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The storage push comes alongside an aggressive capacity addition programme. Since April 2023, 21 GW of thermal power capacity has been commissioned, while 48 GW, including 4.8 GW of stressed projects, is under construction.

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Although the talks aren't meant to put a full stop to the US-Iran conflict, mediators hope that a temporary agreement to reopen the strait would accelerate talks for a more concrete deal.

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The integrated solar and battery storage system is intended to support the country’s clean energy transition by improving grid reliability, strengthening energy resilience and enabling greater integration of renewable power.

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The Lebanon Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) for developing up to five grid-connected solar projects with a combined installed capacity of 350 MWp and battery energy storage systems (BESS) totaling 1,000 MWh.

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The government of Malaysia has unveiled the next round of its Large-scale solar (LSS) program tender seeking 2.5GW of solar PV co-located with 1.25GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity.

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Hanoi Power Corporation (EVNHANOI) has begun pilot operation of five battery energy storage systems at substations in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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More than half a dozen empty supertankers are currently en route to Egypt’s Sidi Kerir port to pick up Saudi crude as the world’s top crude oil exporter is re-routing – again – its export tactics to avoid the new threat for the Middle East’s chokepoints, the Bab el-Mandeb in the Red Sea. Since the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen announced last week a blockade on Saudi shipments in the southern Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Saudi Arabia has been shuttling more crude from Yanbu to the Egyptian port of Ain Sukhna on…

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Though Iran continues to attack vessels as leverage in its war with the United States, data show that several shippers continue to transit the waterway.

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Japan is planning to join the rush to diversify oil export routes away from the Strait of Hormuz by investing in pipeline projects abroad, notably in the Middle East. Citing a document produced by the country’s economy ministry, Bloomberg reported the investment will be made through Japanese companies in the form of risk-capital funding. Earlier this year, media reported that Saudi Arabia and the UAE had asked Japan to take part in the expansion of oil pipeline networks in the Middle East amid the rush to shift flows away from the Strait…

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The anti-government protests in Libya over power cuts and high electricity bills over the past few days escalated on Tuesday, with protesters entering the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex and threatening to halt gas and fuel supplies for both the domestic and international markets. Libya’s capital Tripoli has been the main stage of protests against the Government of National Unity led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Protesters blocked streets and roads out of the capital earlier this week as a sign of protest against frequent and spreading power cuts…

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Global power generation from renewables is expected to grow by more than 8% in 2026, pushing its share in the electricity generation mix to 37% by 2027, up from 33% in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).In its latest Electricity Mid-Year Update, the IEA stated that electricity generation from renewables is set to overtake coal-fired output in 2026.

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Solar continued to dominate India’s renewable energy landscape. Installed solar capacity reached 163.7 GW, accounting for 29.7% of the country’s total power capacity and 56.4% of its renewable energy capacity. The addition of new projects during the quarter increased installed solar capacity by 7.7% quarter-over-quarter and 40.7% year-over-year (YoY), underscoring solar’s continued leadership in India’s capacity expansion and its growing contribution to the country’s evolving power mix.

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Grenergy, a Spanish clean energy producer, has closed €100 million (~$117.7 million) in senior non-recourse financing, including…

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Brent 6% lower after two weeks of escalating violence had pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel

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Crude oil prices are retreating after Brent hit $100 again last week as the United States and Iran took a break from hostilities over the weekend. Yet with the outcome of the war still highly uncertain, the outlook for stock markets has dimmed. Add to that Big Tech’s AI spending binge and fresh warnings about energy commodity shortages, and we are looking at extended market turbulence ahead. Last week saw a rare pile-up of adverse market developments that must have shaken the confidence of many a market bull. Besides the oil price spike,…

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Energy Vault, a global energy infrastructure company that supports power grid reliability and next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing infrastructure, on July 27 announced that construction has commenced at its powered AI infrastructure campus in Snyder, Texas, for Crusoe Cloud. The post Energy Vault Breaks Ground on AI Campus in Texas for Crusoe Spark Modular Data Centers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Governments should commit to a consistent and clear industrial strategy Von Sarah Ladislaw (Energie & Klima, Energiewende)

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Ein an der TU Graz entwickeltes PV-System steigert durch zweiachsiges Tracking des Sonnenstands die Energieausbeute – insbesondere morgens und abends. Bei Sturm, Hagel oder Schnee faltet es sich zusammen. Der Beitrag Solaranlagen: Faltbares Solarmodul bringt mehr Stromausbeute und Schutz vor Unwetter erschien zuerst auf ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.

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Malawi’s energy minister was on hand last week as the southeast African country inaugurated its first large-scale standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).

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