Central & East Asia

ADB offers US$100m for renewables in Pacific Islands, PetroSolar connects 20MW Filipino plant to Luzon grid, University of Queensland starts building 64MW solar farm, Technique Solaire bags financing for 47MW France portfolio.

UKCI invests in India's CleanMax Solar, Solek starts building 16MW of solar in Chile, Tata Power exemplifies Indian energy transition - IEEFA.

SECI had already issued an EPC tender for 150MW of solar at Singareni Collieries last year.

China Energy Engineering Corp claims that its energy storage system has the largest capacity and the highest power in China.

Reports that twin 30%-by-2030 targets near adoption emerge after country was singled out by energy experts for doubling PV capacity in a single year.

Adding rooftop solar to India's small-scale business sector will be critical in the rush to its countrywide 40GW rooftop PV by 2022 target, but a new report has highlighted key barriers and solutions.

Major Indian PV developer says this is a 'special one-off case', while one analyst warns of potential escalation in time of trade anxiety.

Sprng Energy, an India-focused renewable energy arm of London-based investor Actis, has acquired a 194MW operational solar portfolio from Mumbai headquartered conglomerate Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital (SP Infra) in order to grow its India PV portfolio.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has issued a Request for Selection (RfS) for 750MW of grid-connected solar PV projects in the state of Rajasthan.

Uzbekistan's first competitive tender for 100MW of solar PV in Navoi region has received 23 submissions from international companies.