Policy & Regulation
Brazil's October Electricity Flag Turns Green After Two Red Years
Brazil's National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) declared a green tariff flag for October 2026 on September 25, meaning consumers will pay no additional surcharge on their electricity bills for the mo...
Brazil Electricity Bills Push September Inflation Above Target Ceiling
Brazil's official consumer price index, the IPCA (Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo), rose 0.82% in September — the steepest monthly reading for that month since September 2021, when it re...
EU and OLACDE launch 2026–2028 energy cooperation plan for Latin America
The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) and the European Union have entered a new phase of bi-regional energy cooperation, anchored by a 2026–2028 Action Plan that prioritises re...
APPA warns Spain's data center decree risks blocking renewables
Spain's proposed regulation for data center grid access faces sharp scrutiny from the country's renewable energy association APPA Autoconsumo, which warns that overly stringent requirements could stal...
Solar Industry Faces Uncertainty Amid Renewable Energy Policy Shifts
The renewable energy sector, including solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment, is entering a period of heightened uncertainty as policy frameworks shift across key markets, according to the latest weekly ...
Central America Needs 22 GW Renewables and USD 3.5bn Annually by 2030
Central America faces a stark clean energy gap. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has determined that the region must reach 22 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 to stay on a 1.5°C-compa...
Brazil's PDE 2036 Energy Plan Opens Public Consultation
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has launched a public consultation on the country's Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan 2036 — known as PDE 2036 — opening the document to contributions from ins...
Canada Launches CAD 2B Heat Pump and Home Retrofit Program
Canada has announced a CAD 2 billion investment to retrofit 1 million homes with heat pumps and energy-efficiency upgrades, with Prime Minister Mark Carney positioning the package as a cornerstone of ...
DOE SunShot PVMI Backs Three Teams to Boost US Solar Manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SunShot Initiative launched the Photovoltaic Manufacturing Initiative (PVMI) to direct manufacturing-focused research toward strengthening the domestic solar indu...
India's ALMM Solar Cell List Reaches 37.8GW After 12th Revision
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published the 12th revision of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, bringing total en...