Asia & Oceania

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has opened a 168MWdc solar PV plant that is now the largest on the country's South Island.

This week's PV Chart of the Week looks at India's solar cell capacity and production growth from 2022 to 2026.

Anza Power has signed a second long-term PPA with Fonterra for its 110MWac Karioi solar PV power plant in New Zealand.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a third round of its Solar Sunshot programme, offering up to AU$250 million (US$175 million) to companies that manufacture or demonstrate equipment for building large-scale solar PV power plants in Australia.

Australia ranks second to the US for data centre investment, driving demand for solar power and battery storage.

Leon Zhang, President of Utility Europe, LONGi, discusses the changing economics of European solar and the strategic role of storage.

India’s solar generation rose 39% year-on-year to a record 705MU on 30 September, CREA’s latest snapshot reported.

Tongwei has noted that negotiations to acquire Qinghai Liaho remain ongoing with key terms still under negotiation.

New Zealand retailers Briscoe Group and Farro have signed electricity supply agreements with solar generator Lodestone Energy.

ARENA is providing up to AU$32.3m to set up factories for robots that install solar modules and drive foundation piles.