Asia & Oceania

Artificial Intelligence will “transform” the energy sector over the next decade, according to a report from the International Energy Agency.

A 10-year solar-based PPA will play an integral role in a new agreement that will see BOC Australia replace 45% of its power with renewables.

Octopus Australia has completed financial close and started construction on its 80MW Fulham solar-plus-storage project in Victoria.

PowerChina has halted a 51GW centralised module procurement tender, the largest in the country’s history, citing new pricing policies.

British perovskite solar company Oxford PV and Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar have entered into a patent licensing agreement for perovskite-based PV technologies.

India has added 11.6GW and 25.3GW of annual nameplate capacity in 2024 for solar cells and PV modules, respectively.

The State Electricity Commission (SEC), a state-owned energy company in Victoria, Australia, has confirmed that construction has started on the 119MW SEC Renewable Energy Park.

Indian solar manufacturer Inox Solar has secured a land agreement with the Odisha government to build a solar cell and module assembly plant.

The world’s cumulative installed solar generation capacity has doubled between 2022 and 2024, to reach over 2,000TWh, according to Ember.

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has denied Maxeon’s protests made against its detention of the company’s modules brought into the US.