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Australia recorded its strongest quarter yet for rooftop solar installations, household battery storage uptake and large-scale solar investment in Q2 2026, according to the Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report.

Hawke's Bay Airport has opened an EOI process for the delivery & co-investment partners for a proposed 12-17MW solar PV plant in New Zealand.

AER found that rising solar and wind generation, supported by BESS, eased pressure across Australia's wholesale electricity market in 2025.

India installed a record 27GW of solar capacity in the first half of 2026, up 49% year on year, according to Mercom.

The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has approved the operating rules for the FER X decree with a 10GW allocation to solar PV.

Australia's coal retirement timeline is creating a circular problem for renewable energy investment, a panel discussion revealed.

Australia's National Electricity Market recorded a combined 3,320GWh of solar generation in July 2026, comprising 1,448GWh from utility-scale assets and 1,872GWh from rooftop systems.

Renewables supplied 42.1% of electricity generated across Australia's NEM in the three months to June 2026, a new quarterly high for Q2.

The plan lays out a roadmap for the country’s renewable energy development for 2026–2030, centred on capacity expansion, quality improvement and reliable energy substitution.

Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.