India has emerged as the world’s third-largest generator of electricity from wind and solar sources, as reported by News9, a partner of TV BRICS, with reference to the Global Electricity Review 2025. The report highlights India’s growing leadership in the clean energy transition, with wind and solar together contributing 10 per cent of the country’s total electricity generation last year. Globally, wind and solar accounted for 15 per cent of electricity generation in 2024. Low-carbon sources, including renewables and nuclear,…

Beautiful China is not just a trendy term or catchy slogan designed to highlight China’s charm; it is a key goal in China’s development strategy. In 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China introduced the concept of innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared development to build a beautiful China. The five aspects were elaborated in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020). Beautiful China is a concept guided by green development, centred on…

Fulufhelo Netswera is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences at Durban University of Technology (DUT). He is a South African scholar and the head of the BRICS Research Institute. Fulufhelo Netswera is the author of numerous publications dedicated to the key aspects of BRICS development. In his works, Professor emphasises the importance of cooperation between BRICS members, especially in the field of environment, finance, and food security. Being the Head of the BRICS Research Institute, could you…

Irina Petrunina has been Director of the Department for Competition, Energy Efficiency, and Environment at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development since 2022. She graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. She underwent retraining at the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. From 1991 to 2019, she held positions in education – from deputy school director to deputy director of the Department of State Policy in the sphere of upbringing, additional education and children’s…

The international “Regional to Global” conference organised by the Global Energy Association was held in Port Louis, the capital of the Republic of Mauritius. TV BRICS served as the event’s information partner. At the meeting, leading experts from developing countries discussed Africa’s energy supply prospects and ways to integrate new technologies into traditional energy systems. Among the conference participants were the President of the Global Energy Association, Sergey Brilev; the Director of HySA Infrastructure Centre of Competence under the Ministry…

Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, reaffirmed the country’s commitment to a sustainable energy future and its leading role in developing renewable energy. The remarks came on the sidelines of International Clean Energy Day, which is celebrated on 26 January.  The Minister stressed the importance of the day to recognise the significance of clean energy in achieving climate goals through a just and sustainable energy transition, ensuring both energy security and a clean future for…

The UAE has announced the launch of the world’s first large-scale project combining solar power and battery storage systems. The project will be the largest of its kind and will provide renewable energy to consumers around the clock. This is reported by Emirates News Agency (WAM), a partner of TV BRICS. The project, located in Abu Dhabi, comprises a 5.2 gigawatt-hour (GW) solar photovoltaic plant (DC) and a 19 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery energy storage system (BESS). This will generate 1…

China has taken a major leap in nuclear fusion research with the successful development of a high-flux linear plasma generator. This is reported by China Daily, a partner of TV BRICS. Designed to support the creation of materials critical for the “artificial sun,” a fusion-based energy system, the generator boasts cutting-edge capabilities. The device stretches 15.5 metres in length, weighs 22.5 tonnes. Remarkably, it can sustain continuous operation for over 24 hours. The “artificial sun” is a term for fusion…

China’s first energy law adopted by the 12th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislature, on November 8, 2024, takes effect on January 1, 2025. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the modernization of China’s energy governance system and capacity, and this foundational and overarching legislation in the energy sector fully embodies the nation’s energy strategy and policy direction. It not only establishes a comprehensive institutional framework for China’s green…

By purchasing Green Electricity Certificates (GECs), the organisers of the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) have succeeded in making the once energy-intensive event more environmentally friendly.   A few days before its opening in Shanghai at the beginning of November, the CIIE concluded a deal for 10,000 GECs with the Shanghai branch of China Huadian Corp., a company specialising in electricity, via the green power exchange in Beijing. This purchase enabled the CIIE to acquire 10 million kwh of green…