AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoOil & Iran Pressure: Oil prices climbed for a fifth straight session as Trump unveiled wider economic measures against Iran, keeping Strait of Hormuz disruption and supply risk front and center. Nuclear Resilience Under Strain: Ukraine reported outages after Russian attacks, while Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant switched to diesel backup after losing external power; radiation stayed normal. Grid Hardening & Outage Response: Duke Energy urged safe digging via 811 after line-damage stats, and protests in South Africa’s Ekurhuleni disrupted power after a mini-substation fire. Renewables With Storage Moving Ahead: Montenegro’s Velestovo solar-storage project secured a grid connection; EDF power solutions signed 25-year PPAs for a 400 MW/1,600 MWh Nevada solar-plus-storage build. Data Centers Meet Power Reality: Fortescue said its Pilbara green grid could sell surplus power to data centres as demand emerges, while YTL Power and JLand plan up to 1 GW of data centre capacity in Johor. Latin America Energy Deals: Venezuela’s new petroleum minister pitched U.S. and foreign investment in new oil and gas areas, and bp won an offshore gas licence for Loran Phase 2. Africa Power System Warnings: Kenya’s experts warned electricity bills may not fall despite big generation targets, citing losses and financing costs.
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