District Heating Upgrade: Valmet will deliver flue gas heat recovery and heat pumps to Gren Tartu’s biomass plant in Estonia, adding 10+ MW of heat to the district network to cut fuel use and emissions. Clean Cooking Push: Tanzania’s National Clean Cooking Strategy targets 80% clean cooking by 2034, but Shinyanga’s charcoal market still runs largely outside formal rules, with forest loss and weak licensing driving the challenge. Energy Security Diplomacy: Japan and Malaysia leaders pledged deeper energy security cooperation, including LNG supply and maritime coordination amid Middle East uncertainty. Oil Price Volatility: Oil rose after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran, with Hormuz shipping risk again in focus as markets weigh ceasefire fragility and supply tightness. Solar Breakthrough in the U.S.: Ember reports solar supplied more electricity than coal in May for the first time, underscoring renewables momentum even as policy headwinds persist. Grid Pressure in India: JM Financial flags peak power demand hitting 270GW on May 21, with solar disappearing at evening peak and coal running near limits, raising shortage risk. Renewables for Industry: Meta and CleanMax agreed on 900+ MW of solar and wind in India, with Meta buying environmental attributes to support clean power procurement. Energy Storage & Solar on Defense Land: India’s MoD approved a 250 MW solar-plus-BESS project on vacant defence land in Uttar Pradesh via NTPC. Corporate Renewable Moves: Brookfield and Foxconn will develop up to 1 GW of wind/solar/battery in Vietnam under long-term power purchase agreements. Legal/Community Impact: Mississippi residents filed a class action against SpaceX and xAI over alleged noise impacts from a power plant serving local data centers.