Solar for resilience: Bhutan is ramping up solar to cut winter imports as glaciers threaten hydropower flows, with projects like Norion’s Dechencholing (4.45MW) and Sephu (22MW) signaling a diversification push. Local utility models: Ann Arbor’s Sustainable Energy Utility is expanding a no-upfront-cost solar approach that lets residents offset DTE bills via a city-paid setup, aiming to make renewables affordable. Grid stress and outages: Gambian businesses and households are still reeling from prolonged blackouts, with fish markets hit hard as ice supplies run out. Solar in schools: Washington districts are using the Giving Grid program to install solar that funds student programs for a decade without district costs. Offshore wind supply-chain fight: Scotland’s ScotWind review faces backlash after a report found supply-chain commitments weren’t properly weighed, raising concerns about lost investment and jobs. Hydropower disaster fallout: Nepal’s Bhotekoshi flood continues to disrupt hydropower evacuation as damaged substations leave 176.1MW unable to reach the national grid. New generation online: The Philippines switched on the first phase of Mindanao’s Tantangan Solar Power Plant (99MWp) with battery storage to add flexibility.