Asia & Oceania

Enfinity Global secures US$164 million for 250MW projects in JP

Polysilicon prices have a hit a new low for 2024, falling 43% since the start of the year, according to Silicon Industry Branch figures.

The US generated 236.12TWh of power last year, while in Germany over 12% of power was produced by solar, the highest among all G7 countries.

The Queensland government in Australia has confirmed that it has broken ground on its AUS$5 billion (US$3.3 billion) CopperString transmission project.

South Australia signs a Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement, to build infrastructure for the region to be powered by 100% green energy.

The Victorian government has committed US$2.7 million (A$4 million) for seven projects to build solar installations and heat pumps.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a draft rule raising the minimum capital ratio for solar PV manufacturing projects to 30%.

The Western Australian government has released the results of a first-of-its-kind project, combining hydrogen and solar to create a microgrid.

The company talks to PV Tech about challenges and opportunities in the solar PV market in Europe, as well as its manufacturing capacity.

The Vietnamese government has announced to allow direct PPA between independent power producers and large electricity consumers.