Asia & Oceania

“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.

Global renewables capacity will reach 7.3TW by 2028 under existing policies and market conditions, according to the IEA.

Solar irradiance in Southeast Asia last year was 10% higher than long-term averages - the best-performing region across the globe - according to Solargis.

India installed 12.9GW of renewable energy capacity in 2023, over 10GW of which was solar PV capacity. This represents a 28% decline in PV additions and an 18% drop in overall renewables capacity additions year-on-year.

GCLSI has signed a module supply contract with NTPC Renewable Energy to supply the company with 1.1GW of solar modules.