AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGrid reliability & outages: Ghana’s GRIDCo said a disturbance around 3:11 a.m. triggered automatic shutdowns of some plants, causing a nationwide outage while restoration teams worked with stakeholders. Solar curtailment: India curtailed 8,133 GWh of solar in April–June 2026 due to grid constraints and transmission delays, even as rooftop solar adoption under PM Surya Ghar continues to expand. Nuclear politics & safety debate: In the Philippines, Marcos renewed nuclear ambitions, while local officials in Bataan pushed to keep the aging BNPP out of the plan; the Palace says any nuclear move will follow full studies and IAEA-aligned safeguards. Nuclear tech R&D: DARPA highlighted the “heat and weight” hurdles for transportable nuclear power and funded radiovoltaics aimed at replacing the AA battery with decades-long power. Renewables buildout: Tata Power targets commissioning a 10 GW Odisha wafer-and-ingot plant by January 2028, and Minnesota Power broke ground on an 85 MW Boswell Solar project for mid-2027 generation. Storage & demand management: NOMAD Power Solutions said DSO Electric Cooperative put two transportable BESS units into seasonal operation after a pilot delivered over $100,000 in demand-charge savings. Policy pressure on power bills: The U.S. debate over who pays for grid upgrades is heating up, with utilities like Kentucky Power backing a White House pledge that ratepayers shouldn’t foot the bill for data center growth.
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