Central & East Asia

Solar Frontier's Atushiko Hirano explains how the thin-film manufacturer's new factory in Japan will serve as a blueprint for expansion into other parts of the world.

Nearly 60% of commercial and residential consumers in India favour solar as a future power source, according to market analyst firm Mercom Capital.

India's transport minister, Nitin Gadkari, has written a letter opposing the proposed anti-dumping duties on US, Chinese and Malaysian solar imports.

One of India’s largest solar project developers, Welspun has said the anti-dumping measures go against the newly elected prime minister’s manifesto.

Solar analyst Bridge to India’s managing director, Tobias Engelmeier, has warned anti-dumping duties will halt India’s solar industry for up to two years.

Preparing to do business after the FiT scheme ends in 2020, whether or not the government maintain the country’s “no nuclear” energy policy, will be crucial to survival for solar in Japan, according to one expert.

The Energy and Resources Institute in India (TERI) has published energy policy recommendations for India’s newly elected government, calling for a reinvigorated drive to deploy solar.

Embattled wafer manufacturer LDK Solar’s China-based subsidiary has secured a 765MW supply deal with a Taiwanese PV firm.

Thin-film manufacturer Hanergy Solar has supplied electric supercar maker Tesla with two solar charging stations for electric vehicles in China.

Chinese building materials and glass company CNBM is to buy German CIS thin-film manufacturer Avancis.