Renewables Investment & Grid Stability: Cambodia secured $63 million from the ADB to add a 250 MW, two-hour utility-scale battery system, aiming to smooth renewable fluctuations and boost cross-border power trade with Vietnam. Consumer Protection in Clean Energy: Fiji’s competition watchdog warns that slow renewable investment leaves the power sector exposed to global fuel shocks, pushing costs onto consumers and calling for faster clean-energy buildout. Solar Buildout in Ireland: Greenvolt Next won a contract for three new 32 MW solar farms across Cork, targeting about 38,000 homes’ worth of clean power annually and adding soil-health monitoring plus community benefit funds. Energy Storage as Policy Reality: Turkey’s “Hourly Netting” rules are reshaping solar economics, with battery storage increasingly needed to protect long-term project profits under the new market framework. Waste & Public Services: Mandaue City in the Philippines added three new dump trucks to improve waste collection efficiency, while Bahrain inaugurated new transmission substations to strengthen grid reliability. Food, Water, and Community Resilience: A Zimbabwe school greenhouse in Mutumba is generating over US$2,500 per cycle to keep vulnerable learners in school, and Indonesia urged retailers to expand food-rescue efforts to cut waste and support a more sustainable food system. Nature & Biodiversity Watch: A leaked study warns an iron ore mine in Guinea’s UNESCO-protected Nimba Mountains could cause lasting, irreversible damage—raising serious safeguards concerns.