A China-Turkey green development business forum was held in Istanbul on the 9th, co-hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board. About 300 government and business delegates from both countries attended. CCPIT chair Ren Hongbin said bilateral economic and trade ties have maintained strong momentum under leaders’ strategic guidance and produced significant results. He said green development is among the most promising a

European evening peak power prices jumped above €600/MWh on Monday after a sharp fall in wind generation, highlighting how tight supply can become when renewables underperform. Weather forecasts say a slow-moving front will bring low wind and cloud cover across northwestern and central Europe through Wednesday, leaving wind and solar output especially weak in Germany, the UK and the Benelux. The UK grid operator warned of possible tight supply on Monday morning with an estimated shortfall of about 1.4 GW. MetDesk meteorologist Ben Davis said temperatures this week are expected 1–3°C below normal, which should boost heating demand. EEX December power futures for Germany and France are trading near €200/MWh, more than double year-ago levels.

The regional governor said a refinery in Russia's Leningrad region caught fire after a drone attack.