Asia & Oceania

Indian power company JSW Energy's renewables generation has increased by over 40% for Q1 FY2025, but solar's generation dropped by 2.7%.

Australian Silica Quartz has started drilling at the Quartz Hill project which could provide the minerals for Quinbrook's polysilicon plant.

Renewable energy developer Acen Australia has submitted the scoping report for its 100MW solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales.

Sungrow has signed an agreement with Hero Group's renewables arm Hero Future Energies to supply 850MW of inverters.

PV Lighthouse has secured AU$1.97 million from ARENA to aid the development of its digital twin software for utility-scale solar PV projects.

Pertamina NRE has signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned energy company Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited to build the PV project.

Recent PV pricing volatility has prompted Platts, part of S&P Global Commodities, to launch a new module spot market tracker for the US, Asia and Europe.

“We believe this policy will unlock opportunities for renewables as it increases electricity supply avenues."

The financing will be offered to two banks, as they will provide loans to developers and end-users to install rooftop solar systems.

On Wednesday (17 July), the Tasmanian government in Australia removed a ‘speed limit’ measure that has prevented state-owned utility Hydro Tasmania from developing large-scale renewable energy projects, such as solar, without a "cumbersome" Parliamentary process.