AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGrid reliability in the Philippines: Visayas power crunch is worsening, with reports of rotational brownouts up to nine hours and a push for a congressional probe into reserve power charges and whether ancillary services were actually delivered during 2026 red alerts. Emergency operations: NGCP has warned of possible manual load dropping in Eastern Visayas as the grid runs tight, citing limited generation and imports. Cyber defense for power systems: South Korea’s KEPCO will run ELECCON 2026 in November, a live-action cyber exercise pairing humans and AI to test defenses for electric power infrastructure. Pakistan market reform: Nepra approved uniform use-of-system charges for bulk power consumers and open-access users, clearing the way for Pakistan’s first competitive wheeling auction, while also approving a quarterly tariff increase. Renewables momentum in MENA: BloombergNEF says MENA added a record 16 GW of solar and wind in 2025, with 2026 additions forecast to jump 37% and battery storage scaling up. Offshore wind infrastructure: Belgium’s “energy island” project near the North Sea is nearing completion, aiming to reduce cable costs by aggregating offshore wind power. Storm impacts: Severe weather continues to knock out power and disrupt critical services, from hospitals to water pumping systems.
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