh energy storage lithium battery project in the Chuzhou Economic Development Zone and the Guoxuan High-Tech new energy battery cell project in the Wuhu High-Tech Zone.
Furthermore, there are 96 social and livelihood projects with an annual planned investment of 14.46 billion yuan, accounting for 14.2%, an increase of 6.4 percentage points from the previous batch. Representative projects include the Bozhou Lixin rural water environment improvement ecological environment-oriented development project and the Hefei 168 Middle School Baiyan Lake campus project.
Investment in modern service industry projects has seen an increased share. This batch includes 127 modern service industry projects, two more than the previous batch, with a total investment of 40.65 billion yuan, an increase of 5.11 billion yuan. The annual planned investment for this sector is 12.91 billion yuan, accounting for 12.7% of the total, an increase of 2.3 percentage points.
The official stated that efforts will be intensified with more concrete measures to focus on projects, particularly large-scale and high-quality ones. The aim is to further accelerate the project commencement pace, optimize factor service guarantees, and enhance the planning and reserves for major projects. This is to ensure that half of the annual tasks are completed by the mid-year point, thereby consolidating the province's steady and improving economic momentum.