AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoGrid & affordability pressure in South Asia: Tamil Nadu’s textile lobby (SIMA) is urging the CM to act fast on rooftop-solar network charges, deemed-demand arrears, and demand charges—pushing to freeze rates at ₹608/kVA/month for three years—arguing power costs are squeezing mills. Tariff fight in Bangladesh: At a BERC hearing, the Power Development Board defended a proposed bulk power price hike while consumer advocates warned it will deepen hardship as subsidies strain the system. Wildlife-friendly wind: New research suggests painting turbine blades with biologically inspired warning colors (yellow/red/black) could reduce bird deaths. Hydropower momentum in India: Arunachal’s Siang Upper Multipurpose Project added more village MoUs, with 71 of 84 households now consenting. Space solar gets its first real test: China’s “Sun Chasing” team started experiments, reporting wireless power transmission over 100m-plus to stationary and moving targets. Corporate clean power push: Enbridge is set to build a 365MW/1.6GWh solar-plus-storage project in Wyoming for Meta’s data-centre needs.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.