A report by Carbon Brief indicates that coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first year that this has happened since 1973.
Japan has announced it will invest $1.34 billion to encourage companies to use clean electricity, supporting industry and regions that switch to zero carbon power.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems reported that in 2025, the share of renewables in Germany’s net public electricity generation amounted to 55.9 per cent.
Luz Elena González, Mexico’s Energy Minister, has announced private companies will invest €4.5 billion to build 20 renewable energy projects across 11 Mexican states. In addition, the government plans three more solar power plants and will invest nearly €1.8 billion in transmission infrastructure.
Manila Electric Co (Meralco) has announced the launch of a Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for 200 MW of baseload renewable energy capacity.
The Mexican Government has released its latest energy assessment, in which it states an expectation that nearly 70 per cent of all new installed capacity between 2025 and 2030 will come from renewables.
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced that it plans to increase Ghana’s renewable energy generation to 10 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2060.
According to a report from the energy think tank Ember, renewable energy and nuclear energy jointly overtook coal as the world’s leading source of electricity in H1 2025.
The power market analytics firm Aurora Energy has published a report stating that 18 GW of renewable energy plants and battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be commissioned in Mexico by 2030, with costs falling and electricity demand rising.
To compete moving forward, suppliers must pay as much attention to the export tariffs as the retail cost of energy so as to appeal to a more energy-savvy customer.
By Scott Barber, Head of I&C, POWWR