Asia & Oceania

Australian transmission system operator Transgrid has signalled in a new report that remote inland renewable energy zones (REZ) could provide an additional renewable energy source, such as solar PV, in the mid-2030s.

Renewable energy developer Sun Cable has secured approval from the Australian government for the Australian element of its Australia-Asia Power Link (AAPowerLink) interconnector.

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee claims that imports from Vietnam and Thailand have "accelerated" since April's AD/CVD petition, and has alleged Critical Circumstances.

Utility giant Engie’s Australian division has reached financial close on its 250MW Goorambat East Solar Farm project in northern Victoria.

Analyst firm BloombergNEF has cautioned that Australia requires around A$2.4 trillion (US$1.6 trillion) investment to reach net zero, with solar PV and wind installations to reach 290GW by 2050.

Australia's Origin Energy has cancelled its 130MW Morgan and 74MW Carisbrook solar PV projects due to “unfavourable conditions”.

Against the backdrop of uncertain economics in the PV sector as a whole, the price of high-purity quartz sand has also fallen.

AEMO has published two engineering roadmaps that highlight successes in supporting 'the continuous increase of renewables in the energy mix'.

Renewable energy developer Acen Australia has seen the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) approve its 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage project.

Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals Group has started constructing a US$50 million project in Western Australia. The project aims to harness solar PV to produce green hydrogen, which will be used to create green metals.