[UK grid to spend £20.9bn to achieve net zero emissions]The UK power network operator will have a £20.9bn budget to expand the grid to connect millions of electric vehicles, smart systems and small renewable energy projects over the next five years. The budget will be used for service, maintenance, upgrades and repairs by six UK distribution network companies from April 2023, and has been approved by regulator Ofgem. The plan, which includes tree-cutting, flood protection and other energy security measures, aims to improve the resilience of the UK's 800,000km of overhead and underground transmission lines to deal with more severe weather events in the future. Editor/Xing Wentao
On June 26, 2026, the key project of Bozhun Precision Technology in Lishui District, with an annual output of 5000 sets of high-precision angle milling head intelligent manufacturing project, started construction in Yongyang Street. The project focuses on the production of core components for machine tools, covering high-end fields such as aerospace, new energy, and semiconductors. After production, the annual output value is expected to be 110 million yuan, which will fill the gaps in key components of local CNC machine tools and improve the layout of the regional intelligent manufacturing equipment industry chain. Editor/Cheng Liting
On June 28, 2026, Nanjing Ningchuang Intelligent's high-end equipment manufacturing smart factory project with a total investment of 1 billion yuan started construction in Lishui Development Zone, which is a major project in Nanjing in 2026. The project covers an area of 69 acres and will introduce more than 100 sets of advanced intelligent production equipment. After completion in April 2027, it can achieve a large-scale production capacity of 20000 unmanned cleaning robots, 30000 industrial cleaning equipment and supporting precision components per year. Editor/Cheng Liting