Grid Resilience & Storm Risk: A U.S. report highlights how aging, above-ground power lines fail during harsher weather, with Michigan’s 2025 ice storm leaving thousands without power for weeks and showing the real-life stakes for hospitals and safety. AI Power Demand: Google, European Energy Australia and AirTrunk plan to bring a 25 MW Mulwala solar farm online in Australia to directly support data-center growth with renewables. Battery Manufacturing Push: iNVERGY India inaugurated a Dasna BESS “giga factory” in Uttar Pradesh, targeting 3 GWh annual capacity and making LiFePO4 packs plus solar inverters. Solar Policy & Costs: India’s MNRE now requires domestically made solar cells (not just modules) for many rooftop and open-access projects under ALMM List-II, with no blanket commissioning extensions; Pakistan also faces higher solar panel prices after a proposed sales tax jump. Offshore Wind Supply Chain: OEG won a multi-year UK contract with Ørsted for offshore wind inspection services, while Dajin Heavy argues Europe needs its monopiles to meet wind-at-sea targets. Nuclear Politics & Waste: New York lawmakers push a 30-month pause on new nuclear projects; Japan begins its 20th Fukushima wastewater release; Finland moves closer to starting operations at the world’s first permanent spent-fuel repository. Middle East Energy Tensions: Ukraine strikes Russian oil and fuel infrastructure while denying claims tied to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attacks. Local Power Reliability: Karachi’s unannounced load shedding disrupts electric bus routes and extends outages, while parts of Australia and elsewhere continue to see storm-driven blackouts.