Asia & Oceania

Private equity giant BlackRock Real Assets has acquired New Zealand solar and energy storage provider solarZero.

Tata Power Solar Systems has received a “letter of award” of INR5.96 billion (US$75 million) from NHDC to set up a 125MWp floating PV project in India.

JinkoSolar has signed two major polysilicon supply contracts worth nearly US$30 billion in the past two weeks as it looks to lock in supply.

India-based Serentica Renewables has launched a renewables platform in India with plans to install 1.5GW of solar and wind power.

Renewables developer Amp Energy India has formed a joint venture (JV) with Websol Energy Systems Ltd. for manufacturing up to 1.2GW of monocrystalline PERC solar cells and modules in the north-western Indian state of West Bengal.

Japan’s 13th solar auctions have been heavily undersubscribed as developers struggle with land availability, support levels and familiarity with power market access, according to Shulman Advisory, a Tokyo-based renewables analyst agency.

Maxeon Solar Technologies CEO Jeff Waters is stepping down from the role after four years, with the company on the search for a new head.

A review of Tongwei Solar's shingled solar modules ahead of an upcoming webinar the company is hosting with PV Tech.

State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India has launched a third tender seeking 2,250MW “round-the-clock” renewables energy in India.