Southeast Asia & Oceania

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a third round of its Solar Sunshot programme, offering up to AU$250 million (US$175 million) to companies that manufacture or demonstrate equipment for building large-scale solar PV power plants in Australia.

Australia ranks second to the US for data centre investment, driving demand for solar power and battery storage.

New Zealand retailers Briscoe Group and Farro have signed electricity supply agreements with solar generator Lodestone Energy.

ARENA is providing up to AU$32.3m to set up factories for robots that install solar modules and drive foundation piles.

Australia's rooftop solar sector posted its strongest half-year performance since 2021, with battery storage increasingly riding alongside it.

As part of the Chinese company's expansion into the APAC, it forms an alliance with Indonesia's SEDAYUSolar to promote solar in the country.

Australia has endorsed a global plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar PV by 2030, becoming the first country to do so.

LGI, an Australian landfill gas and renewables company, has agreed to buy two operating solar PV power plants in Queensland.

Researchers at UNSW and UtmoLight have achieved a certified stabilised efficiency of 23.5% for a large-area perovskite solar submodule.

Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has lodged the DA for the Baru Marnda Renewable Energy Project, featuring a 500MW solar PV power plant.