Asia & Oceania

Sigenergy has moved into agentic AI with the launch of its all-domain intelligent energy agent, SigenAgent.

The opening of this week’s SNEC show in Shanghai was marked by a shared recognition of the need for China’s PV industry to move beyond unchecked capacity expansion and brutal competition, writes Carrie Xiao.

Global Solar Council CEO Sonia Dunlop highlights the pressing need for concerted action to prepare for the coming wave of PV decommissioning and help the industry achieve its goal of circularity.

Levanta and ib vogt have secured finance for projects and ACWA Power has leased 500 hectares for its own project.

The solar industry’s readiness for an expected surge in end-of-life PV projects and equipment is the subject of a special report that leads issue 45 of PV Tech Power, out now.

Queensland has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund in Australia.

Chinese PV inverter and BESS manufacturer Sungrow has entered the PV module manufacturing market with a new "smart module" product, dubbed Pulson.

Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has launched its 700W Tiger Neo 5.0 module series and a SunTera G5 energy storage system.

Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh in May 2026, up 10% from 4.2TWh recorded in May 2025, according to data published by Rystad Energy senior analyst David Dixon on LinkedIn.

Avaada Group has secured nearly US$950 million in debt financing across three utility-scale renewable energy projects.