Greece has transformed former lignite mines into Europe’s largest solar cluster, generating clean energy for hundreds of thousands of homes and accelerating the country’s energy transition.
Benin is rapidly expanding electricity access, transforming daily life by connecting homes, businesses and public spaces across the country.
Southern Africa has reached one of the continent’s highest electricity access rates, with 56% of people now connected to power across the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Australia has finished erecting all 1,500 steel towers for its largest-ever transmission project, a major step toward connecting renewable energy across three states and strengthening the national grid.
Global coal exports declined in 2025 for the first time since 2020, marking a significant shift as major Asian economies reduced coal use in power generation.
Coal-fired electricity generation fell in 2025 in the world’s two largest coal users, marking the first simultaneous decline since the 1970s and signalling a potential turning point for global emissions.
For the first time outside a global downturn, the world’s rising electricity demand is being met entirely by clean energy, marking 2025 as the first year with no increase in fossil fuel generation.
A major new initiative will channel $636 million into renewable power and modernized grids across Africa, helping millions gain access to clean, reliable electricity.
Australia is proving that a fully renewable power grid isn’t a fantasy — it’s within reach. The country’s energy market operator says coal is rapidly fading and renewables are already delivering record results.
In six short years, Hungary boosted its solar energy production so much so that the European country overtook South America’s Chile as the world’s solar energy leader through generous government assistance programs.
