Rooftop Solar Push (India): Bihar launched an INR 1,512 crore rooftop solar program for 2.5 lakh “Kutir Jyoti” households under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, aiming to scale to about 25 lakh homes by Nov. 20, 2027. Policy & Implementation (India): MNRE added REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd. and Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Ltd. as extra scheme implementation partners for solarizing government buildings under the same program. Tariff Pressure (Pakistan): NEPRA is set to hear a CPPA request for a Rs0.82 per unit fuel cost adjustment for May 2026, which could add about Rs12 billion to consumer bills nationwide. Grid & Data Centers (U.S.): NV Energy filed Nevada cases seeking approval for large-load electric service agreements with Amazon Data Services and Vantage Data Centers, highlighting how AI and data center demand keeps driving grid expansion debates. Offshore Wind (Germany): 50Hertz awarded Siemens Energy a contract for the NSORe offshore converter platform, supporting HVDC links to bring more Baltic Sea wind power ashore. Nuclear Outlook (Türkiye): Turkey reiterated it wants nuclear power at competitive prices with safe, high-domestic-content technology, targeting 20,000 MW by 2050. Renewables at Scale (China): CGN started building what it calls the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant in Qinghai, pairing solar towers and molten-salt storage for near-24/7 output. Local Reliability (Nigeria): Residents in Ogun State petitioned NERC over a prolonged outage they blame on Ikeja Electric’s service and communication failures.