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US solar steps up: the Q3 2026 Solar Asset Mapper release
The US added 10 GW of detected solar capacity in Q3 2026, the most outside China, while Egypt's grew 10% as major new solar and storage plants came online.
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Scenario Builder goes global: model 163 countries, for free
Scenario Builder now includes simulation-ready datasets for 163 countries and 53 sub-national grid regions, so anyone can build a power system model in minutes, for free.
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Philippine grid upgrades could cut system costs by $20bn
NGCP's proposed grid upgrades could unlock up to 58 GW of renewables and $20bn in savings, but gas remains a transition risk until higher prices shift investment to hydro.
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ASEAN Power Grid: exporters’ priorities could halve Singapore’s $22bn fuel savings
Interconnection could avoid $22bn in fuel and operating costs for Singapore over 2035–2045, but exporters’ domestic priorities could cut that to $12bn as imports fall to 22 TWh by 2045.
Update
US solar steps up: the Q3 2026 Solar Asset Mapper release
The US added 10 GW of detected solar capacity in Q3 2026, the most outside China, while Egypt's grew 10% as major new solar and storage plants came online.
Update
Scenario Builder goes global: model 163 countries, for free
Scenario Builder now includes simulation-ready datasets for 163 countries and 53 sub-national grid regions, so anyone can build a power system model in minutes, for free.
Analysis
Philippine grid upgrades could cut system costs by $20bn
NGCP's proposed grid upgrades could unlock up to 58 GW of renewables and $20bn in savings, but gas remains a transition risk until higher prices shift investment to hydro.
Analysis
Retiring Bangladesh's costliest coal plants could save $1 billion
Retiring Bangladesh's most expensive coal plants saves the system US$1.0bn by 2050 and cuts 67 MtCO₂ ($15/tCO2).
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Expanded Philippine grid cuts curtailment by nearly two thirds in 2035 but risks more coal
Expanding interconnectors across the main grids could unlock 873 GWh of clean energy, but also results in 5.74 TWh of coal.
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Japan can reach net zero more cheaply with mature renewables than with unproven innovative thermal
New modelling finds a renewable-led transition reaches net zero at 7% lower cost, with stronger economic returns and far less emissions risk than betting on unproven abated thermal.
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Hydrogen and ammonia are costly for Japan's power sector
Power generation from hydrogen and ammonia plants would come at a significant cost premium and would be best reserved for peak demand and system stability.
