The 3,324-km UHV direct-current line was launched in September 2019, with a total investment of 40.7 billion yuan ($6 billion).

The EU must level the playing field on imports of unabated coal-based electricity from third countries.

With the No 1 unit of the 2x600 megawatt Hai Duong coal-fired power plant project officially commissioned in Vietnam late last month.

These restrictions are expected to weigh on industrial activity and curtail power demand and generation further, Icra said.

An open day to showcase operations, COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures and resumption of work at the De Aar wind power project, South Africa's largest wind power project, was held on Aug 10.

Some 71.7 billion yuan (about $10.33 billion) has been invested in the region's power grid development during the 2016-2020 period, the company said.

The Polish government and mining trade unions failed to agree on a plan to overhaul the country's thermal coal sector.

A total of 3.43 billion kWh of electricity or a third of the overall transmission volume was mainly generated by wind and solar power, the center added.