AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoGrid & Reliability: Ghana’s energy minister ordered people and businesses under high-voltage transmission pylons to vacate within a month after a damaged tower incident, warning of collapse risks and enforcement action. Nuclear Policy: Spain extended the Almaraz nuclear plant’s closure deadline to 2030 to “shield” consumers from global gas-price shocks, delaying the phase-out timeline. Climate Stress on Power: Romania shut its Cernavodă nuclear plant after Danube water levels fell too low for cooling, underlining how drought can directly cut generation. Data Centers & Demand: US utility Southern Co said contracted large-load demand jumped to 17GW, with data centers driving a 55% rise in usage; meanwhile, a new analysis warns much of the AI power pipeline may not materialize. Storage & Renewables Deals: Meta-backed Noon Energy and Sabanci Renewables agreed up to 1GW of co-located ultra-long-duration storage for AI data centers, targeting 2027 deployments. Market & Finance: EBRD approved €120M for renewable energy in Romania, including solar-plus-storage support; in the Philippines, DOE moved WTE from policy to implementation with a Green Energy Auction for ~400MW. Policy & Costs: A Philippines Senate hearing renewed calls to separate technical from nontechnical system losses so consumers aren’t charged for avoidable inefficiency.
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