CGN's Guangdong Taipingling nuclear power Unit 2 — the Greater Bay Area's first Hualong One project — synchronized to the grid today and dispatched its first kWh, marking the unit's capability to supply power. The unit will undergo further performance verification and is scheduled for commercial operation in H2 2026.

Russia’s presidential website said late on the 3rd that President Putin said Russia must continue large-scale strikes on the Ukrainian military-industrial complex and related facilities. He inspected an auxiliary command post of combined Russian forces and held a military meeting with the head of the General Staff and unit commanders to review the current situation and recent combat in the area of the special military operation.

Mali's military said the situation was 'fully under control' after insurgent attacks on five cities and towns.