[The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Conservancy Project started]Recently, the groundbreaking ceremony of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Conservancy Project undertaken by China was held. Lesotho King Letsie III, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Lesotho Prime Minister Matt Kane, and Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho Lei Kezhong attended the ceremony. King Letsie III said that after the completion of the second phase of the Gaoshui Project, it will further enhance Lesotho's water delivery capacity to South Africa, help Lesotho fully utilize its resource endowment, and benefit the people of Basotho. President Ramaphosa pointed out that this project is South Africa's largest investment project in Lesotho, which will benefit the people of the two countries and promote resource sharing and economic development between the two countries. Edit/Ma Xue
On May 25, 2026, the National Energy Administration released national electricity statistics for the months of January to April. As of the end of April, the cumulative installed power generation capacity in China was 3.99 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 14.2%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation was 1.25 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 26.2%; The installed capacity of wind power was 660 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 22.0%.Editor/Gong Ziwei
Recently, the 220 MW photovoltaic power station in Biscara, Algeria, constructed by China Power Construction, has been officially completed and put into operation. After the power station is put into operation, it is expected to generate 374 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, saving 112200 tons of fossil energy and reducing 373000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. The successful operation of the project marks the official integration of Algeria's first batch of photovoltaic green power into the national power grid, providing replicable and promotable benchmark experience for subsequent new energy project construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei