Central & East Asia

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published its latest figures for clean power capacity additions in the country, which show that the country added 15GW of new solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of March 2024.

LONGi has launched its Hi-MO X6 series of solar modules, which include the X6 Guardian product, designed for use in hot and humid climates.

DMEGC Solar has received an award from TÜV Rheinland to conduct module testing operations at its own facilities.

Pahal Solar has broken ground on a new fully-automated facility, which will expand the company’s manufacturing capacity to 1.8GW.

JMK Research has found that India installed 6.5GW of new utility-scale capacity in 2023, alongside 3GW of new rooftop capacity.

Prefabricated solar structure provider 5B has made a number of investments into its prefabrication business in both the US and India.

Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell and module technology will dominate the mainstream of the solar PV market in 2024-25.

Trina Solar has signed an agreement with renewables wholesaler CCL Energy Group to supply 1.2GW of i-TOPCon modules to Europe.

The pricing dynamics within the photovoltaic industry chain are witnessing a split, with noticeable drops in polysilicon and wafer prices.

Japan has announced the new feed-in tariffs (FIT) for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar installations for 2024 and 2025.