China will no longer grant subsidies for new solar power stations, distributed solar projects by commercial users or onshore wind projects from the central government budget in 2021, the state planner said in a statement on Friday.
Poland's power grid operator PSE plans to invest around 4.5 billion zlotys ($1.23 billion) by 2030 in its network in the northern part of the country so it can distribute electricity from planned Baltic offshore wind farms to clients.
Several cities in China's southern province Guangdong, a major manufacturing hub, have asked industry to curb power use by suspending operations for hours or even days as high factory use combined with hot weather strain the region's power system.
EnvironmentAnalysis: To tackle climate change, China must overhaul its vast power grid
Muyu XuJohn Geddie
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Power lines and wind turbines are pictured at a wind and solar energy storage and transmission power station of State Grid Corporation of China, in Zhangjiakou of Hebei province, China, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
One of the most pressing challenges for China to meet its pledge to cap carbon emissions this decade and pivot toward renewables is overhauling its electricity grid, the world s largest, officials and analysts say.
Beijing s surprise announcement last year that it would hit peak emissions by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2060 could presage the biggest reduction in projected global warming of any climate commitment to date, researchers say.
Asia PacificMore forced power outages in Taiwan as demand spikes amid heatwave, drought
Reuters
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People pay for their purchases using the light from their phone while experiencing a blackout due to an outage at a power plant, at a shop in Taipei, Taiwan, May 13, 2021. REUTER/Ann Wang
Taiwan imposed power cuts on Monday evening following a spike in demand amid a heatwave and drought and failure at a power plant, in the second such outage in a week, although far fewer homes were affected.
Power was restored by 1340 GMT, electricity provider Taipower said.
Taiwan, which major chip makers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (2330.TW) call home, already imposed phased blackouts on Thursday following an outage at a plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung. read more