Asia & Oceania

Saudi energy provider ACWA Power has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with China Energy Group Corporation (CEEC) for a 1.4GW solar project in Uzbekistan.

The National University of Singapore and REC Solar have launched a US$57.4 million (S$77 million) solar cell research initiative.

Chinese solar cell manufacturer Aiko Solar has signed a 1.3GW supply agreement with German solar and energy storage wholesaler Memodo at Intersolar.

The largest of the newly launched TOPCon modules with a power range of 585 to 605Wp provides up to 22.9% efficiency. "This is currently the highest efficiency for a TOPCon module in the market," according to European marketing director Andre Bodenhagen.

SmartestEnergy has signed a power purchase agreement with Mytilineos for the latter’s proposed Kingaroy solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

Chinese ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong has offered to provide the South African grid with 66GW of solar infrastructure.

2022 saw the solar PV market enter a ‘new growth dimension’, where 239GW of solar capacity was added across the world representing two thirds of all new renewables capacity.

Solar Philippines Neva Ecija Corporation (SPNEC) has planned to start construction later this year on its 3.5GW solar farm in the Philippines.

CSI Solar has completed its initial public offering (IPO) and begun trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as of June 9th.

A newly-created, equipment-supplier-led PV consortium could be vital for the future of domestic US solar manufacturing.