Asia & Oceania

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has released details of 28 solar PV projects totalling 505MW commissioned under India’s flagship solar programme JNNSM in Phase II Batch I.

German firm IBC Solar has completed an 11MW PV power plant in Rajasthan, its fifth to date in India.

The EU-China solar trade dispute that has now engulfed Malaysia and Taiwan looks almost certain to spread after it emerged that the company behind the case has other countries including India in its sights.

Chinese tier-one manufacturer Suntech will supply 63MW of PV panels to eight projects being constructed across Thailand by Thai Stock Exchange-listed company Gunkul Engineering.

The cost of subsidies for installing and maintaining residential solar power systems will cost Australia’s economy AUS$9.7 billion (US$7.5 billion), according to a new report, which has prompted a strong backlash from solar industry bodies, who said the findings were “cherry picking”.

Indian utility National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has announced the allocation of a further 500MW of solar PV capacity in Andhra Pradesh and 420MW in Rajasthan.

Australia’s reduced Renewable Energy Target (RET) of 33,000GWh could scale back large-scale solar potential in the country by 80%, according to a leading industry figure.

The parent company of Hanergy Thin Film Power (Hanergy TF) has insisted the firm is in good financial condition despite its shares almost halving in value yesterday.

Australia’s government and opposition have agreed to set the country's Renewable Energy Target (RET) at 33,000GWh by excluding controversial plans for two-yearly reviews.

The Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has met to discuss revised plans to tender 10GW of solar capacity on a state-by-state basis over the next year.