CHONGQING, China, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing.
The 2026 Yangtze River Civilization Forum opened on September 15 in Chongqing, gathering scholars, officials and diplomatic representatives from nearly 20 countries — including Egypt, Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Australia and Mexico — to explore how the world's great river civilizations can learn from one another.
Co-hosted by the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) under the permanent theme "Crossing Rivers and Seas, Mutual Learning of Civilizations," this year's forum focuses on exchanges among river civilizations and sustainable river basin development.
"Every wave of the Yangtze is a vivid footnote to exchange and mutual learning among civilizations," CASS President Gao Xiang said at the opening, calling the forum a concrete practice of the Global Civilization Initiative and a useful exploration of different paths to modernization.
British scholar Martin Jacques, Visiting Research Fellow at LSE's Asia Research Centre, told the forum that "a fundamental aspect of civilization is about rediscovering and exhuming the past." The forum, he said, is exploring "how the great rivers of the world have shaped humanity, the culture of those who live on their banks, the differences and commonalities their peoples share." In his words, "rivers are bearers of change, they are the arteries of civilization, they enable contact and cross-fertilisation that otherwise would be impossible, they bring humanity together, they encourage cosmopolitanism and mixing rather than isolation and separation."
The forum is producing tangible cooperation. Following the 2025 China-Egypt dialogue that produced the documentary When the Yangtze Meets the Nile, Chongqing's Baiheliang hydrological inscriptions — often described as the world's earliest hydrological station — are pursuing a joint World Heritage inscription with Egypt's Nilometer on Rhoda Island. In 2026, the dialogue extends to South America through the "When the Yangtze Meets the Amazon" initiative and a new co-produced documentary, Rivers in Harmony.
The Chongqing Yangtze River Culture Research Institute also unveiled its first research outputs: the five-volume Yangtze Civilization Series: Upper Reaches of Great Rivers and the 140-volume Compendium of Travel Writings on the Chuanjiang River and Shu Roads.
Also launched was the "A Bond between Great Rivers" international communication project, linking river cities worldwide through film production, think-tank dialogues, youth exchanges and media visits.
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Yangtze River Civilization Forum Opens in Chongqing, Uniting Voices from Nearly 20 Countries
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GameChange Energy, a global provider of renewable energy infrastructure solutions, announced the completion of its Genius Tracker™ 1P system for the 283 MWp Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant in South Africa, one of the country's largest single-site solar power projects. The project forms part of the Koruson 2 renewable energy cluster and was developed and constructed by Envusa Energy, the renewable energy joint venture between EDF Power Solutions and Anglo American, with CEEC/CGGC serving as EPC contractor.
Located near Noupoort in the Northern Cape, the Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant will supply renewable electricity to Anglo American's mining operations in South Africa, including Kumba Iron Ore and De Beers as well as Valterra Platinum, supporting long-term decarbonisation and energy resilience objectives across the mining sector.
"The Northern Cape region presents harsh environmental and site conditions, including high wind exposure, elevated temperatures, dusty conditions, and demanding construction environments that place significant demands on tracker design and execution. Our Genius Tracker™ 1P system was selected to support reliable performance under these conditions while enabling efficient installation across a project of this scale. We appreciate the strong collaboration with CGGC, Envusa Energy, and the broader project team throughout execution of this important development," said Vikas Bansal, CEO – International at GameChange Energy.
The project is expected to generate nearly 360 million kWh of renewable electricity annually while contributing to long-term reductions in Scope 2 emissions associated with mining operations. During construction, the project supported more than 1,600 jobs and included approximately R20 million in socio-economic development investment for surrounding communities.
"Mooi Plaats Solar PV Plant is a significant renewable energy infrastructure project both in terms of scale and execution complexity. Delivery of a project of this nature requires coordination across multiple stakeholders, technologies, and construction activities, and we appreciate the partnership with GameChange Energy throughout the tracker installation phase," said Hanli Smit, Head of Execution, Envusa Energy.
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GameChange Energy is a global energy infrastructure company delivering integrated, highly engineered solutions for utility-scale renewable energy and critical power applications. Through our portfolio of operating companies, we provide solar trackers, fixed-tilt mounting systems, eBOS solutions, transformers, drone-based asset monitoring, and customized infrastructure solutions for renewable energy plants, data centers, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). Our technologies are designed to reduce risk, improve performance, and deliver reliable operation worldwide. GameChange Energy is engineering the future of clean energy infrastructure.
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GameChange Energy completes commissioning of its Genius Tracker™ for the landmark Mooi Plaats Solar PV project
