Asia & Oceania

Indian solar manufacturer Premier Energies has unveiled a new zero busbar (0BB) TOPCon solar cell, a “first” in India, according to the company.

Chinese polysilicon and PV module manufacturer Tongwei has announced a significant plan to acquire competitor Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy.

Australian coalition warns data centres: build own renewables or face backlash. Demand to surge from 3TWh to 30TWh by 2035.

Wooderson Solar Development Co has secured federal environmental approval for a 450MW solar PV power plant with 3,600MWh of co-located battery energy storage in Queensland, Australia.

Karnataka, Delhi, and Andhra Pradesh top decarbonisation, power ecosystem readiness, and market enablers, respectively, according to a joint report by IEEFA and Ember.

Lightsource bp has sold a 1GW operational solar PV portfolio in Australia to Australian-headquartered renewable energy company Aula Energy.

NTPC has commissioned 165MW of solar capacity at its 1.25GW Khavda-II solar project in Gujarat.

Meralco PowerGen Corporation has completed initial grid synchronisation and energisation of the 3.5GW MTerra solar project, which includes a 4.5GWh battery energy storage system (BESS). 

Utility-scale solar and wind curtailment in Australia’s NEM reached a record high of over 7TWh in 2025, according to analyst Rystad Energy.

Quality assurance provider Intertek has acquired Aerial PV Inspection, a specialist in drone-enabled solar site inspections.