AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEU Energy Costs: EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said the bloc has paid over €100B extra for energy since the start of 2026 without getting more oil or gas, warning price shocks still hit households and industry. Data Centers & Power Demand: Ireland’s regulator heard AI data centers could consume power comparable to ~100,000 homes each, while the EU is moving to label data centers’ energy and water use from 2027. Renewables Policy Push: Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg urged the EU to set binding 2040 renewables targets to cut fossil-fuel dependence amid geopolitical risks. Grid Reliability: Philippines’ Visayas power supply improved after outages, but brownout risk remains due to aging plants and limited new capacity. Storage Need: India’s energy-storage gap is widening—CareEdge projects over INR 4 lakh crore needed by FY32 as renewables rise. Solar Expansion: Andhra Pradesh’s APSPDCL connected 100,000 rooftop solar systems in six months, feeding extra power into the grid. Clean Fuel in Shipping: Maersk completed the first U.S. ship-to-ship bunkering of a deep-sea vessel using 100% bioethanol. Solar Tech Breakthrough: Researchers reported tandem all-perovskite triple-junction solar cells surpassing 30% efficiency.
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