AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoGrid & reliability: New York ISO says the CHPE hydropower line’s summer outages exposed how tight margins can get when clean power delivery slips. Legal showdown: Eversource, National Grid and Unitil are suing Hydro-Quebec over a Maine power-line outage, arguing force majeure should not let Hydro-Quebec withhold $40m. UK renewables cost debate: Britain’s National Audit Office warns wind curtailment will be cut only after costly grid upgrades, adding about £104/year to typical bills by 2030-31. India renewables push: SECI invited bids for two 5 MW Agri-PV projects in Delhi, while Maharashtra floated tokenizing up to half of transmission assets to fund new lines and solar storage. Storage & infrastructure: Hidroelectrica is investing in a 64 MW/434.76 MWh BESS at Iron Gates II, and Ireland hit new grid-scale solar peaks in August. Climate disaster & hydropower risk: Nepal put rebuilding at $4.78bn after glacial floods, with hydropower projects among the hardest hit, as rescues continue. Local resilience: Cebu businesses are turning to solar as rotational brownouts disrupt operations. Protest crackdown: Gambia banned protests without permits after unrest tied to power cuts.
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