Central & East Asia

India’s cabinet has approved a 13GW renewable energy project, which a 7.5GW solar park, in the most northern state of Ladakh.

Canadian Solar says the private placement provided the company with enhanced liquidity and flexible funds to grow its subsidiary Recurrent Energy's global business.

Trina Solar has announced that it will supply some of its latest Vertex solar modules to the 2GW Ningxia solar project in China.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has launched a request for selection for 1GW of new solar projects to be built within India.

Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited has granted a letter of award to power company SJVN to develop a 100MW solar power project in the state.

JinkoSolar has published its latest sales figures, having shipped over 52GW of modules in the first nine months of the year.

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is expected to invest US$3.3 trillion in power generation over the next decade, of which a quarter for solar alone, according to energy research company Wood Mackenzie.

Masdar subsidiary MW Energy plans to develop 500MW of renewable projects in Tajikistan, which will include solar projects.

Indian renewable energy firm Axis Energy Group has launched a joint venture (JV) with Brookfield India – the local arm of global investment firm and asset owner Brookfield – backed by an initial investment of US$845 million.

India-based EPC contractor Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy has been awarded the EPC of a 300MW solar PV project in the Indian state of Gujarat.