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April 1, 2026
South Australia could see its peak load double from 3.3GW today to 6.5-7GW by 2040, driven by data centres, green steel and hydrogen demand.
March 12, 2026
Trade body the Global Renewables Alliance has called for measures to fast-track the deployment of solar and other renewables amidst the Middle East crisis.
March 9, 2026
Mining giant Fortescue has begun construction of its 440MW Solomon Airport solar PV power plant in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
March 4, 2026
Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets delivered a combined 5TWh of generation in February 2026.
January 29, 2026
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced that renewable energy sources supplied more than half of the quarterly energy demand in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for the first time.
January 14, 2026
DNV has forecast that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will add 860GW of new solar PV by 2040.
November 5, 2025
The Spanish government has approved a royal decree aimed at strengthening the power grid's resilience, robustness and stability in response to the nationwide blackout in April.
October 23, 2025
Queensland's rooftop solar systems have exceeded 5GW of output for the first time, marking a milestone in Australia's solar expansion.
October 8, 2025
Australia's NEM achieved a new minimum operational demand record of 9,666MW, marking a 4% decrease from the previous record.
October 6, 2025
An expert panel has identified a series of grid failures that led to April's unprecedented power outage in Spain and Portugal, ruling out renewables as the leading cause.

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