Bangladesh Energy Security: A special parliamentary committee urged Bangladesh to expand strategic fuel reserves to at least three months, diversify import sources, and roll out full automation and digital monitoring across the fuel supply chain, alongside tougher anti-smuggling rules and faster LNG/renewables buildout. Renewables Targets: Bangladesh also reiterated a plan to reach 30% of electricity from renewables by 2040, with policy support for grid solar, rooftop solar, floating solar, and private-sector participation; meanwhile, Malaysia is on track to beat its 2040 renewables target by 2031. Regional Power Diplomacy: India and Nepal moved to operationalise cross-border digital payments, while Afghanistan’s CASA-1000 transmission project continues toward moving 1,300MW of Central Asian hydropower to South Asia. Grid & Storage Reality Check: Estonia saw sharp electricity price swings tied to weaker winds and declining hydropower support, highlighting how storage and dispatchable backup shape renewable economics. Water Stress vs Clean Tech: Chile’s megadrought is colliding with data center growth, with activists warning wetlands are drying as server farms expand. Energy Politics & Tradeoffs: Trump’s wartime powers are funding coal plants and an export terminal, even as EU LNG imports keep falling and some countries pivot toward more gas demand reduction. On-the-ground Solar: Odisha inaugurated a 485 kWp rooftop solar plant at Lok Bhavan, adding to a 635 kW campus total. Hydropower Ecology: China is stepping up fish restoration and river connectivity in the upper Yangtze to protect biodiversity alongside hydropower development.