Asia & Oceania

Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) has issued a tender for a 20MW grid-connected solar project at an old ash dyke in Faridabad.

PUB awards contracts to build two 1.5MW floating solar projects on the Bedok and Lower Seletar Reservoirs to BBR Greentech.

French development agency AFD signs off EUR24.2 million loan for 49MW solar project in Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, with EVN.

SunPower building 35MW project to supply Chevron's Lost Hills Oil Field, Assam tenders for 25MW solar project, Constant Energy partners Sodexo Thailand.

Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has won a major repeat order from two top-tier China-based manufacturers of high-efficiency PERC (Passivated Emitter Solar Cell) solar cells.

PV wet processing specialist, RENA Technologies has received equipment orders from three leading PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Cell) solar cell manufacturers in Asia, totalling 10GW in the last three months.

Solar is the key alternative energy source going forward despite overcast skies and land constraints, says Chan Chun Sing.

According to official figures released by China’s National Energy Administration, new solar capacity installations in the third quarter of 2019 slumped to only 4.6GW under new support mechanisms that were implemented mid-year.

Sungrow locked in a 100MW residential inverter distribution deal at last week’s All-Energy Australia, the company revealed, bolstering its position in the lucrative market.

At the recently held 2019 PV ModuleTech conference, held in Malaysia, PV Tech talked with Frédéric Dross, VP Technology Americas with DSM after his presentation that highlighted PV module materials for performance and reliability.