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UK solar capacity tops 20 GW after record 2025 additions

The United Kingdom has surpassed 20 GW of installed solar capacity, adding 1.4 GW since January 2025, according to provisional data from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The 373 MW Cleve Hill project, commissioned in July...

Amazon adds nearly 1 GW of new renewable energy across Europe

Amazon has added almost 1 GW of clean energy to European grids through 20 new renewable projects launched in 2025. Developed with 12 energy partners, the projects span Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and Greece. Together, they can power over 700,000...

Australia to offer households three hours of free power daily

Australia will introduce a new programme next year that will allow households to access three hours of free solar electricity each day. The initiative, called the Solar Sharer scheme, was announced by Energy Minister Chris Bowen and will initially...

RWE begins construction of Germany’s largest battery storage facility

RWE has started building Germany’s largest battery energy storage facility at its Gundremmingen site in Bavaria, marking a major step in the company’s plan to repurpose former nuclear power sites for renewable energy use. The 400MW facility, with a...

France pledges $550 million to advance Vietnam’s energy transition

France will provide $550 million to help Vietnam expand clean energy and low-emission transport projects, reinforcing bilateral cooperation under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).  The announcement was made by French Ambassador Olivier...

Saudi Arabia awards 4.5 GW renewable projects

Saudi Arabia’s Power Procurement Company (SPPC) has awarded five renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 4.5 GW under the sixth phase of the National Renewable Energy Programme (NREP). Supervised by the Ministry of Energy, the projects...

TNB and SGCC sign MoU to modernise Malaysia’s power grid

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), through its subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET), to support Malaysia’s grid modernisation. The...

Germany demolishes cooling towers of Gundremmingen nuclear plant

RWE has completed the demolition of two cooling towers at the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Bavaria on 25 October, marking a key step in its decommissioning. Specialists from a German blasting firm carried out the operation using 600 kilograms...

Saft wins 356 MWh BESS contract with Foxwell Power in Taiwan

Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, has secured a major contract with Foxwell Power Company in Taichung, Taiwan, to deliver a 356 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system. The project, Saft’s eleventh in Taiwan, will expand the company’s...

Japan to fast-track nuclear restarts to cut fuel costs

Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, plans to accelerate nuclear reactor restarts to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and curb inflation. Reactor restarts are seen as key to lowering electricity costs and securing a stable domestic...

Pakistan’s Balakot hydropower project completes river diversion

Pakistan’s Balakot Hydropower Project, developed by China Gezhouba Group Company, has completed river diversion and closure operations, allowing the project to move into the main dam construction phase. The 300 MW run-of-the-river project is located...

Rondo Energy commissions world’s largest industrial heat battery

Rondo Energy has started commercial operation of a 100 MWh industrial heat battery, described by the company as the world’s largest, at a fuel production facility in California. The system generates continuous high-pressure steam powered entirely by...

Bahrain launches tender for 150 MW solar power plant

Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has issued a tender for the Kingdom’s first solar power plant, aiming to expand renewable energy adoption and support its goal of carbon neutrality by 2060. The project, planned at 150 MW, will be...

Germany introduces hydrogen capacity reservation framework from 2026

Germany’s hydrogen network operators have announced guidelines for capacity reservations set to take effect in early 2026. The framework allows market participants to secure binding reservations at entry and exit points within designated network...

POWERGRID acquires SPV for two transmission projects

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has expanded its interstate transmission portfolio by acquiring two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) through the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) process.   POWERGRID acquired Vindhyachal...

IEA: Renewables cut fossil fuel import dependence in over 100 countries

The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2025 report highlights how the expansion of renewable energy has reduced fossil fuel import dependence across more than 100 countries. The study compares actual developments with a “low renewable-energy...

Australia awards 6.6 GW of projects under clean energy tender

The Australian federal government has announced the results of Tender 4 under its Capacity Investment Scheme, selecting 20 renewable and storage projects with a total capacity of 6.6 gigawatts. The outcome exceeds the tender’s original 6-gigawatt...

AIIB approves $52m loan for Sri Lanka’s Kerawalapitiya-Port L transmission line

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide $52m in sovereign-backed financing to Sri Lanka to support the Kerawalapitiya-Port L Second Transmission Line Project, aimed at strengthening renewable energy integration and grid stability...

Brookfield raises USD 20 billion for second global transition fund

Brookfield Asset Management has completed the final close of its Brookfield Global Transition Fund II (BGTF II), raising USD 20 billion to accelerate investments in clean energy and low-carbon technologies worldwide. The fund will finance a broad...

World Bank launches program to decarbonise East Asia-Pacific power sector

The World Bank has announced a $2.5 billion initiative to help East Asia and Pacific countries decarbonise their power sectors, with a focus on scaling up renewable energy. The program will be implemented through the Multiphase Programmatic Approach...

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