Grids

Clean energy investor confidence in Australia has deteriorated sharply over the past year, according to the Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG).

The combination of grid shortages and massive recent expansion has put European solar developers in a “critical” position, according to the CEO of veteran German solar EPC and developer, Belectric.

A report by think-tank ECNO has blamed grid bottlenecks, permitting delays and flexibility limitations for a slowdown in the EU’s renewables growth.

Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) recorded a combined 2,413GWh of solar generation in June 2026, comprising 1,092GWh from utility-scale assets and 1,321GWh from rooftop systems.

Australia needs to build nearly 120GW of utility-scale wind and solar by 2050, approximately five times the current level, says AEMO.

Sonnedix has received authorisation from Spain’s CNMC to operate as a licensed electricity trading and supply company in the country.

The deployment of renewable energy capacity in Spain has driven a decoupling from volatile global gas prices, resulting in a 19% reduction in consumer electricity bills.

Transgrid has confirmed that Project EnergyConnect, Australia's largest transmission project, is being fully energised following completion of construction on its New South Wales (NSW) section.

Australia’s Queensland has allocated AU$3.2 billion to the CopperString transmission project in its 2026-27 State Budget.

Ark Energy has been granted approval by AEMO and Transgrid to connect its 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project to the NEM.