Asia & Oceania

A new 50MW solar-plus-storage plant near Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo, has been opened by a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered engineering firm Sembcorp.

The majority of American and Chinese companies are “prepared” for global supply chain disruption following the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has opened a tender seeking 2GW of large-scale and floating solar PV.

Preliminary financial results from three Chinese manufacturers show a downward trend across the solar manufacturing industry over 2024.

Mini-grids have been a feature of the global electricity system for years, a starting point for larger distribution and transmission networks.

Round-up of news from China with Saudi Arabian power developer ACWA Power partnering with two Chinese companies, state-owned China Energy Engineering wins bid to develop a floating solar (FPV) project in the Philippines and Guodian Power invests in 2GW Saudi PV project.

Global solar corporate financing has decreased 24% in 2024, compared to the previous year, with US$26.3 billion, according to market research firm Mercom Capital Group.

Emirati state-owned renewable energy project developer Masdar has entered the Philippines market with plans to develop 1GW of solar PV, wind and battery energy storage systems (BESS).

Australia’s Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has formally increased the amount of renewable energy generation and energy storage projects that can connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to 7.7GW.

Following a US government forced labour investigation, Europe's Solar Stewardship Initiative has launched its own inquiries.