Asia & Oceania

Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has set the environmental criteria for the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70GW solar and wind mega-project.

Developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has confirmed that the first energisation at its 353MW Walla Walla solar PV power plant has been completed.

Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto, has established a 75GW renewable energy capacity target for the country at the G20 Summit in Brazil.

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

The ADB has partnered with the governments of the Solomon Islands and Tonga to support each state’s energy transition.

India’s traditional reliance on assembling PV modules using Chinese-made cells is undergoing a dramatic shift.

Trinasolar has achieved a conversion efficiency of 26.58% for a bifacial industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell.

Taiwan-headquartered developer J&V Energy has entered the utility-scale solar PV sector in the Philippines by acquiring a 180MW power plant in General Santos.

Gautam Adani is accused of allegedly paying US$250 million in bribes to Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts.

Swedish solar developer OX2 has been contracted by Victoria’s State Electricity Commission (SEC) in Australia to deliver a 100% state government-owned 119MW solar-plus-storage project.