[South Africa plans to add 8GW a year to the grid] On June 2, 2023, South Africa's current rollout of solar and wind power to increase the share of solar and wind in the country's energy mix from 7% to 40% by 2030 is the fastest way out of the electricity crisis, according to the South African Presidency's Climate Commission (PCC). It is also the cheapest option to build the energy sector South Africa needs to stick to its global climate commitments. The PCC, which was set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2020 to advise on issues such as a just energy transition, released a set of recommendations on electricity planning in South Africa on June 1. The PCC said South Africa aimed to solve its power crisis by integrating at least 8GW of wind and solar power into the grid annually over the next two to four years. About 2.5GW of new renewable energy projects are now registered with South Africa's national energy regulator. Experience shows that this target is achievable in the first three months of 2023. Ultimately, South Africa will need to add 50 to 60Gw of renewable energy by 2030. Steve Nicholls, head of mitigation issues at the PCC and climate change adviser at the National Business Initiative, said this would take the share of renewables in South Africa's energy mix to about 40 per cent. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, coal-fired power will account for around 80% of electricity generation by 2022, with renewables (excluding hydropower) accounting for 7%. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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• 2025.12.23 17:43
• [Chinese company wins another major photovoltaic order]
• Chinese companies have once again reported good news in the Saudi photovoltaic market, with companies such as Shangneng Electric and China Energy Construction winning heavyweight orders. Among them, Shangneng Electric won the Saudi PIF Phase 6 4GW photovoltaic inverter order, and China Energy Alliance won the bid for the $300 million Saudi Muta 600MW photovoltaic project. This series of collaborations has become an important footnote for China Saudi Arabia to implement the "2030 Vision".Editor/Bian Wenjun

• 2025.12.23 17:42
• [CNOOC Shipyard Deepens the New Benchmark of China Qatar Energy Cooperation]
• China National Offshore Oil Corporation (COOEC) has partnered with Italy's Saipem to win the EPCI contract for the Qatar North Gas Field NFPS COMP5 project, with a total amount of 4 billion US dollars (approximately 28 billion yuan). This mega project is the core support of Qatar's 2030 LNG production capacity doubling plan, covering the construction of two offshore compression complexes with a total weight of over 136000 tons. As another breakthrough for Chinese offshore enterprises to deeply cultivate the Middle East market, the project relies on modular construction, deep-sea installation and other hardcore technologies to help stabilize and expand the production capacity of the world's largest unrelated gas field. This cross-border collaboration not only broke the contract record for Chinese enterprises in the Middle East offshore industry, but also set a new benchmark for China Kazakhstan energy cooperation through the "technology+collaboration" model.Editor/Bian Wenjun