Asia & Oceania

Mercom: US$300m ReNew Power deal and stock exchange listings help industry raise US$6bn in H1 2019 from venture capitalists, public markets and debt providers.

Beijing could up solar production by 12-13% and unlock 51-74TWh if it acts against industrial and transport emissions driving sunlight dimming, researchers say.

Chint Solar says many new innovations are so closely linked to predecessors they are instantly ‘bankable’.

Zurich firm cites bleak outlook of global inverter segment as it moves to offload liability-ridden unit to Italian group FIMER, in return for hefty compensation.

JinkoSolar Holding has supplied 95MW of its monocrystalline solar panels to Vena Energy Australia, an independent power producer with shareholders including Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and China Investment Corp., (CIC), for use in the Tailem Bend Solar Project.

Rooftop sector continues to increase rapidly, with a growth rate of 61% over the previous financial year, says Bridge to India.

The 50MW Thuan Minh 2 Solar Farm was constructed with the developer Helio Power and began commercial operation at the end of June.

JinkoSolar Supplies 7.8MW for two PV plants in Hungary, 10MW solar farm connected in Afghanistan, Vietnamese firm completes 50MW project in Ninh Thuan, Photon Energy connects 2.1MW of projects in Hungary, First solar plant in Iran's Khorasan Razavi completed.

PV ModuleTech will be returning to Penang, Malaysia on 22-23 October 2019. The agenda sessions and topics at PV ModuleTech 2019 will focus on the key global issues today in terms of module technology, quality, and reliability – specific to large-scale module purchasing decisions over the next 12-18 months.

Joint venture EDEN Renewables India signs supply deals with SECI and Uttar Pradesh Discom.