Central & East Asia

The government of Kyrgyzstan is in discussions with Sunvera Solar over a solar cell manufacturing plant with a planned capacity of up to 2GW.

Listed Chinese PV companies have taken a heavy hit from persistent overcapacity across the industry chain in the first half of 2026, as reflected in their interim performance forecasts.

'Home market strength plus Middle Eastern demand' has driven a surge in solar PV capacity in India, according to RenewAtlas and Wiki-Solar.

China’s new set of rules, unveiled last week, are expected to “do a good job in cutting out low-cost, outdated technology across the value chain”, according to a report from PV Tech Research.

LONGi's crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 35.5%.

The first Chinese polysilicon manufacturer has secured a certification from the Solar Stewardship Initiative’s (SSI) supply chain traceability standard.

Australia and India have formalised a broadened energy partnership that spans renewable energy deployment, supply chain resilience, critical minerals, rooftop solar training and uranium exports.

SK Inc and KKR have agreed to establish a KRW2 trillion (US$1.29 billion) renewable energy platform that will combine 1.7GW of operating generation assets.

Maxeon and Hanwha have agreed to dismiss a court case in which Maxeon accused Hanwha of patent infringement pertaining to TOPCon technology.

Nama Power and Water Procurement has launched a tender for two utility-scale solar projects in Oman with a combined capacity of 1.5GW.