Asia & Oceania

A new tender from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) seeks 2,000MW of solar PV combined with 1,000MW/4,000MWh of storage.

Public policy think tank the Australia Institute has released new research arguing that reconfiguring off-peak hot water systems could mitigate 4,000GWh of curtailed solar PV and wind energy on the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Rinnai Australia, owned by Japanese appliance manufacturer Rinnai Corporation, has expanded into the solar PV and energy storage space by acquiring Smart Energy Group.

The Marinus Link, a proposed 1.5GW undersea interconnector between Victoria and Tasmania in Australia has established a 2030 completion date.

Solar consultancy group SunWiz’s latest research covering July 2024 has found that Australia’s rooftop solar PV market has returned to growth with a 23% month-on-month increase in deployment.

As of Q1 2024, Antai Solar's global shipments had exceeded 33.2GW, with subsidiaries already established in countries.

ARENA has committed over AUS$3.2 million in funding to PV Lighthouse and Built Robotics Australia to help develop ultra-low-cost solar.

EnergyCo has revealed a string of announcements that aim to progress the development of the New England and the Central West Orana REZs.

Australian renewable energy and storage developer Genex Power has been acquired by Japanese power company J-Power in a deal worth AUS$351 million (US$229 million).

Enel Green Power Australia has signed a long-term agreement with ElecSome to recycle solar PV modules across its portfolio.