Grid Policy: The Philippines’ Visayan Electric says it’s too early to gauge how President Marcos Jr.’s push to remove system loss charges from bills will affect distributors, since Congress hasn’t amended EPIRA yet. AI Power Demand: South Korea unveiled a plan to cut industrial electricity rates via a four-tier system tied to transmission costs, aiming to power AI and advanced industry growth with more renewables, storage, and grid upgrades. Renewables Scale-Up: India’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar program hit 50.06 lakh installations (14.8 GW), with July adding 5.06 lakh systems—plus Australia is expanding its “missing middle” solar rebates from 100 kW to 1 MW for warehouses, factories, and schools. Solar Market Moves: Google signed a 155 MW Oklahoma solar PPA with RWE for 15 years, while Clearway canceled a Nevada data center plus gas plant plan, refocusing on solar and storage. Nuclear & Water Stress: Ukraine restored external power to Zaporizhia NPP after about an hour on diesel backup; Hungary narrowly avoided a full shutdown at Paks as Danube levels rose. Grid Reliability & Outages: Romania’s heatwave and drought are forcing major industrial consumers to cut or pause output to ease evening grid deficits. EV Charging: Pilot, GM, and EVgo’s fast-charging network passed 300 sites and 1,300 stalls across 40 states.