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Utility-scale solar generation in Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) fell 3.3% to 1,746GWh in October 2026, its first monthly decline since June, as annual growth slowed to 4.4%.

Data centres could add AU$40 billion (US$28 billion) to wholesale electricity costs in Australia's eastern states.

Solar and battery storage projects have pushed Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) connection pipeline up 43% in a year to 80.9GW, overtaking the grid's existing 77GW of capacity for the first time.

The South Australian government has selected four solar and wind proposals totalling almost 13GW in the Whyalla West release area, west of the steelmaking city.

Eleven German associations oppose proposed solar prosumer grid fees, warning they could deter investment and slow expansion.

Acciona, GenusPlus and UGL Engineering have been selected to deliver Stage 1 of Clean Energy Link – East (CEL-East), a transmission project in Western Australia.

Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable energy investment "has already broken the annual record".

India’s solar generation rose 39% year-on-year to a record 705MU on 30 September, CREA’s latest snapshot reported.

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) has unveiled its KRW1,000 trillion (US$747 billion) Korean Green Transformation (K-GX) industrial strategy.

Australia's utility-scale solar and wind assets generated a combined 5.44TWh across the NEM in September 2026.