[UK businesses plan to invest £13.6bn in electric vehicles by 2022] The poll was conducted with representatives of 200 UK businesses of different sizes and industries responsible for fleets. All companies represented reported a turnover in excess of £1m in the last financial year and operated at least one vehicle. UKPlc's total investment will reach £11.6 billion. That was below the £15.8bn it had been hoping for, as challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, chip shortages and rising costs of living created complications. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• [National Energy Administration Releases H1 Photovoltaic Power Construction Data]
• On August 14, 2026, the National Energy Administration released the construction status of photovoltaic power generation in the first half of the year. Data shows that in the first half of the year, the newly added grid connected capacity of photovoltaics in China reached 71.768 million kilowatts, of which distributed photovoltaics added 42.221 million kilowatts, accounting for over 58.8%; Centralized photovoltaic power stations added 29.547 million kilowatts. Editor/Min Jing

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• [Iran and Tajikistan Reach Long‑term Oil Cooperation Agreement]
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