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The lights are mostly back on in Spain, Portugal and southern France. Portugal’s grid operator REN was quoted as blaming the event on a rare phenomenon known as “induced atmospheric vibration”. But what is this vibration?

European TSOs have recommended that Germany split its single electricity price zone into up to five bidding zones. This should maximise economic efficiency across the whole market area, ensuring supply security and reducing cost.

Spain and Portugal experienced an unprecedented and widespread power outage, paralyzing daily life and transport systems. It has been described as one of the most severe blackouts in the past decade.

Malaysia’s national energy company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), is significantly expanding its renewable energy investments, raising its capital expenditure (capex) to RM42.9 billion (about USD 9.8 billion)—double its previous plan.

As U.S. President Donald Trump marked his first 100 days back in office on April 30, he had already signed more than 100 executive orders—aggressively dismantling his predecessor’s policies and unleashing a tariff shockwave that rattled global trade.

South Korea’s Jeju Island is making bold investments in green hydrogen with nation’s first commercial green hydrogen refueling station and hydrogen production facility.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies has driven the “surging” growth of data centers in China, with associated increases in energy demand and emissions. 

Vietnam officially approved a revised version of its National Power Development Plan (PDP8) on April 15, allocating $136.3 billion by 2030 to strengthen long-term energy security.

Gulf Energy, Thailand’s largest private power producer, has ramped up investments in telecommunications and digital infrastructure in recent years, leveraging the resulting electricity demand to accelerate the development of low-carbon energy.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has announced a new round of feed-in tariffs (FIT) for solar power, introducing location-based pricing and, for the first time, incorporating energy storage systems.