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The Current State of Wind Energy in Bulgaria: By the end of 2023, Bulgaria’s installed wind capacity reached 705 MW, accounting for 3.9% of the nation’s annual gross electricity generation. Wind farms in Bulgaria generated 1,584 GWh in 2023, marking a 5.9% year-on-year increase.
Bulgaria is paving the way for a resurgence in wind energy investment after years of stagnation, as detailed in a new study produced by business intelligence provider SeeNext, in collaboration with Gugushev & Partners Law Office.
The first solar plant, near Stara Zagora, is already operational, and two more solar plants will be built near Kyustendil and Vidin. The wind farm, situated in northeast Bulgaria, will set new benchmarks for innovation and efficiency in the region.
Investor interest is especially high for locations in Bulgaria’s south and northwest. The news outlet highlighted the Tenevo hybrid project in Yambol area in the southeast. Eurowind Energy and Renalfa IPP started the construction of a 238 MW solar power plant there in 2023.
The Negev Desert and the surrounding area, including the Arava Valley, are the sunniest parts of Israel, and little of this land is arable, which is why it has become the center of the Israeli solar industry. David Faiman thinks the energy needs of Israel's future could be met by building solar energy plants in the Negev.
As of September 2023, Israel has two solar-plus-storage projects, with the first being the Arad Valley 1's 17-MW solar farm with an energy storage system of 31 MWh, and the second being Sde Nitzan 's 23 MW of solar and 40 MWh of storage capacity project.
Israel's objective in 2011 was to produce 10% of the country's energy from renewable sources by 2020, and officials from Cabinet and The Electricity Authority gave the goal in 2023 to produce 30% of the country's energy from renewable sources by 2030.
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Africa commends China’s release of the Plan for China Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Modernization at the 2023 China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue and notes with appreciation the joint efforts by China and the AU to compile the China-Africa Cooperation Planning and Action Plan for Agricultural Modernization.
To support Africa in accelerating modernization, China has launched plans and initiatives focusing on three key areas: industrialization, agricultural modernization and talent development, yielding tangible results. FUELING AFRICA'S INDUSTRIALIZATION
By Tianyi Wu For those suggesting China has disengaged from its cooperation with Africa, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a clear message at the recent ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC): China is reaffirming its commitment to support 'modernization' in African countries, offering its own development model as an example.
Efforts will be made to encourage two-way investment for new business operations by Chinese and African companies, enable Africa to retain added value, and create at least 1 million jobs for Africa. In terms of people-to-people exchanges, China will establish an engineering technology academy and build 10 Luban Workshops with Africa.
"We will strive to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up in the new era, contributing to the sustained development of the Chinese economy as well as injecting stability and certainty into the world economy," said Yuan, assistant minister of commerce. ■
The Ministry of Commerce will make more efforts to support Hainan in aligning with high-standard international economic and trade rules, enhancing institutional openness, and fostering new growth drivers through targeted measures, Jiang said.
An aerial drone photo shows a duty-free shopping mall in Sanya, South China's Hainan province, May 29, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The Hainan Free Trade Port will launch island-wide independent customs operations on Dec 18, a key step in transforming the tropical island into a globally significant free trade hub, a senior official announced Wednesday.
Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min noted that the number of duty-free items in Hainan will increase from about 1,900 to around 6,600, marking a significant boost in openness.
