Asia & Oceania

PV Talk: IEEFA’s Gaurav Upadhyay says India’s rooftop solar surged but conversion gaps and financing barriers persist despite strong momentum.

Lu Chuan, chairman of CHINT and its subsidiary Astronergy, outlines his prudent approach to navigating the difficulties facing China's PV manufacturers.

Transgrid has confirmed that Project EnergyConnect, Australia's largest transmission project, is being fully energised following completion of construction on its New South Wales (NSW) section.

Australia’s Queensland has allocated AU$3.2 billion to the CopperString transmission project in its 2026-27 State Budget.

Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 450MW Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project from Latrobe Valley-based developer Manthos Investments.

Lodestone Energy & Centralines have confirmed that construction will begin this spring on a NZ$50 million solar PV power plant in New Zealand.

JA has dropped ‘solar’ from its name to reflect its shift from PV manufacturing to a wider clean energy technology and services brief.

Solar manufacturer Trinasolar has reached a record peak power output of 907W and a full-area efficiency of 29.2% for a perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem module.

Brookfield and Mitsubishi HC Capital have formed a JV anchored by a 570MW European portfolio valued at approximately US$462 million.

Australia leads the world in residential rooftop solar, but its commercial and industrial sector has deployed only 5.6GW.