AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGrid Stress & Heatwaves: Moldova warned of a peak-hour electricity deficit tonight (18:00–21:00) and urged voluntary demand cuts as Danube low flows limit cooling and generation. Policy & Bills: Philippines lawmakers filed a bill to remove 12% VAT from the system loss charge, arguing consumers shouldn’t be taxed on power they never used. Storage Push (India): Ola Electric and Axis Energy signed an MoU to assess up to 20 GWh of BESS by 2032, while Serentica Renewables commissioned the first 200 MWh phase of a 1 GWh BESS in Bikaner for 24/7 renewable supply to industrial users. Distributed Power & Markets: Georgia Power and the DOE marked Plant Bowen upgrades, starting construction of two combined-cycle gas units plus a new 500 MW BESS. Nuclear Momentum: China’s Tianwan Unit 8 completed cold functional tests, moving toward hot tests and fuel loading; Holtec, Entergy and Hyundai will evaluate SMR-300 deployment for large-load customers. Tech for High Voltage: Power Integrations unveiled 2200 V GaN ratings aimed at next-gen high-voltage data centers, EVs, renewables and HVDC. Clean Power Targets: Pakistan set a goal of 90% clean electricity by 2035, with BESS and domestic manufacturing central to the plan. Local Outages: Duke Energy reported outages affecting about 1,699 customers in New Hanover County, N.C.
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