[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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• 2026.10.21 09:50
• [China's power generation in the first three quarters increased by 3.15% year-on-year]
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• 2026.10.21 09:47
• [The South to North Water Diversion Project has once again begun]
• On October 20, 2026, the first phase of the East Route of the South to North Water Diversion Project began the 2026-2027 full line water transfer. This is the earliest start of water diversion in the 14 year history of the East Route of the South to North Water Diversion Project. The annual plan for this water diversion project is to provide a net increase of 561 million cubic meters of water to Jiangsu Province, 42 million cubic meters of water to Anhui Province, and 665 million cubic meters of water to Shandong Province. The Taierzhuang pumping station of the Sulu inter provincial project plans to transfer 1.007 billion cubic meters of water to Shandong Province.Editor/Gong Ziwei