[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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• 2026.06.23 18:15
• [Zhonggong International Layout in the New Hybrid Energy Storage Field]
• On June 22, 2026, Zhonggong International announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, China Zhongyuan International Engineering Co., Ltd., signed a general contract for the construction of a 100 MW/102 MW independent hybrid energy storage power station in Changfeng County, Hefei City, Anhui Province with Yuankong Storage and Charging. The contract amount was 1.127 billion yuan, accounting for 9.75% of Zhonggong International's total operating revenue in 2025. According to the announcement, the project construction mainly includes the survey and design, supply, construction, testing, commissioning, inspection, and acceptance of the energy storage power station. The project period is 244 days from the date of commencement. Yuankong Energy Storage is a subsidiary of Yuandian (Beijing) Flywheel Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., a technology-based enterprise specializing in the research and industrialization of magnetic levitation flywheel energy storage technology. Its business covers areas such as grid side frequency regulation, rail transit energy recovery, and new energy vehicle supercharging stations.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.06.23 18:12
• [Full vanadium energy storage landing in Xinjiang]
• On June 22, 2026, the Three Gorges Group Xinjiang Jimsar Million Photovoltaic Supporting Vanadium Liquid Flow Energy Storage Project was fully put into commercial operation one month ahead of schedule. The project is located in Jimsar County, Changji, with an energy storage capacity of 200000 kilowatts/1 million kilowatt hours, making it the largest all vanadium liquid flow energy storage power station in China. Relying on long-term energy storage technology, the equipment is safe, durable, and easy to expand. The project generates an average of 1.72 billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually, saving 519000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.424 million tons.Editor/Gong Ziwei