Grid & reliability: India’s FICCI-Nangia report warns rapid renewables growth is stressing grid stability, citing frequency breaches and large solar curtailment, and calls for faster transmission and storage buildout. Policy & planning: Great Britain’s Neso issued an electricity margin notice for the evening peak, then cancelled it after market response restored operating margins—an example of how tight conditions are being managed. Renewables finance: Dubai’s DEWA completed a $2.7bn refinancing of the 950MW Noor Energy 1 solar complex, combining CSP and long thermal storage for dispatchable clean power. Hydropower operations: Nepal’s Lamjung district saw two Marsyangdi hydropower plants resume after river levels stabilized, while Ecuador’s Cuenca region faces hydropower reserve pressure as reservoirs fall early. Clean power for hard-to-decarbonize loads: Malaysia urged telecom operators to cut diesel use at ~60,000 towers by shifting toward renewables under its energy transition roadmap. Solar momentum: Germany is on track for a record year, with solar generation already surpassing all of 2025 by late September. Energy + water resilience: Perak, Malaysia, is seeking Budget 2027 funding for a Sungai Perak-to-Bukit Merah water transfer to support drought-hit farmers and a green industrial park.