Asia & Oceania

Chinese solar PV manufacturer JinkoSolar has achieved a 25.42% conversion efficiency with a 182mm TOPCon module.

Ethical Power has obtained planning consent for a 65MW solar PV development in Selwyn District, just outside Christchurch, New Zealand.

Indonesia has issued rooftop solar PV system development quotas of 5.75GW for state electricity company PLN between 2024 and 2028.

China’s surge is not just a ripple but a tidal wave, with over US$450 billion in surplus factory investment threatening to flood the market over the next three years.

JA Solar tops the list with the score of 82.9 out of 100, followed by Trina Solar (81.7), JinkoSolar (80.8) and Canadian Solar (78.5).

The Clean Energy Council has called for a national strategy to support the uptake of rooftop solar and battery storage in Australia.

Kiwa PVEL's experts explain the record Top Performer in this year's Scorecard, and the surge in failures at the manufacturer and BOM levels.

The harsh conditions of desert regions can undermine the performance of modules, although the impact of which is not adequately addressed.

Singapore-based data centre platform Digital Edge has signed an agreement with renewable energy developer Peak Energy Investments to power data centres across the Asia-Pacific region.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi Green Energy has addressed rumours it is planning to shut down production at its facilities in Southeast Asia in response to US import tariffs coming into force.