Big Moves
Eskom launches 6 GW renewables tender
Eskom Holdings has launched a request-for-qualification process (RFQ) to select renewable energy partners for its Eskom Green phase 1 programme. The programme will cover up to 6 GW of utility-scale renewable energy and energy storage projects, including solar photovoltaic (PV), battery energy storage systems (BESS), wind and other renewable technologies.
News
Delta Capacity reaches financial close on 600 MWh Finnish BESS projects
Delta Capacity has reached financial close on two standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Finland with a combined capacity of 250 MW/600 MWh. The Karppio BESS project in Teuva has a capacity of 125 MW/300 MWh and is being developed with Strioga Family Foundation, while the 125 MW/300 MWh AKKU One project in Lapinlahti is being developed with COVENERGO.
Interviews
The shift to clean energy is now irreversible: United Nations’ Simon Steill
The Action Agenda is a vital part of the work ahead. It's where business, investors, governments, cities and regions, and many more, come together to deliver real economy actions. In other words, it’s the fast lane to more implementation. Key to helping countries to put their national climate plans into practice. And there is value in strengthening it within the international process, to complement negotiations, which will remain front and centre. Getting almost 200 countries to agree on every word is incredibly hard but incredibly important. No single COP can fix this global crisis, but each takes meaningful steps forward.
Opinion & Perspective
5 Expectations for COP 31 in Antalya
From 9 to 20 November 2026, UN member states, civil society, youth and the scientific community will gather in Antalya, Türkiye, for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 31). Following COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, which marked ten years of the Paris Agreement adoption, attention is shifting from setting climate targets to implementing them. Yet significant challenges remain. Global emissions reductions are insufficient to meet the Agreements goals, climate finance remains difficult to access for vulnerable countries and growing climate risks are placing additional pressure on communities and ecosystems. COP 31 will test whether international climate cooperation can translate political commitments into practical implementation.
Mega Trends & Analysis
SEA’s Energy Transition, Investments and Infrastructure Imperative
Southeast Asia is entering a decisive phase in its economic and energy development. Rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, rising incomes and the expansion of manufacturing and services are driving strong growth in energy demand, while the region’s increasing integration into global supply chains is creating new requirements for reliable and affordable power. At the same time, recent geopolitical disruptions have exposed the vulnerabilities of an energy system that remains heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels. The region must expand its energy system at scale while simultaneously making it more secure and diversified, and also reducing the sector’s carbon emissions.
Policy Watch
Canada’s National Electricity Strategy: Transmission at the core of a more connected grid
Canada is positioning electricity infrastructure as a central pillar of its economic, energy security and industrial strategy, with transmission emerging as one of the most important areas for investment. In May 2026, the country’s prime minister announced the National Electricity Strategy, setting an ambition to double the capacity of Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 through new infrastructure and accelerate electrification to support competitiveness and decarbonisation, while maintaining Canada’s existing advantage of a predominantly non-emitting and relatively low-cost electricity system.
Tech Talk
US Government Policy Levers for Data Center Energy Impacts
As local governments across the United States make progress toward their clean energy goals, a new challenge is emerging: rising electricity demand from data centers. Data centers are not new, nor are they the only driver of growing electricity demand. However, the speed and scale of recent development have placed them at the center of conversations about land use, infrastructure investment, siting and economic development. Communities are increasingly concerned about the impacts of data centers on local energy and water systems, noise and air pollution, as well as the broader implications of the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) on economies and society.
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Webinars & Videos
Asia’s Energy Security & RE Ambitions: E3G Webinar
In this webinar titled "Toward the next phase of AZEC - Aligning energy security and clean energy ambitions", experts from E3G, Climate Integrate, the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) explore the future of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) as it enters its next phase. Ahead of the fourth AZEC Ministerial meeting in the Philippines, the discussion considers how AZEC’s direction aligns with Southeast Asia’s evolving energy security priorities and clean energy ambitions.
Knowledge Centre
European EV Market Monitor: Report
In September 2026, 31% of new vehicles in Europe were battery electric. This brings the average share for January–September 2026 to 24%, a 7-percentage-point or 45% increase over the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the market share of plug-in hybrid cars increased 1 percentage point, reaching a 10% share. Registrations of conventional combustion engine cars fell by 10 percentage points to a 28% market share in January–September 2026, while mild hybrids and full hybrids increased their shares to 24% and 14%, respectively, an increase of 1 percentage point for each vehicle type.
Finance
China’s Cost Advantage in Electrolysers
China is the global leader in electrolysis, and competition among manufacturers is fierce. Interest in electrolysers – a critical technology for producing low-emissions hydrogen – has surged in recent years, with global deployment reaching a record of 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2025, up from nearly 300 megawatts (MW) just five years earlier. The vast majority of deployment has taken place in China, which currently accounts for two-thirds of global installed electrolyser capacity, in addition to two-thirds of capacity that has reached a final investment decision.
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