China's total seawater desalination capacity has reached 3.077 mln t/day, the Ministry of Natural Resources said. Built capacity is 3.077 mln t/day; proposed and projects under construction exceed 1.0 mln t/day. In July the NDRC, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ministry of Water Resources issued a Seawater Desalination Industry Development Action Plan targeting 4.5 mln t/day by 2030, implying more than 1.5 mln t/day of additional capacity.

中國地震臺網正式測定：10月05日22時37分在西藏那曲市申扎縣（北緯31.27度，東經88.24度）發生3.6級地震，震源深度10千米。

Von der Leyen told the European Parliament in Strasbourg the EU plans to appoint a single market operator to coordinate joint energy purchases and to elevate the post‑Russia‑Ukraine gas joint‑procurement mechanism to a “next stage,” extending it beyond gas to other energy products. She said the move comes as the EU faces a second round of energy price shocks in less than five years. The current mechanism aggregates EU gas demand and matches it with potential suppliers to lower prices and reduce reliance on Russian supply, but its success in closing final deals is disputed and many large buyers still prefer bilateral contracts. The Commission intends to shift from simple supply‑demand matching to demand aggregation under a designated market operator and called for investment to strengthen resilience.