[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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• 2025.12.26 09:50
• [Hubei Luotian Independent Energy Storage Power Station EPC Project Bidding]
• On December 24, 2025, Baofeng (Luotian County) Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. officially tendered and launched the EPC (Design, Procurement, Construction) general contracting work for the Baofeng Luotian 200MW/400MWh independent energy storage power station project. The project is located in Luotian County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, with a planned construction land of approximately 40 acres (26680 square meters). The project will construct a 200MW/400MWh lithium iron phosphate electrochemical energy storage system, and simultaneously build a new 220kV boosting station, install 2 main transformers with a capacity of 120MVA, and ultimately connect to the existing 220kV Bodaofeng substation in the local area through 2 220kV lines. The total investment of the project is approximately 540 million yuan, with a unit cost of approximately 1.35 yuan/Wh. The project funds will be self raised by the enterprise.Editor/Yang Meiling

• 2025.12.26 09:50
• [China's 2025 Catalogue of Encouragement for Foreign Investment Released]
• On December 24, 2025, the National Development and Reform Commission of China officially released the "Catalogue of Industries Encouraged for Foreign Investment (2025 Edition)". In the new version of the directory, the operation of independent energy storage power stations, the integration of source, network, load, and storage, the construction of multi energy complementary projects, the operation of virtual power plants, and related technology research and development are clearly included in the encouraged scope. In addition, in the encouraged directory of Jiangxi Province, the investment orientation for the research and development, manufacturing, and engineering installation of distributed energy storage equipment is particularly highlighted. The adjustment of this policy demonstrates China's further expansion of opening-up in the field of energy transformation, actively guiding foreign investment towards key industries such as new energy storage.Editor/Yang Meiling