AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoGrid stress and bills in the US: Maryland electricity bills jumped 50.9% over five years, now 24% above the national average, as debate heats up over utility costs, data-center demand, and state decarbonization pushing Maryland to import 43% of power—raising fears of voltage collapse and rolling blackouts by summer 2027. Energy storage momentum: NTPC invited a global EOI for a pilot grid-connected sodium-ion battery energy storage system, while Sri Lanka’s energy minister said BESS rollout is accelerating to avoid an electricity crisis despite El Niño-linked rainfall uncertainty. Big new capacity and contracts: Guyana’s 300MW gas-to-energy plant is moving into start-up prep with Siemens Energy set as O&M operator; Tanzania’s Tanesco signed a Sh198.67bn deal for a 220kV line to end shortages in Songwe and Mbeya; India’s NPCL launched bids for 300MW round-the-clock renewable power. Storage tech breakthrough in China: the world’s largest salt-cavern compressed air project completed full-unit startup, positioning a “super power bank” for grid balancing. Geopolitics meets power: Ukraine warned of reciprocal strikes if Russia targets its energy grid this winter, while Iran-backed militias in Iraq were blamed for an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline. Local power politics: Kerala’s power crisis turned personal as former KSEB chief B. Ashok hit back at Vijayan over long-term power purchase deal cancellations.
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