Rooftop Solar for the Poorest: Maharashtra has regulatory approval to solarise 2.11 lakh low-income households under PM Surya Ghar, targeting ~211 MW rooftop capacity via MSEDCL’s utility-led aggregation model. Offshore Wind Momentum: Ørsted has filed early environmental paperwork for Taiwan’s Dadu II offshore wind (up to ~2,002 MW), a sign of how long-tenor corporate demand is de-risking offshore wind. India’s Utility-Scale Buildout: SJVN Green issued a tender for up to 1,000 MWac solar in Punjab and Rajasthan, with bundled 5-year O&M. Storage Strategy Shift: NTPC says its 38.9 GWh BESS push won’t rely only on lithium-ion, weighing sodium-ion, flow batteries and CO2-based storage alongside pumped hydro. Grid Readiness Watch: ICRA warns the next phase of renewable growth hinges on transmission completion and scaling storage as curtailments rise. Transition Finance in Saudi Arabia: A new push argues capital must back credible decarbonisation pathways for emissions-heavy industries, not just already-clean assets. Climate Education Fight: Florida ordered climate-related textbook content to be watered down, sparking fresh scrutiny of how climate risk is taught. Data Centres vs Power Supply: A UK data-centre approval has reignited concerns about whether grids can handle AI-driven demand. Hydropower Risk Debate: China’s mega hydropower plans on the Yarlung Tsangpo raise downstream and seismic worries for India. Ghana Eyes Nuclear: Ghana’s government says it is ready to move into nuclear power development, stressing human capacity as “infrastructure.”