of April 19, the Information Office of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held a press conference on major projects supporting high-quality economic development. The meeting briefed on the arrangement of key projects in the autonomous region in 2024 and the main measures taken. In 2024, 430 key projects were implemented in the autonomous region, with a total investment of 3.3 trillion yuan and a planned investment of more than 350 billion yuan.
According to Yan Jiang, the second-level inspector of the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region, this year's key projects in the autonomous region mainly present the following characteristics:
First, the traction and driving role is more prominent. In 2024, there were 318 key projects with more than 1 billion yuan in the autonomous region, accounting for 74%, an increase of 7 percentage points compared with previous years. A number of major projects with large investment scale, wide radiation scope and strong driving effect were accelerated to provide strong support for the high-quality economic development of the whole region.
Second, the total scale of the project has been increased. In 2024, the annual planned investment in key projects in the autonomous region increased by 16.7%, the highest increase in recent years, with an increase of 30 compared with 2023, an increase of 607.7 billion yuan in total investment and an increase of more than 50 billion yuan in annual planned investment.
Third, the investment structure is more optimized. In 2024, the key projects of the autonomous region will focus on optimizing the investment structure and continuously enhance the coordination and sustainability of development. Accelerate the construction of major infrastructure support system, implement 186 key projects such as water conservancy, transportation and power, with a total investment of 1.2 trillion yuan, and plan to complete the investment of 102.8 billion yuan; accelerate the leading of modern industries, implement 191 key projects such as new energy, coal chemical industry and new materials, with a total investment of 2 trillion yuan, and plan to complete the annual investment of 229.9 billion yuan; We will accelerate the improvement of public service capacity and implement 53 key projects such as science and technology education, cultural tourism, health and sports, with a total investment of 106.3 billion yuan and an annual planned investment of 17.8 billion yuan.
According to reports, in the first quarter, more than 3300 projects with an investment scale of more than 5 million yuan were started (resumed), including more than 1200 projects with an investment scale of more than 100 million yuan. In the first quarter, the investment in fixed assets in the whole region increased by 12.8%, achieving a "good start" in the first quarter of fixed assets investment.
