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Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.7TWh in April 2026, up 24% from 3.8TWh in the same month last year, according to data from Rystad Energy.

April 2026 delivered a continuation of Australia's seasonal solar contraction as the NEM moved deeper into autumn.

Australia's surging solar adoption has driven battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to more than triple their daytime-to-evening energy shifting in the first quarter of 2026, according to AEMO's latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report.

Data centres have emerged as the primary driver of electricity demand growth for utility Origin Energy in Australia.

Reforms to the UK’s grid connection process for renewable energy projects are underway, aimed at easing the logjam of applications.

The AEMC has released a draft rule to modernise distribution network planning in response to the rapid uptake of CERs.

US-based forecasting company Amperon has launched a new AI-based short-term probabilistic forecasting tool for solar and wind generation assets.

The 31MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales has been registered in the Australian Energy Market Operator's Market Management System (MMS).

According to Ember's Global Electricity Review 2026, renewables accounted for 33.8% of global power generation in 2025.

As key purchasers of solar power, distribution companies are central to India’s renewable energy goals. But, under severe financial strain, they could also derail those same ambitions.