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Endesa has begun repowering Galicia’s Coriscada wind farm after decades. Forty turbines will be replaced by four 7MW machines while export capacity remains 24MW.
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Two Gennaker offshore substation topsides have completed Dutch load-out operations. The 450MW platforms form part of 50Hertz’s 927MW OST-6-1 grid connection.
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RWE has approved a 400MW battery at its Moerdijk site. The 1.1GWh system will relieve Dutch grid congestion and support OranjeWind integration.
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Sri Lanka has connected its first grid-scale standalone battery system. The 10MW/40MWh Anuradhapura installation begins a wider 130MW/520MWh storage programme spanning 13 sites.
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Ausgrid has launched a community power network battery trial programme. Distributed batteries will absorb surplus local solar and release energy later while testing a network-led model for sharing financial benefits.
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Four NSW firming projects are now fully operational for summer. Three grid batteries and a demand-response portfolio were delivered through the state’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap tender.
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NESO is advancing a unified standard for power-flow metering polarity. GC0182 would formalise how operational metering signals are presented to the system operator and replace increasingly complex workarounds.
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Ofgem has opened Greenlink’s post-construction review of regulated project costs. The process will establish final cap-and-floor levels after the 500MW interconnector entered commercial operation in January 2025.
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Renewables supplied 54.1% of EU electricity generation during second-quarter 2026. Solar became the largest renewable source, while national renewable shares ranged from 19.8% to 97.7%.
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The Netherlands has updated its national battery systems action agenda. The programme links grid flexibility with battery manufacturing, safety, circularity, and reduced strategic dependence across the supply chain.