Asia & Oceania

Australian retailer AGL Energy has entered into a binding agreement to acquire solar and BESS developers Firm Power and Terrain Solar.

Chinese PV manufacturer Tongwei has announced plans to obtain a controlling interest in fellow Chinese company Runergy.

The Board of Investments (BOI) in the Philippines has given a ‘green lane certificate’ for a 3.5GW solar-plus-storage project.

The government of the Australian state of Victoria has said that its Solar Homes programme has helped deliver 2GW of solar PV power.

India added around 12.2GW of new solar capacity in the first half of the year, according to figures from JMK Research.

Cypark Resources Berhad has commissioned a 100MW hybrid project in its home state, which includes 35MW of floating solar capacity.

AEMO has confirmed that demand in South Australia and Victoria hit a historic low, as solar PV achieves winter record levels on NEM and SWIS.

Australian think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) has signaled that the mineral-rich region of Pilbara, Western Australia, needs rapid investment in its transmission network to ensure renewable energy, such as solar, can help drive decarbonisation.

Polysilicon prices in China have continued to stabilise, with no significant fluctuations over the past month.

Acen Australia has submitted assessment documents for its 600MW Birriwa solar-plus-storage in New South Wales (NSW).