Southeast Asia & Oceania

Danish developer European Energy has signed 30-year agreements with Traditional Owners covering three solar-plus-storage projects in Queensland, Australia, including the 1.1GW Upper Calliope solar PV plant.

Solar and battery storage projects have pushed Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) connection pipeline up 43% in a year to 80.9GW, overtaking the grid's existing 77GW of capacity for the first time.

New Zealand solar PV generator Lodestone Energy has started trading on the NZX Main Board after raising NZ$75 million (US$43 million).

The South Australian government has selected four solar and wind proposals totalling almost 13GW in the Whyalla West release area, west of the steelmaking city.

Australia must find green iron customers beyond China as Chinese steel demand declines and iron ore export earnings fall, says IEEFA.

Atmos Renewables has acquired 126MWp of operating solar PV capacity in Victoria and Queensland from BayWa r.e., along with a late-stage wind and battery storage project in New South Wales, Australia.

Norfund and Impact Fund Denmark have signed agreements to take a 49% interest in the 500MWp Ixus Bugallon Solar Power Project.

Acciona, GenusPlus and UGL Engineering have been selected to deliver Stage 1 of Clean Energy Link – East (CEL-East), a transmission project in Western Australia.

Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable energy investment "has already broken the annual record".

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has opened a 168MWdc solar PV plant that is now the largest on the country's South Island.