China YTD through June national installed power-generation capacity +10.8% YoY, prior +11.0%.

NASA says a preliminary cost estimate for the agency-led nuclear-powered Mars mission Space Reactor-1 Freedom is about $2.1 billion; figure may be adjusted during procurement. Funding plan submitted to Congress calls for $640m in 2026, $890m in 2027, $415m in 2028 and $180m in 2029. The estimate excludes the science payload mission SkyFall, whose budget has not been released; Mars researchers warn SkyFall could crowd out other NASA science funding. The mission, slated for launch in late 2028, would be the first in-flight validation of a nuclear electric propulsion system and is expected to carry three helicopters to Mars to collect scientific data and search for potential water sources.

Guangzhou issued measures to speed listings of biopharmaceutical firms, creating a classified, stage-based incubation mechanism by industry track, firm size and listing phase to concentrate support and drive tiered development. The city will build a reserve pool of potential biotech issuers and deepen coordination with the Shanghai Stock Exchange Southern Center, Shenzhen Stock Exchange Guangzhou service base, the Beijing Stock Exchange South China service base under the national stock transfer system, and the Guangdong Equity Exchange to provide one-stop advisory, listing guidance and regulatory correspondence assistance. Authorities will steer firms toward listings on the Guangdong Equity Exchange and the national stock transfer system and promote eligible companies' listings in domestic and overseas capital markets.