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The VMS initiative plans to import up to 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity into Singapore via a regional power corridor linking Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. The project is being highlighted as a step toward Singapore's efforts to secure cross-border clean energy supplies and diversify its power sources through regional cooperation.

Brazil's newly re-elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is targeting investment in data centers and the development of domestic artificial intelligence. The plan ties digital infrastructure expansion directly to renewable energy availability, grid capacity and workforce training, positioning Brazil to attract major tech investment while leveraging its clean power resources to support energy-intensive computing facilities.

Alongside congressional contests, US voters face choices on city councils, transit boards, utility commissioners and local ballot measures that determine where EV chargers go, how buses operate and how clean the power grid is. Advocates are urging voters to read the full ballot and plan their votes beyond the top-line races.

A Seattle-based startup is pursuing plans to bring nuclear power to the sea, targeting Norway as a market for nuclear-powered ships and floating power plants. The company aims to provide mobile, offshore nuclear energy, an emerging concept that could supply coastal communities and maritime industry with low-carbon power. Details about the venture's technology, timeline, and regulatory path with Norwegian authorities remain limited.

The US government is providing a loan to support Constellation Energy's plans to increase the output of its nuclear power plants through uprates. The financing underscores federal efforts to expand existing nuclear capacity as part of the country's clean energy strategy. Details on the loan amount and which plants will be upgraded have not been widely reported yet.

Marwynn is planning a project in Grenada combining an AI data center with a solar farm, at a cost of up to $500 million. The development would bring AI computing infrastructure and renewable power generation to the Caribbean island, pairing energy-intensive computing with on-site clean electricity. Details on timeline and financing have not been widely reported.

Investor Cubico Sustainable Investments has received planning consent for a 147-MW solar and battery storage project in England, according to Renewables Now. The approval marks another step in the buildout of large-scale renewable energy capacity in Britain, pairing daytime solar generation with battery storage to supply power when output falls.

Members of Congress are considering legislation that would broaden the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority over electric transmission planning and permitting. The proposal would give FERC a larger role in approving and siting high-voltage power lines, an area now dominated by states and federal land agencies. The debate comes as lawmakers face pressure to speed up grid expansion for reliability and clean energy goals, and observers are watching how utilities, states and landowners would be affected by a stronger federal hand.

OpenAI has applied for a federal permit to fill wetlands at a site in Georgia as part of plans to build a data center, the Savannah Morning News reports. The application, made under the Clean Water Act, is drawing attention because of the environmental cost of the AI industry's rapid expansion and its growing demand for land, water and power.

The Consolidated Commission on Utilities in Guam is set to vote Thursday on the Eastern Power solar project, a proposed renewable energy development for the island. The decision could move the solar initiative forward, adding to Guam's efforts to expand clean power generation, and is drawing attention from residents following the island's energy developments.

Bangladesh is reportedly moving to reduce tariffs for solar power projects that have long been delayed, according to pv magazine Global. The measure would aim to unblock stalled renewable energy developments and help the country accelerate its solar capacity build-out. Further details on the scope of the tariff cuts and the projects affected remain limited, and the government has not yet issued a full public breakdown of the plan.

Bangladesh is planning a 70 MW solar power plant at the site of a coal-fired power station, according to PV Magazine. The project would put renewable generation directly alongside existing coal infrastructure, part of a broader push toward solar energy in the country. Energy observers are highlighting the plan as an example of how coal sites can host clean power as Bangladesh expands renewables.