Asia & Oceania

PV Talk: Despite the gloomy headlines emanating from the recent COP29 climate negotiations, Global Solar Council CEO Sonia Dunlop tells Tom Kenning how for solar PV the picture was brighter, with progress made on grids, storage and the cost of capital.

Shanghai Electric has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build the 2GW Al-Sadawi PV project in Saudi Arabia.

New Zealand solar PV and energy storage installer SolarZero, backed by private equity giant BlackRock, entered liquidation yesterday (26 November).

Helena Li, president at Trinasolar, spoke with PV Tech about diversifying solar manufacturing and localising products for specific markets.

Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has set the environmental criteria for the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a 70GW solar and wind mega-project.

Developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has confirmed that the first energisation at its 353MW Walla Walla solar PV power plant has been completed.

Indonesia’s president, Prabowo Subianto, has established a 75GW renewable energy capacity target for the country at the G20 Summit in Brazil.

Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos Jr attended as construction began on what is thought to be the world’s largest power plant to combine solar PV and battery storage.

The ADB has partnered with the governments of the Solomon Islands and Tonga to support each state’s energy transition.

India’s traditional reliance on assembling PV modules using Chinese-made cells is undergoing a dramatic shift.