Zhenbang Intelligent stated at its earnings briefing that the company has established a presence in the humanoid robot sector with core parts including intelligent controllers, battery management systems and battery packs, and exoskeletons. However, the revenue and capacity scale of these products are currently relatively small, with limited impact on the company's overall performance. The company's optical module reader/writer products have achieved mass production, but the operating revenue from these products currently accounts for a relatively small proportion of the company's total revenue.

The South Australia government is inviting global investors to propose large-scale solar, wind, and storage projects across roughly 11,700 square kilometers of land in the Whyalla West and Gawler Ranges East areas. Released under the state's Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act, these zones offer exceptional wind and solar resources with the potential to power over 500,000 homes. Tenders are open until June 28, 2026, requiring applicants to detail environmental management plans and community benefits. This initiative supports the state's target to reach 100% net renewable energy by 2027.

Greece installed roughly 1,893 MW of new 'PV' capacity in 2025, bringing its cumulative total to 11.5 GW, according to the Hellenic Association of Photovoltaic Companies ('Helapco'). While down from 2024's 2.57 GW, an additional 800 MW has been built and awaits grid connection in 2026. Growth was driven by small-scale feed-in tariff projects, self-consumption systems (270 MW), and merchant projects. 'Helapco' expects stronger market growth in 2026 but warns that rising solar curtailment and frequent negative electricity prices urgently require faster deployment of energy storage.

Azerbaijan has begun installing large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to support the dynamic development of renewable energy sources.

Q1 coincided with the Chinese New Year holiday. Most enterprises gradually resumed work in March, with consumption performance being mediocre and galvanizing operations relatively weak. Can consumption improve in Q2?

According to BJX (Polaris Power Network), on April 3, Gansu issued its "15th Five-Year Plan" outline, clearly positioning itself as the general hub of the northwest power grid and the main corridor for west-to-east power transmission, and advancing the "trinity" construction of "large-scale bases + supporting coal-fired power + UHV corridors": enhancing the capacity of the Jiuquan-Hunan DC line and the Gansu-to-Shandong power transmission, completing the Gansu-to-Zhejiang and Gansu-to-Sichuan power transmission projects, planning new corridors for desert bases, and striving to have 6 operational UHV DC lines; advancing Shaanxi-Qinghai-Ningxia power mutual support and the 750 kV backbone grid to ensure large-scale new energy power transmission and inter-provincial consumption.