[IMF to support Zanzibar's blue economy]The Zanzibar Ministry of Blue Economy stated that the Zanzibar government will continue to vigorously develop the blue economy, and the International Monetary Fund has approved US$567 million for Tanzania through the Post-COVID-19 Recovery Fund, of which about US$100 million will flow to Zanzibar , including about $16 million to be spent on blue economy sectors such as small-scale fisheries, sea cucumber and seaweed farming, and mud crab fattening. At the same time, relevant departments of Zanzibar will carry out in-depth research on the blue economy value chain, protect biodiversity to support Zanzibar's development of the blue economy. Editor/Xing Wentao
On November 6, 2026, China's largest single-power flywheel energy storage project was connected to the grid at Huaneng Lanzhou Thermal Power Company, marking an important breakthrough in China's rapid frequency regulation technology for flywheel energy storage in thermal power bases. The 5 MW flywheel put into operation this time is currently the largest single-power flywheel in China. Its adjustment rate can reach 5 MW/s, its power storage can reach 1,250 kWh, its charge and discharge efficiency can reach over 85%, and its cycle life can reach tens of millions of times.Editor/Gong Ziwei
At the press conference of the "15th Five Year Plan" series held on November 6, 2026, it was learned that by 2030, the proportion of electricity in China's terminal energy consumption will increase to about 35%. In the field of transportation, the National Energy Administration will promote the construction of high-quality charging and swapping infrastructure layout, and build a charging infrastructure network with urban surface, highway line, and rural point layout. By 2030, the number of charging infrastructure will exceed 40 million, forming a charging service capacity that supports more than 110 million electric vehicles.Editor/Gong Ziwei