[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
As of July 8, 2026, the green electricity trading volume in Xinjiang this year reached 16.17 billion kilowatt hours, which is twice the total trading volume of last year. Among them, the green power trading within the province reached 10.23 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 414%, ranking first among all provinces and regions in Northwest China in terms of trading scale; The inter provincial green power trading reached 5.94 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 41%, and the scale of intra provincial and inter provincial green power trading reached a new historical high for the same period. Editor/Cheng Liting
On July 10, 2026, the national electricity load hit a historic high for the first time this year, reaching a maximum of 1.518 billion kilowatts, an increase of 10 million kilowatts from the historical peak. Since the beginning of summer, the electricity load of the southern regional power grid and multiple provincial-level power grids such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Ningxia, Gansu, Fujian, and Shaanxi has reached a historical high more than 20 times. Editor/Cheng Liting