AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoGrid Bottlenecks: Microsoft has pulled out of Nscale’s planned Essex AI data centre after power delays put a timely grid connection in doubt. Nscale is exploring other power sources, underscoring how electricity access can constrain major new demand. Grid Reliability: Sri Lanka began rationing electricity after a coal-plant failure left a 300MW shortfall; authorities also struggled to restore the grid while rooftop solar kept generating. Clean Energy Targets: The UAE says clean sources supplied 32.4% of its electricity last year and expects to exceed its 35% target for 2031, with solar-plus-battery projects helping provide round-the-clock power. Solar Investment: Bangladesh’s Confidence Power plans to raise Tk 400 crore for two 100MW solar projects, backed by 20-year power-supply agreements. Wind Research: Sweden is investing more than SEK 100 million over five years in a national wind-power research centre as electricity demand is expected to double. Storage and Solar Growth: Russia plans to require storage in new solar projects, while US small-scale solar generation has nearly quadrupled over the past decade.
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