[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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• 2026.05.29 14:23
• [The trading volume of China's electricity market increased by 25.6% year-on-year]
• From January to April 2026, China completed a total of 2430.7 billion kilowatt hours of electricity market transactions, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. From the perspective of transaction scope, the traded electricity within the province reached 1945.6 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%; The amount of electricity traded across provinces and regions reached 485.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.2%. From the perspective of trading varieties, the medium and long-term trading capacity is 2118 billion kilowatt hours; The spot trading electricity is 312.8 billion kilowatt hours. The trading volume of green electricity reached 105.3 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.05.29 14:18
• [China's first airport photovoltaic power generation exceeds 100 million kilowatt hours]
• According to the smart monitoring platform of Ezhou Power Supply Company of State Grid Hubei Electric Power Co., Ltd., as of 12:00 on May 27, 2026, the cumulative photovoltaic power generation of Ezhou Huahu International Airport has exceeded 100 million kilowatt hours. Ezhou Huahu International Airport is the first professional freight hub airport in China. Since its operation in 2022, its freight business has grown rapidly. Currently, 119 freight routes have been opened, and the hub's cargo volume has risen from less than 10000 tons in the initial operation to 1.4781 million tons by 2025. With the expansion of business, the peak electricity consumption of the airport has also exceeded 20000 kilowatts.Editor/Gong Ziwei