[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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• [New unit of West Africa's largest biomass power plant put into operation]
• On July 14, 2026, the endurance test and performance test of Unit 2 of the 46 MW biomass power plant project in Ivory Coast, jointly contracted by China Energy Construction Engineering Group and China Energy International Group, were completed and officially put into operation. The total installed capacity of this project is 46 megawatts, making it the largest biomass power station under construction in West Africa and the world's first large-scale biomass power station primarily fueled by palm leaf stalks.Editor/Gong Ziwei

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