Central & East Asia

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar reported stronger third quarter financial results than expected and increased full-year shipment and capacity expansion guidance, while guiding fourth quarter revenue in the record range of US$1.77 billion to US$1.81 billion.

Tata Power Renewable Energy (TPREL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian energy giant Tata Power, has commissioned a 25MW solar PV plant in Charanka, at the Gujarat Solar Park.

Having waited many years for such a far reaching event to come together, the solar industry has just a few hours more to wait before the inaugural PV ModuleTech 2017 kicks off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

NLC India has been earmarked by the Indian government to set up solar power projects on vacant land for Indian Railways.

PV manufacturer Yingli Green Energy will supply 38.4MW of its PV panels for a rural distributed PV poverty alleviation project in China.

The Indian Institute of Management - Kozhikode (IIM-K) has recommended Kerala’s distribution company (Discom) to set up a solar consultancy division.

The Lakshadweep Energy Development Authority (LEDA) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the development of floating solar plants on a set of the Indian islands.

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has said it would consider filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the US brings in solar import restrictions, according to Reuters.

'The next step of evolution in the Indian market is going to be permanent capital', says James Brooks.

The ISA already has the World Bank and EIB on board and is expected to sign another deal with EBRD tomorrow.