[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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• 2026.06.12 11:59
• [Drilling of the first well in the second phase of the Bohai large-scale gas field]
• On June 9, 2026, the first well G10 on the WHPG pilot platform of the Bohai Bay's first 100 billion cubic meter gas field - Bozhong 19-6 gas field Phase II development project - was successfully drilled, marking the full start of the drilling engineering for the gas field Phase II development project. The gas field is located in the central Bohai Sea, with an average depth of about 20 meters. Currently, the proven geological reserves of natural gas exceed 200 billion cubic meters, and the geological reserves of condensate oil exceed 200 million cubic meters. The Phase I development project of the gas field will be put into operation in November 2023, and the Phase II development project will build three wellhead platforms and three pipeline racks.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.06.12 11:53
• [Shaanxi exported 7.4 billion yuan of solar cells in the first five months]
• In the first five months of 2026, the total import and export value of Shaanxi Province was 371.32 billion yuan, ranking twelfth in the country, with a year-on-year growth rate of 83.6%, ranking first in the country in terms of growth rate. The export growth of integrated circuits, automatic data processing equipment, and their components is strong. The export of electromechanical products reached 267.83 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 120%. Mainly including integrated circuit exports of 154.68 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 201.5%; The export of automatic data processing equipment and its components reached 53.13 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 339.4%; Automobile (including chassis) exports amounted to 23.91 billion yuan; The export of solar cells reached 7.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 36.1%; Lithium battery exports amounted to 2.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 125.2%.Editor/Gong Ziwei