Asia & Oceania

Shares in China’s troubled PV manufacturer Suntech rallied yesterday following unconfirmed rumours that US investor Warren Buffet is considering buying the company.

Taiwan has announced its intention to increase its 2013 solar PV target to 130MW from 100MW.

The government of Balochistan and CK Solar Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a 300MW PV project near Quetta, Pakistan.

PV capacity in the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to a new report from market analyst company NPD Solarbuzz.

The government of New South Wales in Australia has approved plans to build a 50MW PV facility, called Broken Hill, which will be located around five kilometres from Broken Hill in New South Wales.

Struggling China-based PV manufacturer LDK Solar has sold shares to Hong Kong-based Fulai Investments for around 30% less than it charged only last month.

SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Exhibition has become the largest solar-related conference and exhibition in China, and as Platinum Media Sponsor & Special Print Publication Partner, PV-Tech's publisher Solar Media will take this opportunity to further its rapid expansion into China.

The government of Indonesia is reportedly planning to issue a tender next month seeking bids to install 150MW worth of PV plants in the country.

Solar Frontier and Japanese quarry operator Yano Industry have connected two solar power plants in Kunitomi, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, which have a combined capacity of 3.3MW.

Chinese solar mounting supplier Grace Solar has announced the completion of a 1.5MW solar power plant in Japan.