According to Xiong Weiping, President of Chinalco, Chinalco plans to invest 6 billion yuan in Guizhou this year; it will step up aluminum industrial base projects and co-generation projects in Guiyang and Zunyi, take strong measures to support deep processing of aluminumin Guizhou, extend the industry chain, and improve value added. Lu Qizhou, general manager of China Power Investment Corp. (CPI), noted that, in light of the strategic planning and industry layout in Guizhou, CPI plans to invest 6 billion yuan in Guizhou this year to promote Wuzhengdao Coal-fired Aluminum Base and Suiyang Coal-electricity Base, and expedite preparatory work for Qianxi Power Plant (Phase II) and Qianbei Power Plant’s unit capacity enhancement project. Sun Pishu, board chairman of Inspur Group, said that Inspur takes Guizhou as the preferred choice for strategic planning in the southwest, with a total investment of 3 billion yuan. This year, it will invest 1 billion yuan to set up a cloud computing center, R&D center and software talents training base in Guiyang. In May this year, Sun Pishu will lead a delegation to make a survey, in a bid to implement the project as soon as possible, and speed up the development of information technology and emerging industries in Guizhou.