Central & East Asia

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.

Rooftop sector continues to increase rapidly, with a growth rate of 61% over the previous financial year, says Bridge to India.

JinkoSolar Supplies 7.8MW for two PV plants in Hungary, 10MW solar farm connected in Afghanistan, Vietnamese firm completes 50MW project in Ninh Thuan, Photon Energy connects 2.1MW of projects in Hungary, First solar plant in Iran's Khorasan Razavi completed.

Joint venture EDEN Renewables India signs supply deals with SECI and Uttar Pradesh Discom.

India’s newly appointed finance minister dishes out support for infrastructure and mega factories but downstream PV mostly left out.

Japanese gas firm moves into Southeast Asian renewables through joint venture with Thailand's Energy Pro Corporation.

WTO panel finds US state-level tax incentives discriminated Indian products, delivering blow to Washington as Trump and Modi trade words at G20 talks.

Uzbekistan joins the Scaling Solar programme, FTC Solar extends its order book in Vietnam plus finance news from Singapore and Vietnam.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to set up a committee to help resolve disputes between solar or wind developers and the two major state-run off-takers.