Asia & Oceania

Solarpack has signed a 25-year PPA to sell power generated at its upcoming 410MW Gorbea solar project to SECI.

The ten members of ASEAN plus Timor-Leste, have over 28GW of operating utility-scale solar and wind capacity.

Corporate financing in the solar sector rose 42% in 2023 compared with 2022, according to Mercom Capital.

Enel Green Power Australia, the Australia-based renewables arm of Italian energy company Enel, has signed a binding agreement with minerals company QEM to purchase a 1GW solar and wind project.

“Every year, we see more attention from our customers, for whom this is becoming more at the top of their minds. Usually in PV, it’s been volume price and spec of the product. But now it's also how do we make that product, besides pure performance,” says Cemil Seber, VP of global marketing at REC Solar.

Chinese manufacturer Tongwei is to invest RMB28 billion (US$3.9 billion) in expanding its silicon production capacity.

India-based renewables developer Avaada Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian government of Gujarat to develop 6GW of hybrid solar-wind capacity.

Indian integrated energy company Tata Power Renewable Energy has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with the state government of Tamil Nadu for renewable energy project development and solar manufacturing.

Located in Tamil Nadu, the manufacturing plant produces First Solar’s Series 7 thin film cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules.

Sonia Dunlop and Alyssa Pek of the Global Solar Council reflect on how solar's inclusion in the COP28 agreement can spur the industry to new growth.