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Annual global renewable energy capacity additions will need to almost double to 1.2TW if the world is to meet the COP28 targets, says IRENA.

Spain has announced plans to create a capacity market for the national electricity system in order to secure 'security of supply'.

A US court has upheld a FERC plan to speed up the permitting process for connecting energy projects to the grid.

Iberdrola has reported net profits of US$4.9 billion in the first half of 2026, following its divestment from its Mexican operations.

The European Commission has released its final Electrification Action Plan to “make Europe the world’s first ‘electro-continent’.”

Renewable energy generation is now accelerating faster than energy systems can absorb it, according to Schneider Electric's Frédéric Godemel.

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

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.

The Dutch government is planning to introduce a feed-in-tariff that will require large electricity producers to pay towards the cost of the electricity grid.

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