Asia & Oceania

Inox Clean Energy, an INOXGFL Group subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of Vena Energy for INR 60 billion (US$ 627.5 million).

India installed a record 27GW of solar capacity in the first half of 2026, up 49% year on year, according to Mercom.

UNSW has achieved a 12.4% efficiency and record voltage for CZTS solar cells by reducing defects through improved copper-sulphur bonding.

India’s PM-SSY targets 5GW of floating solar and storage, but execution and financing remain key challenges, says expert.

Indian solar PV manufacturer Agastya Energy has started construction of its integrated ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Windlab & Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW solar-plus-storage site to Australia's federal government for assessment under the EPBC Act.

The Australian and New South Wales (NSW) governments have jointly committed AU$2.5 billion (US$1.63 billion) to secure the future of the Tomago Aluminium smelter.

Saatvik Solar has signed an MoU with the Government of Odisha for a 3.6GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Gopalpur in Ganjam district.

India is set for record solar installations in 2026, while ALMM-II drives cell shortages and higher system prices, according to Wood Mackenzie.

China’s polysilicon market saw no new transactions last week, with quoted prices remaining at the previous week’s baseline.