Central & East Asia

Japan added 1,394MW in clean energy capacity between 1 April 2012 and 31 January 2013, of which solar PV accounted for 1,329MW.

China is looking to diffuse tensions with Europe over the trade case launched against its manufacturers claimed to be dumping modules on the European market.

Importers of Chinese cells into the US may be evading anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD), according to the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM).

The European solar industry is split over whether the European Commission should impose trade duties on Chinese module manufacturers.

Shares in China’s troubled PV manufacturer Suntech rallied yesterday following unconfirmed rumours that US investor Warren Buffet is considering buying the company.

The government of Balochistan and CK Solar Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a 300MW PV project near Quetta, Pakistan.

PV capacity in the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to a new report from market analyst company NPD Solarbuzz.

Struggling China-based PV manufacturer LDK Solar has sold shares to Hong Kong-based Fulai Investments for around 30% less than it charged only last month.

SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Exhibition has become the largest solar-related conference and exhibition in China, and as Platinum Media Sponsor & Special Print Publication Partner, PV-Tech's publisher Solar Media will take this opportunity to further its rapid expansion into China.

Solar Frontier and Japanese quarry operator Yano Industry have connected two solar power plants in Kunitomi, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, which have a combined capacity of 3.3MW.