Grid & reliability funding: Colorado will receive $250M in federal support to upgrade transmission links and boost power sharing across regions, targeting fewer outages and better resilience for data-center-heavy demand. Renewables & grid stability: India’s FICCI-Nangia report warns that rapid solar/wind growth is stressing frequency and forcing large-scale curtailment, while transmission and storage buildout lag targets. Energy storage for transport: Lviv and the EBRD signed a €21M deal to connect traction substations into a unified grid and add storage for up to 7.5 hours of electric-transport backup. Power market pressure (UK): UK business groups urge reconsidering the Clean Power 2030 target, citing rising network and policy costs and a predicted business energy “cost peak shock” in winter 2027/28. Corporate & infrastructure moves: Eaton agreed to buy Italy’s COL Group for €810M to expand medium-voltage equipment capacity; Akaysha reached final commercial operations for the Waratah Super Battery (850MW/1680MWh) in NSW. Clean energy finance: IRFC signed a ₹4,200 crore loan with DVC for solar and BESS projects, while DEWA completed a $2.7B refinancing of the 950MW Noor Energy 1 solar-plus-storage plant. Nuclear restart watch: The US NRC advanced environmental review steps for reauthorising the Crane Clean Energy Center restart in Pennsylvania. Policy & tech for EV charging: Turkey lifted limits on battery storage integrated into EV charging stations, enabling higher charging output without immediate grid upgrades.