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Indonesia urges ASEAN push for clean energy expansion

Indonesian President urged ASEAN nations to expand renewable energy projects and strengthen regional energy resilience, highlighting Southeast Asia’s vast solar, wind and hydropower potential alongside Indonesia’s plans to build 100 GW of solar capacity....

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Ewec, Masdar tie-up to rapidly scale up renewable energy projects

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) has entered into a strategic collaboration framework agreement with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) to set up a roadmap for the accelerated deployment of utility-scale renewable energy projects. ...

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Youth-focused renewable energy initiative kicks off in Sohar

A programme on sustainability and renewable energy has begun in the Wilayat of Sohar, in the Governorate of North Al Batinah, Oman. The programme is organised by the Youth Centre and SOHAR Port and Freezone. It aims to equip over 50 young Omanis, aged 25–34, with essential skills for the global energy transition....

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Abu Dhabi's Global South Utilities boosts Africa renewables portfolio

Abu Dhabi-based Global South Utilities (GSU) has achieved several major milestones in 2025, including the expansion of its renewable energy portfolio across Africa, thus contributing to powering more than 500,000 homes. In Egypt, it was part of an international consortium to develop a $220m solar plant facility. ...

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Near-700 GW surge in 2025 proves renewable energy resilience: Irena

In 2025, global renewable power capacity reached 5,149 GW with a 692 GW (15.5 per cent) annual increase, accounting for 85.6 per cent of total capacity growth, while non-renewables contributed a smaller share, reports Irena’s Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026....

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Bhutan PM seeks UAE investment in renewable energy

Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay highlighted strong, growing relations with the UAE, emphasising opportunities in trade, investment, and sustainability. Speaking at World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, he stressed deepening cooperation in key economic sectors, leveraging Bhutan’s significant renewable energy potential. ...

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Saudi Arabia, Türkiye sign intergovernmental renewable energy agreement

Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed a renewable energy agreement to strengthen cooperation. It covers solar power projects in Türkiye totaling up to 5,000 MW in two phases, supporting energy diversification, security, and low-carbon transition, with $2 billion in investments supplying electricity to two million households. ...

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Acwa Power to advance renewable energy development in Philippines

Acwa Power has signed a reservation agreement with the Philippines’ BCDA to develop large-scale renewable energy in New Clark City. The collaboration targets a major solar project with potential battery storage integration within the smart, green New Clark City Special Economic Zone north of Manila. ...

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UAE’s renewable energy capacity exceeds 7.7GW: Energy Minister

The UAE is strengthening its global leadership in sustainable energy through strategic investments accelerating the clean energy transition, with installed renewable energy capacity now exceeding 7.7GW, said Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure....

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Masdar reaches 65GW of renewable energy portfolio capacity

Masdar, a clean energy leader, announced that its renewable energy portfolio capacity has reached 65 gigawatts (GW), up from 51GW in 2025, marking two decades since the UAE made the strategic decision to invest early in clean energy....

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Egypt signs renewable energy deals worth $1.8bn

Egypt has signed renewable energy deals worth a combined $1.8 billion. Egypt hopes to have renewable energy reach 42 per cent of its electricity generation mix by 2030, but officials say the goal will be at risk without more international support....

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Renewable energy now dominates global sector: Irena Director-Gen

Irena Director-General Francesco La Camera said renewables now dominate the global energy system and the transition is irreversible, highlighting record $2.4 trillion energy-transition investment, including $800 billion for production capacity, showing rapidly accelerating investment in renewables and related energy sources....

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Germany's renewable energy capacity up 11pc in 2025

Germany stepped up the construction of solar panels and wind turbines last year, with installed renewable energy capacity rising by 11 per cent to around 210 gigawatts, the country’s energy regulator said. The Federal Network Agency said the pace of expansion was close to that of previous years, after capacity grew by about 12 percent in both 2023 and 2024....

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Kuwait issues RFPs for 500MW renewable energy projects

The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects has issued Request for Proposals to qualified bidders for the development of Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy (Phase III – Zone 2) Solar PV IPP project with a total capacity of 500MW. ...

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Eni completes school renewable energy access programme in Tataouine

Eni inaugurated a 200 kW solar plant at Lycée de Tataouine, completing its solar programme in 14 Tataouine schools. The initiative benefits around 7,000 students, teachers, and staff, promoting renewable energy access across southern Tunisia’s primary and secondary education institutions....