Asia & Oceania

China-based polysilicon and wafer producer Daqo New Energy has reported record production and financial metrics on strong demand in the second quarter of 2016.

Darwin international Airport has started to use power from a 4MW solar PV solar array developed by Northern Territory-based firm CAT projects.

Chinese solar cell and module manufacturer Hareon Solar Technology is bouncing back after its US$90 million lawsuit last year with new investment in its PV business and a new partnership.

India has now surpassed 8GW of installed solar PV capacity, according to figures from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

India’s green energy corridor plan has seen 250MW of transmission capacity completed around Anantpur with a further 1.25GW due in 2017 in the Andhra Pradesh state.

Toshiba has won an EPC contract to build a 33.5MW solar PV project in Kimitsu, Chiba prefecture, Japan, from Thailand-based firm Gunkul Engineering.

Northern Ireland-headquartered renewable energy firm DP Energy has received approval to develop a AU$680 million (US$519 million) major renewable energy park in South Australia involving wind and solar capacity.

Indian firm Gujarat Industries Power Company (GIPCL) has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Solar Energy Corporation of India for 80MW of solar projects in Gujarat, according to a BSE filing.

India’s Ministry of Shipping is planning 83MW of solar PV installations at the country’s 12 major ports.

Specialist PV manufacturing equipment supplier Amtech Systems backed-up previous quarters order bookings with solar equipment sales in its third fiscal quarter of 2016, reaching US$19 million.