Policy

Australian states can impose stricter renewables rules on data centres than the national minimum, but cannot weaken the federal floor.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

EnergyAustralia has admitted breaching the Electricity Retail Code by failing to make the Solar Sharer Offer available to eligible households from 1 July 2026.

Australia's federal government has announced it will expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to cover solar installations of up to 1MW.

New Zealand has published the final report of its review into the residential and small-to-medium-scale solar installation process.

Australia's CEFC has committed AU$100 million (US$65.8 million) to a new programme targeting mid-scale hybrid solar-plus-storage projects.

India’s electricity regulator, CERC, has proposed restoring interstate transmission charge waivers for delayed renewable energy projects.

India approves US$531.7 million Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana (PMSSY) scheme for 5GW floating solar PV with co-located BESS deployment.

The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy has awarded 995MW of solar PV and nearly 100MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in a clean energy procurement auction.

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