Southeast Asia & Oceania

Thai utility to soon invite bids for a 45MWac floating PV project at the Sirindhorn Dam - its first foray into hybrid floating PV and hydro projects.

IPC and Licogi 16 land EPC contract for VND2.3 billion 62MW and 50MW projects in Ninh Thuan province, slated to complete by year-end.

Former firm raises US$175m debt package for 256.5MW Kiamal while latter marks commercial launch of 110.9MW Beryl, now supplying Sydney’s trains.

PUB to launch RFP for developers of 50MW project on Tengeh Reservoir the size of 45 football pitches, with plans for two 1.5MW others on separate water bodies.

Japanese firm wraps up construction of fourth large-scale project to date in Vietnam, with plans to switch the installation on in next few days.

Cloud Control, Vance Joy, Midnight Oil back scheme allowing artists to finance 34.55MW farm and others, with plans to sell power to Australia’s grid.

Company is also working on a neighbouring 111MW project as well as a large battery storage installation.

Installation planned in Queensland progresses through permitting process after receiving go-ahead from state’s independent coordinator-general.

State utility secures over US$20 million in funding to build complex in Kampong Chhnang province and will now tender for developers to deploy a 60MW first batch.

Major PV materials firm, Heraeus Photovoltaics is establishing fully-equipped ‘Innovation Centers’ in Shanghai and Singapore for new product development and customer specific modifications for monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells.