Asia & Oceania

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

Southeast Asian independent power producer (IPP) Levanta Renewables has acquired a 139.4MWp operational solar PV portfolio in Thailand.

Danish investment bank Obton has established a JV with renewables investment firm GSSG Solar to acquire a 117MW solar portfolio in Japan.

Developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has announced its first solar-plus-storage project, based in Dalby, a town in Queensland, has gone live.

Singapore-headquartered renewable energy developer Peak Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue a 50MW rooftop solar portfolio in South Korea.

India is still facing several challenges to increase its installed solar capacity, including financing and grid infrastructure. 

The Australian federal government has presented the ‘Future Made in Australia Bill 2024’ to bolster renewable energy technologies like solar.

Dubai-headquartered renewable energy developer Jakson Green has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the state-run utility National Hydroelectric Power (NHPC) for the output of a 400MW solar PV project in India.

PV Tech spoke with Henning Schulz, vice president of JA Solar at the Intersolar Europe trade show in Munich

A market brief on the first tender to be held in Western Australia under the nationwide Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) for renewables and energy storage has been published.