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This report examines the structural and operational drivers of renewable energy curtailment in India in 2025, highlighting the roles of demand forecasting errors, limited system flexibility, and transmission bottlenecks. It distinguishes between emergency curtailment via Tertiary Reserve Ancillary Services (TRAS) and structural curtailment caused by inadequate transmission infrastructure, particularly affecting projects under the temporary general network access (T-GNA) framework.

This report analyzes the emerging role of grid-scale batteries in the European Union as of 2025, highlighting their ability to compete with expensive gas-fired power during peak demand hours and reduce the curtailment of renewable energy. Using Italy as a primary example and California as a comparative case study, the document details how falling battery costs and widening price spreads are driving a record project pipeline aimed at lowering wholesale electricity prices and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

In 2025, the European Union's power sector reached a tipping point as wind and solar generation surpassed fossil fuels for the first time, accounting for 30.1% of electricity. While solar generation hit record highs and coal reached a historic low, gas power saw a slight increase, though it remained below pre-crisis levels.

The Renewables Bulletin Latin America and the Caribbean Edition provides an update on the region's transition to clean energy, highlighting the growth of wind and solar, the role of critical minerals, and the challenges of energy efficiency and biodiversity protection. It specifically notes a recent shift in Venezuela's energy strategy and the region's overall progress relative to global averages.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the drivers and outcomes of policy coherence regarding Kenya's transition to a renewable electricity sector. It identifies critical synergies between renewable energy investment and socio-economic growth, while highlighting significant trade-offs between industrialization goals, coal power ambitions, and climate mitigation targets. The document argues that institutional barriers, resource constraints, and power dynamics currently hinder a just energy transition.

This policy brief proposes a trade-aware Just Transition framework for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to manage the shift toward low-carbon, climate-resilient development. It argues that for the Caribbean, the transition is a structural regional transformation rather than a sector-specific phase-out of fossil fuels. The document outlines six guiding principles—social justice, effective governance, inclusive participation, economic resilience, alignment with climate goals, and green financing—and applies them to both at-risk sectors (energy, tourism, agriculture, forestry, transport) and growth sectors (blue economy, circular economy, orange economy).

The European Electricity Review 2026 by Ember analyzes electricity generation and demand across the EU-27 for 2025. The report highlights a historic tipping point where wind and solar combined to produce more electricity than all fossil fuel sources for the first time, while coal reached a new historic low. Despite this progress, the EU remains dependent on imported gas, which drove up electricity prices and import costs in 2025. The report emphasizes the role of battery storage in reducing gas reliance and curtailment of clean power.

The Indian States’ Electricity Transition (SET) 2026 report evaluates 21 Indian states across three dimensions: decarbonisation, power ecosystem readiness and performance, and market enablers. It finds that progress is fragmented, with no single state demonstrating consistently strong performance across all three areas, highlighting the need for coordinated, dimension-specific interventions to achieve a system-wide transition.

This industry brief by GreenCape examines the transition to electric two- and three-wheelers (E2W and E3W) for last-mile delivery in South Africa. It analyzes the economic viability, operational strategies, and environmental impacts of replacing internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycles with electric micro-mobility solutions, highlighting the role of innovative financing and charging infrastructure in overcoming high upfront costs.

The Western Cape Market Intelligence Report 2026 identifies a total investable renewable energy (RE) opportunity of R37.4 billion across approximately 2.35 GW of new capacity by 2030. While the region faces severe grid constraints, regulatory reforms in 2025—specifically the approval of congestion curtailment and transmission build-out timelines—have created new windows for large-scale wind and solar projects, as well as behind-the-meter (BTM) installations for businesses.

The 2026 Market Intelligence Report by GreenCape outlines renewable energy (RE) investment opportunities in South Africa, identifying a potential market of R161.2 billion by 2030. The report focuses on large-scale RE projects and behind-the-meter (BTM) solutions, while detailing the transition from public procurement to a private offtake market and the structural unbundling of Eskom.

The ARE Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026, held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21 to 24 April 2026, served as a platform for advancing renewable electrification. The event brought together 1,400 participants, including 215 investors, to discuss funding landscapes, green mini-grids, grid modernisation, and productive uses of energy. Key outcomes included the launch of a USD 25 million project preparation facility by COMESA and the rebranding of ARE to the Alliance for Renewable Electrification.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute, authored by Fundación Ivy, identifies regional best practices in Latin America and the Caribbean for accelerating the deployment of non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE). It analyzes five pillars: political and institutional frameworks, strategic planning, regulatory frameworks for investment and operation, demand response, and regional integration. The document uses case studies from countries such as Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico to illustrate successful strategies and contrasts these with the current situation in Colombia.

The report 'Boom and Bust Coal 2026' by Global Energy Monitor analyzes the global coal plant pipeline in 2025, highlighting a growing disconnect where coal capacity continues to increase—driven primarily by China and India—while actual coal-fired electricity generation declines due to the rapid expansion of wind and solar power.

The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for branding and marketing services for the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.

This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) to procure live streaming services for the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026, scheduled for April 21-23, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya.

This report analyzes the role of risk mitigation and transfer instruments in utility-scale renewable energy investments across East Africa, utilizing six case studies from Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda, and Kenya to identify how these tools facilitate the transition from project development to financial close.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics challenges the claim that renewable energy increases electricity prices, arguing that real-world data from the US, EU, Australia, and India often show a correlation between high renewable uptake and below-average power prices.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development analyzes India's energy transition through the lens of public finance, focusing on government support, revenues, and the role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for fiscal year 2023–2024 (FY 2024).

This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) and Terms of Reference (ToR) issued by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) to procure an exhibition service provider for the 2026 Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) in Nairobi, Kenya.