AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoGrid & reliability: Talen Energy says it wants to expand its Derry Township power plant with two new gas units, while Ukraine reports Mariupol port infrastructure hit in strikes and left without power. Nuclear momentum: Turkey’s Akkuyu plant hit a key commissioning step by loading simulated fuel assemblies, targeting first electricity by year-end; Sweden also received another state-aid application for a new nuclear project. Renewables & storage: Japan switched on Asia’s first osmotic power plant using seawater and sewage; Europe’s solar-plus-storage is running into rising complexity as developers weigh battery degradation, safety and financing; GSL Energy deployed dual high- and low-voltage storage at a Texas sports facility for near off-grid operation. Policy & markets: Germany faces recession risk as an Iran-linked energy price shock hits growth; Nepal allocated NPR 114bn to its energy and water ministry for grid and hydro buildout; the U.S. energy permitting fight escalates as an EPA veto authority coalition pushes to change Clean Water Act rules. Data centers & power demand: Maryland candidates spotlight data centers as a driver of higher bills, and Zoho unveiled an India-made AI-optimized server claiming 12–18% lower power use for global data centers.
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