Overview
- IRENA’s assembly in Abu Dhabi underscored that renewables now dominate new power additions, citing roughly 92 percent of 2025 installations and a workforce reaching 16.6 million jobs in 2024.
- Masdar signed its first power‑purchase agreement in Angola for the 150 MW Kuibongu solar plant, the initial site in a 500 MW Royal Sable program expected to bolster supply in the south of the country.
- ADNOC Distribution opened a 60‑plug ultra‑fast EV charging hub on the E11 corridor, billed as the largest in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, with plans for 20 high‑speed hubs nationwide by 2027.
- Egypt announced about $1.8 billion in clean‑energy agreements, including a 1.7 GW solar project with 4 GWh of battery storage in Minya and a battery manufacturing facility in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
- U.S. grid operators detailed mounting pressure from AI‑driven data centers, with PJM exploring conditional service, Texas enabling disconnections during shortages, and utilities piloting demand‑response with tech firms.