Asia & Oceania

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for 90 small-scale solar projects of 1MW capacity each under the second stage of the Suryabala Sangramaya Programme – Phase II.

Leading fully-integrated high-efficiency monocrystalline module manufacturer and ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member LONGi Green Energy Technology has set a strategic plan to triple monocrystalline ingot and wafer capacity to 45GW in 2020.

The start of construction on India’s largest energy storage project is not only of strategic importance to regulators, but could also drive another wave of utility-scale projects in India, the chief of the country’s storage alliance has said.

Plans for a colossal 480MW solar project in Japan have received a boost with the original three developers announcing another five participants.

After a record year for Australian renewables, the Clean Energy Council expects 2018 and 2019 to be even bigger.

President Trump has signed the proclamation for the solar Section 201 tariffs, which also includes some further details on the measures.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has reached out to industry to establish how much interest there is in providing EPC services for a 160MW solar-wind hybrid project coupled with energy storage in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Module costs for US firms in 2018 will still be lower than 2017 prices, despite the impending 30% import tariffs, according to the CEO of Chinese manufacturer turned project developer ReneSola.

PEN-VN has started constructing a 13MW project and Conergy has broken ground on a 30MW plant.

The solar industry, trade bodies, companies and countries react to president Trump's 30% tariff on solar imports to the US.