Solar & Storage Momentum: Gamuda Renewables is buying into a 450MW solar-plus-storage project in Victoria, while New Zealand’s Lodestone Energy is set to build a 31.5MWdc solar PV plant and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare switched on a 5.3MW rooftop array in Auckland. Local Cost-Cutting: Lower Hutt’s council plans solar at Te Ngaengae Pool to cut bills and emissions. Grid Resilience & New Capacity: Hawke’s Bay’s Lodestone-backed solar PV is moving toward operations, and Nepal’s Rahughat corridor added a 220kV switchyard to connect 127.8MW. Permitting & Power Demand Backlash: US states and cities are tightening rules as data centers expand, with Colorado moving to regulate coal-plant closures and multiple jurisdictions debating data center impacts. Climate Pressure: A study warns the 1.5C warming threshold could be breached in about four years. Waste-to-Energy Push: Ghana’s Savelugu is partnering with an Italian firm for a waste treatment plant aimed at gas and electricity. Blue Economy Reality Check: Namibia protected just 1.69% of marine territory, far short of 30% by 2030.