Grid Reliability & Bills (Philippines): DOE data shows June residential power rates spiking in the Visayas, with Southern Leyte EC hitting ₱16.57/kWh (+32% vs May) and Northern Samar EC jumping 41% to ₱15.72/kWh, as outages and seasonal demand keep triggering grid alerts. Energy Storage (India): Tata Power won an SECI letter of award for a 324 MW / 2,592 MWh pumped storage project, with 40 years of storage services aimed at boosting grid stability and renewables integration. Solar Build-Out (India): Coal India commissioned 200 MW of a 300 MW solar project at Khavda, Gujarat, lifting its installed solar to 557 MW under a 25-year offtake deal. Nuclear & Data Centers (SMR): Terra Innovatum signed an LOI for up to 8 MWe behind-the-meter SOLO™ microreactors to power DIRECTV Latin America data center facilities in Argentina and Brazil. Nuclear Industry (South Africa): Eskom says Koeberg Unit 2 had no radiation leak during routine maintenance, classed Level 0, after brief localized airborne detections inside containment. Geopolitics (Iran/Gulf): Iran claimed attacks on Kuwait’s power and water plant amid renewed US-Iran strikes, while the IAEA says it is looking into reports tied to the Darkhovin nuclear site. AI Power Demand: Uptime Institute data highlights how AI is driving extreme data center loads—one liquid-cooled AI rack at 132 kW, over 16x a standard rack—raising pressure on grids and cooling. EU Electrification: The European Commission’s Electrification Action Plan targets a “world’s first electro-powered continent,” aiming to cut fossil import bills by €260B per year by 2040. Wind Expansion (Europe/Africa): Hungary will expand wind grid connection capacity to nearly 1,000 MW after strong investor interest, while Ethiopia’s Aysha 300 MW wind farm edges forward with up to $110M in AfDB support.