China imported 37.83 million tonnes of coal in April, down 16.4% from a year earlier, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on May 9. Imports also edged down 2.3% from March’s total of 38.73 million tonnes.
Yunnan Province has pushed its installed renewable energy capacity past 60 gigawatts, reaching 60.18 GW following a wave of new solar and wind projects coming online.
An 11-hour blackout that plunged 50 million people into darkness and caused an estimated €1 billion in economic losses has left Europe grappling with questions. Days after the event, the causes of what some are calling one of the most dramatic power failures in European history remain unclear.