Key Trends

• EU funding guidance on “high-risk” inverters remains operationally unclear: SolarPower Europe has urged the European Commission to issue written guidance on its restrictions on EU-funded solar and battery projects using inverters from high-risk countries, warning that the absence of formal documentation is already delaying investment and threatening the bloc’s 2030 renewable energy targets — a development that extends beyond the previously covered ban itself to focus on its implementation gap.
• India’s rooftop solar programme receives major multilateral backing: The World Bank has approved $890 million for India’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme, coinciding with the country recording 29 GW of renewable energy additions in the first half of 2026 — a combination of development finance and deployment momentum that positions India as an increasingly prominent driver of global solar growth.
• US solar market shows resilience despite adverse federal policy: An MIT report finds the US solar and storage industry is maintaining momentum despite cuts to clean energy provisions in the Republican budget bill, whilst an Oklahoma portfolio of 725 MW marks completion — illustrating continued project delivery at scale even as the federal policy environment tightens.

Intersolar Mexico, the leading International Exhibition and Congress focused on photovoltaic, solar thermal and energy storage systems, will hold its seventh edition from September 1 to 3, 2026, at the Banamex Center, Mexico City…It also maintains a collaborative network with more than 20 national and international organizations, including AMAEM, AMIF, FECIME, MERM, RAME, the Global Solar Council , SolarPower Europe , GIZ, and CAMEXA.

Solar lobby calls for clarity on EU “high-risk” supplier curbs (Montel)

The European Commission was on Thursday urged to clarify restrictions on EU funding for solar and battery projects using inverters from “high-risk” countries, with a clean power lobby warning uncertainty is delaying investment. SolarPower Europe said an absence of written guidance put the EU’s 2030 renewable energy goals at risk.

Government approves 740MW solar farm despite flood risk concern (Utility Week)

The government has granted consent to a 740MW solar farm on the border between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire… The decision was welcomed by Solar Energy UK, whose chief executive Chris Hewett said: “Solar power at scale means cheap, clean, homegrown power, insulated from the global instability that has caused energy prices to rocket.

S&P Global highlights Romania’s 1 GW solar project as signalling Eastern European renewables boom (Romania-Insider)

Romania’s planned Dama solar park, with more than 1 GW of installed capacity, illustrates the growing scale of renewable energy investment in Central and Eastern Europe, according to comments published by S&P Global Commodity Insights… According to SolarPower Europe, the country added 2.5 GW of solar capacity in 2025, a 45% increase from the previous year, bringing total installed capacity to 7.6 GW.

Infrastructure and agriculture on investors’ radar. (Estado de Minas)

The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) of the Central Bank (BC) ofcut the benchmark interest rate (Selic) to 14.25% per year…Advocated by the Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica (Absolar), the measure can increase the competitiveness of rural producers, who will have energy security for the continuous operation of meat and milk refrigeration, irrigation, and pumping, without interruptions in the conventional electricity grid.

Berlin is apparently allowed to circumvent EU rules for power plant expansion. (Montel)

Apparently, the EU Commission signaled to Germany a year ago that it would be permitted to formally violate EU criteria with the planned gas-fired power plants…For example, the Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft considers legal challenges against the law possible.

Reef effect, noise, risk of collision with birds… Scientists assess the impact of offshore wind turbines (Les Echos)

Wind farms are set to multiply along the French coast. In the name of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, France has set itself the objective of producing 45 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power, compared to 2 GW today…For Jules Nyssen, president of the Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER), the report “opens up perspectives rather than serving as a conclusion.”

Biomethane: barrage of criticism against the new rules announced by the government (Les Echos)

The government wants to replace feed-in tariffs, which have fueled the growth of biomethane in France, with competitive bidding…“This complete abandonment of tariffs is completely unacceptable,” fumes Frédéric Terrisse, who chairs the renewable gas commission of Syndicat des énergies renouvelables (SER).

• Zambia introduces new procurement approaches as solar interest booms (PV Magazine)
• Dinto Solar Signs 20 MW HJT Module Distribution Agreement in Egypt (Solar Quarter)
• Egypt: Gogreen advances $951,376 solar project to back agricultural expansion (Zawya)
• Morocco is becoming Africa’s solar energy powerhouse with one of the world’s largest solar complexes (Times of India)
• Climate Finance Platform Spark Backs Solar Power for Tanzania’s Poultry Industry (Ecofin Agency)

 North America

• New York reaches 8 GW of distributed solar capacity (Utility Dive)
• In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland (Ohio Capital Journal)
• Oklahoma Solar Hits 525 MW as Google-Backed PPA Model Reshapes Grid Finance (Tech Times)
• LRE Celebrates Major Milestones Across 725 MW Oklahoma Solar Portfolio (Renewable Energy Magazine)
• MIT Report: Solar and storage industry show resilience despite Republican bill cuts (PV Magazine)
• Canadians design bubbly floating solar for icy lakes (CBC)

 Latin America

• In Honduras, solar power has done more harm than good, communities say (Mongabay)

 Asia

• China’s giant Gobi solar plant runs after dark on salt, not batteries (Electrek)
• Indonesia’s solar push stutters on fossil fuel dependence, tight funding (The Jakarta Post)
• World Bank Approves $890 Million for India’s PM Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Programme (Saur Energy)
• Solar surge lifts India’s RE additions to 29GW in first half (Asian Power)

 Australia

• Palau solar-plus-storage site to add 19.8MWh BESS in Australian-backed augmentation (Energy Storage News)
• Australia rooftop solar installs reach 322 MW in June (PV Magazine)

 EU & UK

• EU’s Chinese inverter ban could affect 14% of future solar demand, Wood Mackenzie says (PV Tech)
• Energy secretary considers plans for solar farm ( BB)
• European PV market set to decline by 2025 (Energate Messenger)
• Worried investors and negative electricity prices: Has Spain’s solar boom really turned ‘bust’? (Euro News)
• Switzerland deploys 1.33 GW of solar in 2025 (PV Magazine)
• New triple-junction perovskite solar cell achieves 27.3% efficiency with 770-hour life (Interesting Engineering)
• Ukraine updates solar feed-in tariffs (PV Magazine)
• Council housing in Wales and Scotland surpasses private homeowners on solar, new index reveals (Renewable Energy Magazine)

• Space Solar Power Is Coming Home to the Energy Industry (Power Magazine)
• The decision points that make or break solar projects (PV Magazine)

• Former Australian Senator Gerard Rennick criticised the Albanese government’s energy policy, arguing that reliance on renewable energy over nuclear power places the interests of Australians last, whilst highlighting the contradiction of exporting cheap baseload energy abroad whilst importing costlier renewables.
• SPD Member of Parliament Prof. Karl Lauterbach argued that solar energy will define the 21st century’s economic order, warning that an inconsistent policy course risks relegating Germany to the group of countries that fail to capitalise on the transition.
• Net Zero Watch criticised Energy Secretary Ed Miliband for overruling his own planning inspectors to approve Britain’s second-largest solar farm on prime farmland in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, with inspectors having warned the project would damage the environment, historic structures, local wellbeing, and transport networks.
• MP for Boston and Skegness Richard Tice warned that Reform UK will take all necessary steps to block the solar farm approved for Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, cautioning developers and investors to proceed at their own risk.