🇳🇱 Six provinces: industrial electricity discount must come sooner, Binnenlands Bestuur
Six Dutch provinces are urging the government to speed up releasing industrial electricity subsidies, rather than waiting until 2028 as planned
🇵🇹 Portugal launches auctions to boost renewable generation and electricity storage, Portugal Government
Portugal launched auctions for 300 MVA of renewable-plus-storage and 750 MVA of standalone battery grid capacity to boost storage, ease electricity prices, and benefit local municipalities.
🇮🇹 Italy’s solar market shifts towards larger commercial and industrial installations, La Repubblica
Italy’s solar market is shifting toward larger installations, with commercial-industrial and utility-scale additions up 22% while residential solar fell 23% in H1 2026.
🇩🇪 Import prices rise at their fastest pace since November 2022, Wirtschaftswoche
Germany’s import prices rose 10.4% year-on-year in September, the steepest jump since 2022, driven by soaring energy costs.
🇩🇪 Confidential draft legislation reveals what a fuel price cap could look like, Handelsblatt
A leaked draft law from Reiche’s ministry would cap fuel prices only if German costs outpace the EU for three straight weeks—far short of the SPD’s expectations.
🇪🇸 Spain wastes a quarter of the renewable energy it produces, El Periódico
Spain’s unused renewable electricity has surged from 12% in 2024 to 25% in 2026, driven by generation outpacing demand and grid constraints.
🇺🇸 Trump says he’ll roll back Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas companies, NBC News
President Trump plans to ease methane rules before the midterms amid voter concerns over fuel costs, reversing Biden’s emissions-cutting approach.
🇺🇸 American Oil Giants See Profits Soar as Wars Crimp Energy Supplies, The Wall Street Journal
Exxon and Chevron’s huge Q3 profits drew fresh calls from Trump—echoing Biden—for the industry to return profits to the public.
🇺🇸 FERC approves tougher MISO penalties for nonperforming demand-side resources, Utility Dive
FERC’s Chang and Rosner urged MISO to stay open to further demand-response rule changes if penalties risk pushing reliable resources out of the market.
🌏 Asia needs $1 trillion investment annually for next 15 years to boost energy security, McKinsey says, Reuters
Asia may need up to $1 trillion a year in energy investment through 2040 to meet rising demand from data centres, cooling, and industry, McKinsey says.
🌏 Southeast Asia’s energy security at a crossroads as power demand surges, IEA warns, Channel News Asia
Southeast Asia’s energy security risks are rising with import reliance and 5.4% annual demand growth through 2030, prompting IEA calls for diversification, renewables, and regional grid links.
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