Panasonic Holdings will begin full-scale production of glass-based perovskite solar cells in Japan in April 2029, one year earlier than previously scheduled.

Anhui Energy Bureau is publicly soliciting private enterprises to invest in the Inner Mongolia Kubuqi Desert-to-Anhui ultra‑high‑voltage direct‑current (UHV DC) project (Mengdian‑to‑Anhui) to implement national guidance on introducing private capital into cross‑provincial HVDC corridors and at the request of State Grid Anhui. The project is a national key transmission and clean‑energy export channel: two converter stations, ±800 kV lines of about 1,327 km and 8 GW transmission capacity. Target commercial operation in 2030; estimated total investment about 21.83 bln yuan. Anhui province, the Inner Mongolia government and State Grid are processing long‑term transmission agreements.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said value added of high‑tech manufacturing by industrial enterprises above designated size rose 14.3% YoY in the first three quarters of 2026. Equipment manufacturing's share of industrial value added was up 0.8 ppt from end‑2025; industrial enterprises above designated size reported total profit growth of 15.7% YoY in the first eight months and digital industry revenue rose 14.6% YoY. Through Q3 China completed about 13,000 advanced smart factories and 500+ exemplary smart factories; domestic compute capacity and adaptation to large AI models have strengthened, producing 1,000+ application scenarios across 20 sectors including steel, autos and pharmaceuticals and the rollout of more than 100 industrial AI agents capturing experienced operators' expertise.