Asia & Oceania

PV manufacturers JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar and REC Group have recently filed petitions for inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 9,893,215 B2 [215] with the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in response to Hanwha Q CELLS patent infringement cases announced in early March, 2019.

EDF, Engie and others will back decade-long policy and research scheme to bring back upstream ‘champions’, able to take on Asian rivals.

Indian power giant's latest issuance brings India's CPSU programme to 3GW.

BREDA aims to procure individual large-scale projects of at least 25MW capacity.

BHEL bags 135MW of solar EPC orders, SPE ties up with Kazakhstan renewables association, Andhra Pradesh mulls PPA reworks.

Former firm raises US$175m debt package for 256.5MW Kiamal while latter marks commercial launch of 110.9MW Beryl, now supplying Sydney’s trains.

Chinese PV manufacturer Trina Solar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thailand-based developer Thai Solar Energy to be the exclusive supplier of solar modules for a 155MW solar plant in Onikobe, Japan.

PUB to launch RFP for developers of 50MW project on Tengeh Reservoir the size of 45 football pitches, with plans for two 1.5MW others on separate water bodies.

Japanese firm wraps up construction of fourth large-scale project to date in Vietnam, with plans to switch the installation on in next few days.

Significant deployment uptick expected for the next two years even as sector faces land acquisition and network challenges, says Bridge to India report.