Please Mine your own Business

In this Weekly Dispatch:

1. The AER released the draft Default Market Offer (DMO), with lower prices across all networks and introducing the Solar Sharer Offer.
2. Countries in Asia are struggling with fuel supplies. Sri Lanka has introduced weekly fuel quotas, the Philippines and Vietnam have introduced a four-day working week and Thailand has told professionals to work from home.
3. The NSW Government will no longer grant new licences to explore for coal.
4. The federal government has established a national fuel supply taskforce, appointing Anthea Harris as the national coordinator.
5. The Federal government has asked the Treasury to model different tax options on gas.
6. The AEMC has released a consultation paper on Improving Compensation Frameworks based on the rule change request from AEMO and Tilt Renewables.
7. METI will no longer provide FIT/FIP subsidy scheme for new solar projects from FY2027 onward; they have also announced that the Renewable Levy for FY2026 will be 4.18 yen/kWh, an increase of 0.2 yen/kWh compared to FY2025.
8. Podcast of the week:  Let Me Sum up talks about fossil fuel energy’s minimum viable scale.