Asia & Oceania

Fortescue Metals Group, an Australian mining giant, has submitted plans for its 644MW Turner River Solar Hub in Western Australia to the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Potentia Energy has completed the development of its 93MW Girgarre solar PV power plant in Victoria, Australia.

Australia's NSW government has proposed developing the state’s first urban REZ in Illawarra, which could be delivered as early as 2030.

Tongwei's CEO has told an annual shareholder meeting that next year will see a turning point in industry fortunes as obsolete capacity is phased out.

Prefabricated solar structure provider 5B has become the first recipient of the Australian government’s AU$1 billion Solar Sunshot Program, securing up to AU$46 million for its “Maverick” automated solar deployment system.

A key Chinese supplier to US tracker manufacturer Nextracker is to list on the Beijing Stock Exchange.

Francois Cui, president of LONGi Europe, discusses the Hi-MO 9, the latest in its line-up of high-efficiency back contact PV modules.

Carlyle has launched a new platform called Revera, dedicated to renewable energy, energy storage, and hydrogen projects in Australia and UK.

Solar PV additions have slowed down in the first quarter of 2025 in India, with 6.7GW, according to a report from Mercom India Research.

Octopus Australia has received grid connection approval from AEMO for a 300MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales.