Central & East Asia

GES to build 97MW solar plant for Engie in Chile, Sterling & Wilson bags 200MW EPC order in Australia, BHEL tenders for floating solar equipment at Indian coal plant, ACC and Hyperion for JV in Hong Kong.

Draft sheds light on PPA parameters, payment security and penalties for missing CUF remits.

Carbon Tracker analysis urges Asian state to ditch coal investments after finding solar will fully outcompete fossil fuel by 2025, followed by wind power in 2027.

Firm will partner with local utility RusHydro to equip diesel plants with solar and storage in scheme backed by Russian state's Far East Development Fund.

Fitch Solutions says module supply glut from Chinese companies will benefit Taiwan, but local developer tells PV Tech that locally-sourced equipment still backbone of market.

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.