[The scale of market-oriented electricity trading in China continues to expand]In May 2026, China completed 626.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity market transactions, a year-on-year increase of 23.6%. From the perspective of transaction scope, the province's traded electricity reached 490.6 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%; The amount of electricity traded across provinces and regions reached 136.2 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%. From the perspective of trading varieties, the medium and long-term trading electricity is 561.7 billion kilowatt hours; Spot trading electricity reached 65.1 billion kilowatt hours. The trading volume of green electricity reached 31.1 billion kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. The market-oriented agency purchase of electricity by power grid enterprises amounted to 66.6 billion kilowatt hours.Editor/Gong Ziwei
Recently, the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee has clearly stated that it will focus on the development direction of AI+mechatronics deep integration in the current and future period, and make efforts in mechatronics integration and software hardware coordination, continuously consolidating the foundation of machines, strengthening the advantages of electricity, and deepening the guidance of intelligence. It will strive to build a world-class new mechatronics integration and artificial intelligence trillion yuan industrial cluster, accelerate the transition from a manufacturing province to a manufacturing strong province, and ensure that Guangdong always holds the initiative in the new round of global intelligent manufacturing competition.Editor/Gong Ziwei
On June 29, 2026, the 100000 kW solar thermal power station of CGN Jixi Base, the highest latitude and first solar thermal power plant in Northeast China, was put into operation in Da'an City, Jilin Province, marking a major breakthrough in the application of solar thermal power technology in high latitude and cold regions in China. It provides a replicable and promotable model for the development and construction of solar thermal projects in similar regions of China.Editor/Gong Ziwei