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.
China Gezhouba Group has started construction of a 60 MW floating solar power project in Indonesia. The project is expected to deliver 129 GWh annually when completed.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported that solar will provide a significant proportion of the additional energy sector demand in America for years to come.
According to a report, The Future of Electricity in the Middle East and North Africa, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has tripled since 2000 and is predicted to rise by an extra 50 per cent by 2035.
Korea East-West Power (EWP) with Dongseo Power and Hyundai Motor have launched a real-time control demonstration project at its Ulsan Power Headquarters, where it will combine a 1 MW hydrogen fuel cell to a 0.5 MW solar PV system to manage renewable intermittency.
According to a report from the energy think-tank Ember, China’s wind and solar electricity generation in H1 2025 was 27 higher than that of H1 2024.
The energy think tank Ember reports that Africa is beginning to show the first clear signs of a boom in solar power, with imports of solar panels from China having surged dramatically over the past year.
The Malaysian firms Gentari, a renewable energy supplier and the construction firm Gamuda have formed a partnership to develop 1.5 GW of renewable energy capacity in Malaysia.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), developers added 12 GW of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in H1 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in H2 2025.