Central & East Asia

A new anti-circumvention inquiry request has been filed with the US Department of Commerce against Hanwha and other solar cell producers regarding the import of solar cells from South Korea to the US.

LONGi has launched its Hi-MO 9 Prime series of modules at Intersolar Europe 2026, which have a conversion efficiency of 25.2%.

Infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean construction company GS E&C to develop renewables in the country.

Aiko has launched the fourth generation of its Infinite Ultra ABC modules and the new Z series range of modules at Intersolar Europe 2026.

The world added a record 664GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, pushing cumulative global operational solar capacity above 3TW.

Huasun Energy will launch its Himalaya PLUS HJT module in Europe at next week’s Intersolar industry event.

Solar manufacturer Trinasolar has reached a record peak power output of 907W and a full-area efficiency of 29.2% for a perovskite/crystalline silicon tandem module.

Chinese solar tracker producer Arctech Solar signed 3GW of supply deals at the SNEC conference in Shanghai, China, last week.

Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar has launched its 700W Tiger Neo 5.0 module series and a SunTera G5 energy storage system.

India added around 14.2GW of solar energy capacity in the first quarter of 2026, a roughly 95% increase from the previous quarter, according to Indian research firm JMK Research.