Central & East Asia

JinkoSolar is currently on track to regain the position of number one module supplier by volume in 2023, fulfilling a three-year goal.

Chinese module manufacturer DMEGC Solar has started commercial operations at its new Lianyungang manufacturing base in eastern China.

Trina Solar has published its results for H1 2023, reporting revenues of US$7.13 billion and shipments of 27GW of its 210mm Vertex modules.

Trina Solar, a member of the Solar Module Super League, has started commercial production of its Vertex N 700W+ modules.

The Silicon Industry Branch of CNMIA published the latest solar-grade polysilicon prices on 23 August, which were on an upward trend.

Chinese solar manufacturer Tongwei has planned to invest RMB20 billion (US$2.7 billion) in its Leshan project, in the Chinese province of Sichuan, to expand ingot pulling, slicing and cell production capacity, so as to accelerate the establishment of “China’s Green Silicon Valley”.

Continuing a downward trend of capacity additions, India has added 1.7GW of solar capacity in the second quarter of 2023, according to consultancy Mercom India Research.

ReNew Energy Global has published results for the first quarter of its 2024 financial year, which include profits of US$36 million.

GCL System Integration has agreed to supply 1.1GW of n-type solar modules to Indian renewables firm SAEL Industries.

China has announced a plan to establish a recycling system for retired solar PV panels by 2025.