Grid & Affordability Fight: Maryland electricity bills jumped 50.9% over five years, now 24% above the national average, as utilities cite data-center demand while critics blame state decarbonization rules that push Maryland to import 43% of power and could raise blackout risk by summer 2027. Offshore Wind Leadership: Synera Renewable Energy named former Ørsted director Sahand Holm as CEO, as Taiwan’s offshore build-out moves from Formosa 2 toward new projects. Clean Power Imports: Keppel plans to link Indonesia solar plus battery storage to Singapore’s Jurong Island via a subsea cable, targeting 300 MW of low-carbon imports. Hydropower & Water Security: Zimbabwe’s Gwayi-Shangani pipeline could take 217 years at current funding pace, even as a mini-hydropower station nears completion. Legal Win for Renewables: Nigeria won an ICC arbitration over the Mambilla hydropower dispute, clearing a major liability hurdle. Community Solar for Farmers: Odisha’s women-led FPO is installing a 1 MW solar farm on working farmland under PM-KUSUM, with Tata Power as buyer. Tidal Power Study: Wales approved early studies for the Severn tidal lagoon, aiming at ~600 MW and long-term coastal resilience. Climate-Disaster Response: Nepal’s NEA is offering relief to families of missing workers after Bhotekoshi floods. Policy & Markets: Australia’s sovereign AI compute gap is widening, with warnings that reliance on offshore cloud could undermine energy and data security.