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Australia's installed cost of utility-scale solar has not fallen at the pace required to reach the country's “ultra-low-cost solar” (UCLS) ambitions, despite continued progress in cell and module efficiency.

Queensland and Northern Territory have refused to back a national framework requiring large data centres to underwrite new renewable energy.

EDPR has agreed to sell an 80% equity stake in a 384MW solar-plus-storage portfolio in the US to a Private equity firm Ares Infrastructure.

Walden has secured US$250 million from Crayhill Capital Management to support its 5GW US utility-scale solar PV and BESS pipeline.

The two PPAs cover projects of ContourGlobal and Zelestra in Arizona and Texas, respectively, with a combed solar PV capacity of 590MW.

Australia's CEC calls for a national ‘Renewable Resources Payment’ scheme, requiring a legislated payment for every MWh of renewables.

Renewables supplied 42.1% of electricity generated across Australia's NEM in the three months to June 2026, a new quarterly high for Q2.

ADB has approved an US$850 million loan to support the second phase of reforms for India's flagship residential rooftop solar programme.

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) has added foreign-produced power inverters and “advanced robotic devices” as a national security threat.

Enphase Energy reported revenue of US$291.9 million for the second quarter, up 3.2% in the first quarter of 2026.