[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
According to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers on September 10, 2026, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in China reached 1.653 million and 1.643 million respectively in August 2026, with a year-on-year growth of nearly 20%. The dominant position of the new energy vehicle market continues to consolidate, and the proportion of monthly new car sales has reached a new high of 60.6%.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On September 10, 2026, China's first International Earth System Data Exchange Center was launched in the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone. The China Meteorological Administration, Macao Special Administrative Region, and Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone have signed a framework agreement for joint construction and cooperation, specifying a construction period of 3 years and an operation period of 3 years to establish the Earth System Data International Exchange Center (Macao) in Hengqin.Editor/Gong Ziwei