Oil Spill & Hormuz Pressure: Oman says crude from the grounded Caroline Bezengi has reached mainland beaches, contaminating up to 40km of coastline and threatening more areas as the wider West Asia standoff keeps Strait of Hormuz traffic low and inventories tight. Grid & Outage Response: California’s AG says she’ll reject a Duke Energy settlement that would raise residential power bills, while multiple storm-related outages hit the US Midwest and a Kelana Jaya LRT service was delayed after a University station power outage. Renewables & Grid Readiness: India Ratings warns a widening gap between renewable buildout and transmission readiness is becoming a credit risk, with curtailment risk rising when projects start before grid access. Solar Policy Push: Victoria’s inquiry backs building-integrated solar glazing for apartments, and Solihull planners rejected a large solar farm near Birmingham Airport despite support. Hydro & Water Stress: Hungary plans a Danube riverbed weir to keep its nuclear plant running amid record low river levels, while Romania faces potential shutdown risk at a nuclear unit. Energy Security Strategy: The Philippines’ Prime Infra argues for “power of all sorts” after the Hormuz disruption, pairing reliability with decarbonization. Clean Power Deals: enfinium signs a long-term residual waste supply deal with REMONDIS for energy-from-waste plants, and JSW Energy and Bhutan’s DGPC sign up for a 920MW Punatsangchhu-III hydro project.