[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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• 2025.12.09 17:01
• [The construction of King Salman Airport is accelerating]
• Recently, the Acting CEO of King Salman International Airport in Riyadh announced that the detailed design plan for the airport has been finalized, and Terminal 6 will begin construction in the second quarter of next year, marking the substantial advancement of Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" aviation hub strategy. The airport is a core project of Saudi Arabia's aviation industry's $100 billion investment plan, covering an area of 57 square kilometers, with 6 planned runways, and a target passenger throughput of 120 million by 2030. China Electric Power Construction and China MCC formed a consortium to participate in the bidding, and the project will promote Riyadh as a transportation hub, contributing approximately 7.2 billion US dollars to Saudi Arabia's non oil GDP.Editor/Cheng Liting

• 2025.12.09 17:00
• [The bidding for the Baishazhou Public Railway Bridge project has been launched]
• At the confluence of the Han River and the Yangtze River, the key project of the Wuhan hub through line, the Baishazhou dual-purpose Yangtze River Bridge, has launched bidding for the joint construction of public and railway sections. Although Wuhan is known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces", the high-speed rail hub suffers from "intestinal obstruction". The through line is broken, with a total length of about 83.6 kilometers. After completion, trains from Xi'an to Jiujiang do not need to detour. The Baishazhou Public Railway Bridge is a super project that adopts a double-layer design, innovatively crossing the river. Its construction will promote the formation of Wuhan's super meter shaped hub, empower urban development, and help Hubei transform its geographical advantages into development advantages. The total investment is about 33.74 billion yuan and the construction period is 5 years.Editor/Cheng Liting