[Greece aims to add 15GW of installed capacity by 2030]Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy managed to pass a new law in parliament that covers the licensing of renewable energy and other measures related to the energy crisis. Through the new Renewable Energy Law, the government aims to reduce the average licence period for renewable energy from five years to 14 months. Editor/Xing Wentao
On May 21, 2026, the National Energy Administration released data on electric vehicle charging facilities nationwide for April 2026. According to the data from the National Charging Facility Monitoring Service Platform, as of the end of April 2026, the total number of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in China reached 21.955 million, a year-on-year increase of 47.4%. Among them, there were 907000 public charging facilities, a year-on-year increase of 29.6%. The total rated power of public charging piles reached 237 million kilowatts, with an average power of about 48.38 kilowatts; There were 17.048 million private charging facilities, a year-on-year increase of 53.5%, and the reported installed electricity capacity of private charging facilities reached 149 million kilovolt amperes.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On May 20, 2026, State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. recently completed the integration of specialized unmanned aerial vehicles for 750 kV and above substations into the Beidou precise location service network. After the implementation and application of the transmission and distribution profession, the transformation profession has successfully completed large-scale integration, marking the comprehensive construction of the Beidou+power unmanned aerial vehicle intelligent inspection system covering all voltage levels and business scenarios in Xinjiang power grid, and achieving full coverage of Beidou unmanned aerial vehicle applications in the core profession of transmission, transformation, and distribution network operation and maintenance.Editor/Gong Ziwei