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Spain's grid operator warns of new voltage swings, urges measures to avoid blackout - By Reuters - October 8, 2025 https://lnkd.in/dW8vYxzQ Top is a marked up version of the energy supply stack from https://lnkd.in/dYs-i4am ahead of the blackout and on restoration. Bottom is stack last week from https://lnkd.in/deBTaaZN Sorry for the different color schemes!

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The first draft of the Power Purchase Agreement was completely unbankable. That's more common than you might think. Many developing countries publish a template PPA for renewable energy projects. On paper, this looks efficient. In practice, those templates often fall far short of what’s needed to raise finance. The types of issues we see include: - A buyer with poor credit and no government guarantee - Developers forced to take grid and curtailment risks - Limited protection if the law or regulations change - Weak remedies on termination or political force majeure - Uncertainty around currency convertibility and offshore transfers - Lack of clear arbitration mechanism to resolve disputes - Term too short to repay the financing On those terms, it's impossible for an international lender to finance the project. As legal advisors, this is where we add value. We analyse risk allocation and negotiate the PPA into a version that lenders will actually accept. Fun(?) fact: I once spent 8 years negotiating a PPA with a state-owned power company. The PPA is the foundation for the entire financing. Get it right and everybody wins. Get it wrong and the project never gets built. 👉 I'm Kristian. I help sponsors, investors, and lenders get global energy, infrastructure and tech transactions structured and closed. Follow for insights - and let's connect. [Photo by Carolien van Oijen on Unsplash, with author's edits]

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Five new cross-border renewable energy projects join the CB RES list! 🎉 The European Commission has added five new projects to the list of Cross-Border Renewable Energy Projects (CB RES) under #CEFEnergy. These projects, spanning offshore wind, solar, battery storage, and green district heating, strengthen Europe’s #RenewableEnergy cooperation and are now eligible to apply for #EU funding to accelerate their development. With this update, the CB RES list now includes 13 projects driving the EU’s clean energy transition and reinforcing cross-border collaboration 🙌 Read more about the projects 👉 https://europa.eu/!9dJTDC Utilitas Augstsprieguma tīkls AS Zhero DGEG - Direção Geral de Energia e Geologia e Geologia Enefit Green ExergonPL ENTSO-E

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🎬 ENTSO-E Market Report 2025 – Final Chapter Out Now! We’ve reached the final chapter of our video series, and this one’s all about volume determination – how TSOs decide how much capacity to offer in forward electricity markets. 🎙️ In this chapter, Jim Vilsson explains why volume determination matters more than ever: ⚡ With Long-Term Transmission Rights shifting from physical to financial products, TSOs must carefully manage risk 📉 Offering too much capacity could lead to losses and higher costs for grid users 📊 Smart approaches like volume matching, contract differentiation, and reserve pricing can help keep the system sustainable   📥 Watch the full video and read the ENTSO-E Market Report 2025 here: #ENTSOE #MarketReport2025 #VolumeDetermination #ForwardMarkets #ElectricityMarkets #TSOs #EnergyTransition #MarketDesign 

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⚡ Ever since Europe started transitioning to renewable energy, power system stability has become more of a focus. Back in April, due to the Iberian blackout, it really came under the spotlight. A few months later, the outage is still a hot topic, and Berlin-based think tank Agora Energiewende recently published a report that, using the blackout as context, analyzes how the stability of the power system can be guaranteed in the age of renewables. 💡 Agora makes the following key recommendations: 1. 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱, both transmission and distribution, to match the new electricity demand and the pace of renewables deployment. The scope is broad, from advanced hardware and digitalization to planning and regulation. 2. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 to reduce the risk of blackouts. This primarily means more interconnection, as well as increased coordination and management needed to deal with the resulting complexity. 3. 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 to ensure operators can meet changing requirements. Accurate estimation and long-term assessments can reduce risk both short-term and as the grid develops. 4. 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 with the right mix of technologies, while striking a balance between regulatory mandates and market-based incentives. 👇 Read the full report for more details and some examples of good practices from around the globe. #GridStability #EnergyTransition #IberianBlackout

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A new report from SolarPower Europe shows there’s historic progress: ☀️ In June 2025, solar became the EU’s largest source of electricity for the first time ever. ☀️ In Q2 2025, more than half (54%) of the EU’s net electricity came from renewables. ☀️ By the end of 2024, the European solar industry employed a record 865,000 people, up 5% from the previous year. Our own Rob Stait spoke with Euronews Green on why solar is booming: “Solar’s boom is because it can generate huge energy cost savings, and it's easy and quick to install and scale. A solar farm can be developed in a year, compared to at least five years for wind and at least ten for nuclear. But most importantly, it provides clean, renewable power and drastically reduces Europe’s reliance on oil and gas.” But, for the first time in a decade, growth is expected to stall: in 2025, jobs may decline by 5% to around 825,000. The slowdown is linked to weaker rooftop demand and challenges facing European manufacturing. The milestone of 1 million solar jobs now looks achievable only after 2030. The bottom line? Solar is already reshaping Europe’s energy system – but to keep momentum, political action on skills, manufacturing, and market stability is critical. Read the report 👉 https://lnkd.in/enfxRD4p Read the article in Euronews 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee835kp5

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