Asia & Oceania

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched a project to install PV panels in 10% of the homes of UAE nationals within Dubai and connect them to its grid.

Firms to invest in utility-scale projects alongside India’s NIIF through CDC-owned platform that is currently constructing 500MW worth of solar.

The Northeastern states of India, which until now have been largely overlooked by the South Asian country's solar boom, will soon be the subject of a 1GW PV tender to be issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).

‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) leader JinkoSolar as expected, has officially opened its first 400MW module assembly plant in the US.

Huawei has defended the security of its solar inverters in the wake of calls from a group of US senators for them to be removed from use in the States.

US-based wafer producer 1366 Technologies and ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Hanwha Q CELLS are taking a major step forward in their long-standing R&D collaboration by establishing a volume production facility in Malaysia for 1366 Technologies ‘Direct Wafer’ technology.

A 9.8MW dual installation financed, built and run by Cleantech Solar for cement supplier comes to bolster modest large-scale PV scene in Asian state.

A large-scale grid-connected energy storage project, named Sunraysia Emporium, will be located adjacent to the Sunraysia solar farm.

A grateful rooftop PV industry enjoys last week's US$1.6 billion support boost, but longs for a different subsidy model with fewer processes.

Leading monocrystalline wafer producer and ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology plans to invest approximately US$773 million in expanding monocrystalline ingot and wafer capacity at three sites in China.