solar-energy
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China’s Energy Cooperation Strengthens SCO Alliance

China’s energy initiatives at the recent Shanghai Coopperation Organisation meeting strengthened alliances and energy diplomacy with Russia, India and Central Asia. This year’s SCO summit drew unprecedented attention due to shifting global dynamics. Climate cooperation emerged as a key theme. China proposed a new SCO development bank, and pledged CNY 2 billion in grants and Continue reading
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South Africa’s China-built Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project

The China-built Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project in South Africa, the first-of-its-kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is due to be connected to the grid in early September 2024. CSP plants produce electricity by concentrating solar thermal energy using mirrors to reflect the sun to a receiver that collects and stores the heat energy to power a Continue reading