Central & East Asia

Orb Energy has installed 75MW of rooftop solar in India, intends to offer finance facilities to unlock solar for SMEs.

88MW-plus pipeline in the making near Kiev, Budapest bank backs PV, Kazakhstan's first auction-backed plant, Nauru embraces solar-plus-storage

Azure Power and Mahindra Susten were the reverse auctions' big winners, winning 370MW and 450MW respectively across both tenders.

Development financier walks PV Tech through project milestones under first solar-only stage of renewable programme, set now to diversify with €300m funding extension.

Launch of process to procure 500MW of grid-connected solar sees major Indian state push for low prices in line with earlier tenders this year.

Ginglong's Solis inverter brand came third among Asian manufacturers out of a total pool of 17 inverter manufacturers. It came 11th overall.

Fitch Solutions: Utility-scale growth favoured by competitive bidding will see provinces including Gansu and Xinjiang regain top role they lost to coastal areas in 2016-2018 period.

Scotra starts work on 25MW Namjeong-ho scheme in country’s southern tip, billed as the world’s fourth-largest floating installation once complete.

Launch of construction of Green Energy 3000’s Chulakkurgan project will add another utility-scale installation to growing PV ecosystem in Asian state.

Beijing could up solar production by 12-13% and unlock 51-74TWh if it acts against industrial and transport emissions driving sunlight dimming, researchers say.