Solar & Grid Shift: Ember reports May 2026 was the first month on record when U.S. solar beat coal in the power mix (12.8% vs 12.2%), with solar output up 17% year-on-year. Corporate Clean Power: Meta and CleanMax signed an India deal for ~900 MW of new solar and wind, with Meta buying 100% of the environmental attributes to cut emissions. Clean Fuel Scaling: Axens and Dragonfly will license Vegan HEFA tech to build modular sustainable aviation fuel plants across Africa and the Caribbean using waste feedstocks. Energy Security & Reliability: Iraq Mall faces possible closure within 48 hours due to transformer delays and chronic electricity bottlenecks, forcing costly diesel generator use. Policy Push for Renewables: The IEA and Climate High-Level Champions call for stronger government action to speed clean tech deployment, warning ambition still isn’t translating into delivery. Regional Renewables Finance: EU launched T-MED to mobilize up to €25bn by 2035 for Mediterranean renewables, clean tech and grid upgrades. Local Solar in Practice: Qatar’s Awqaf and Kahramaa trained mosque leaders on installing solar systems under the BeSolar initiative. Hydropower & Permitting Tensions: In the Philippines, Pakil’s mayor says a cease-and-desist order over the Ahunan pumped-storage project can’t be enforced by the LGU, highlighting governance friction around major energy projects.