Grid Reliability Watch (Philippines): The Visayas grid in the Philippines was placed on red alert for Tuesday evening after available capacity fell short of peak demand, driven by forced outages and reduced output at multiple plants. Planned Outages (Philippines): Ilocos Norte utilities scheduled a Thursday outage window to install substation equipment and build a 69-kilovolt tie line, affecting multiple towns and barangays. AI Data Centers & Power Flexibility (US/Global): Emerald AI raised $150M at a $1.05B valuation to help data centers shift or reduce power use during grid stress, positioning sites as flexible grid assets. HVDC Push (Korea): LS Electric and GE Vernova signed an agreement to form a VSC-HVDC joint venture aimed at next-gen transmission reliability and export opportunities. Solar Momentum (Indonesia/US): Indonesia’s Prabowo inaugurated 14 solar projects totaling 5.3 GW, while Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac Public Library added a 5.8 MW solar canopy to cut costs and emissions. Renewables Policy Tension (Australia): Australia’s federal data-center rules are drawing scrutiny for emphasizing renewables while avoiding a direct focus on emissions. Offshore Wind (Australia): Victoria opened its first offshore wind auction for 2 GW, targeting power for about 1.5 million homes annually. Nuclear & Grid Stability (South Korea/US): Shin-Ulchin Unit 1 returned to full output after maintenance, while nuclear-fusion investment continues to surge as major firms plan earlier commercial timelines. Outage Response Tech (US): Georgetown, South Carolina launched an AI-enabled outage reporting and tracking platform to speed restoration.