[MENA to add 50GW of utility-scale solar by 2030]The MENA country plans to add 49.5GW of installed utility-scale solar capacity by 2030. With more than 30GW of development or construction projects announced between Oman, Morocco and Kuwait, these jurisdictions will lead the region in utility-scale solar PV this decade. All announced solar and wind projects will add more than five times the current renewable energy capacity in the MENA region, with utility-scale solar capacity currently standing at 7.4GW. In addition, Oman also plans to build a 12.5GW solar photovoltaic project, which will be operational by 2038. Editor/Xing Wentao
The electrification renovation of the Golmud Lhasa section of the Qinghai Tibet Railway will start in November 2026 and is expected to be put into operation in 2029. At that time, the Fuxing Express will directly reach Lhasa, and the travel time from Xining to Lhasa will be reduced to about 14 hours. The external power engineering supporting the project will start construction first, ending the internal combustion traction mode that has been used for 20 years and achieving the localization of power equipment for high-altitude railways. Editor/Min Jing
In the first half of 2026, the amount of electric motorcycles and tricycles imported from China to Africa reached 114.6 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 60%, with Morocco, Egypt, and Algeria being the main importers. China's two wheeled electric vehicles going global are upgrading from whole vehicle exports to an ecological output of supply chain, battery swapping network, and local assembly. Spiro has raised $270 million in financing, and Yadea and Tailing are accelerating the layout of battery swapping and localization. Editor/Min Jing