[Saudi Arabia to launch 93 utility infrastructure projects]Saudi Arabia has announced plans to launch 93 projects, mostly related to the development of the kingdom's utility infrastructure, with an investment of $2.26 billion. The projects are primarily aimed at boosting the region's environment, water and agricultural systems, according to senior government officials. They added that they will be implemented by the Brine Conversion Company, the National Water Company and the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Desertification Control in coordination with the Saudi Deputy Minister of Water. 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