China’s "Xin" Technology Shines Over the Indian Ocean｜Maldives Velana International Airport, Flagship Project of China-Maldives Belt a
Time：2025-07-29Views：1040
Recently, the expansion project of Maldives Velana International Airport, a key achievement under the China-Maldives Belt and Road cooperation, was officially completed and put into operation. As a landmark project symbolizing the friendship between the two countries, it will significantly enhance the tourism infrastructure of the Maldives and inject new development momentum into this "Pearl of the Indian Ocean." As the contractor for the decorative works of the project, Sanxin Technology overcame numerous challenges and successfully completed all interior and exterior decoration tasks.
**Overcoming Challenges: Chinese Technology Shines Over the Indian Ocean**
As the core component of the airport expansion, the curtain wall spanning 50,000 square meters integrates cutting-edge technologies such as glass curtain walls, sandwich panel systems, and UHPC (Ultra-High Performance Concrete) systems. The complex structural design and stringent international airport construction standards posed significant challenges to the contractor. Leveraging its extensive experience in airport construction, Sanxin Technology coordinated superior resources from both domestic and international sources and innovatively applied BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology for refined full-process management.
For the airport’s interior finishing, the construction covered wall, ceiling, and floor decorations in areas including the departure hall, VIP lounges, offices, and auxiliary functional spaces. Balancing aesthetic appeal with functional performance, the project comprehensively enhanced the airport’s spatial quality and passenger experience, earning high recognition from the client.
Faced with tight scheduling pressures, the interior and exterior decoration teams employed professionalized and standardized construction systems to overcome technical difficulties, ultimately achieving high-quality delivery and demonstrating the robust capabilities of Chinese ingenuity in Belt and Road initiatives.
**Crafting Excellence: Setting a Benchmark for Sustainable Development**
The curtain wall system of Velana Airport’s new terminal not only meets requirements for wind pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, and energy efficiency in a tropical marine climate but also seamlessly integrates its modern design with the natural landscape of the Maldives. Sanxin Technology embedded green building concepts throughout the construction process, significantly enhancing efficiency through modular prefabrication and scientific on-site management. This provides a replicable technical model for future large-scale airport projects in tropical regions.
△ Airside UHPC panels, seaside curtain walls
**Belt and Road: Fruitful Outcomes of Win-Win Development**
With the launch of the new airport hub, the Maldives will achieve a leap forward in international air transport capacity and tourism reception capabilities. The successful operation of the project will directly drive quality and efficiency improvements in the Maldivian tourism industry, expected to serve millions of passengers annually and generate substantial economic and social benefits for the local community. Meanwhile, as a demonstration project of maritime cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, the completion of Velana Airport’s expansion marks a new phase of high-quality development in China-Maldives collaboration. It also sets a quality benchmark for overseas engineering projects by Sanxin Technology and broader Chinese construction enterprises.
