Southeast Asia & Oceania

Nearly 2.5GW of PV capacity had been installed on just over one million domestic and business rooftops in Australia as of the end of March 2013, according to the country's Clean Energy Regulator.

Malaysia’s Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) has received a positive response to its PV tender for PV systems under 500kW for non-individuals.

PV capacity in the Emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to a new report from market analyst company NPD Solarbuzz.

The government of New South Wales in Australia has approved plans to build a 50MW PV facility, called Broken Hill, which will be located around five kilometres from Broken Hill in New South Wales.

Taiwanese module manufacturer Winaico has delivered its polycrystalline PV modules for installation at the Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre (DKASC), a solar demonstration facility in Alice Springs.

Solar feed-in tariffs (FiT) in Queensland could face drastic cuts after a report from the Australian state’s competition authority, the QCA, claimed they are increasing electricity prices.

The government of Indonesia is reportedly planning to issue a tender next month seeking bids to install 150MW worth of PV plants in the country.

The total installed capacity of advanced batteries for utility-scale applications in Asia Pacific is forecast to reach 25.1GW by 2022, according to a new report by market intelligence firm Pike Research.

Malaysian solar cell manufacturer TS SolarTech has announced plans to expand its 60MW plant to 640MW by 2015.