Southeast Asia & Oceania

Vikran Engineering has agreed to acquire a 49% equity stake in NOPL Solar Projects Private Limited for INR49 million (US$508,101).

Data centres have emerged as the primary driver of electricity demand growth for utility Origin Energy in Australia.

Indian renewable energy major Adani Green Energy (AGEL) reported a 48% year-on-year increase in operational capacity to 17.24GW, driven predominantly by solar.

Indian module manufacturer Saatvik Green Energy has acquired an 80% equity stake in Melcon Transformers and Electricals.

The AEMC has released a draft rule to modernise distribution network planning in response to the rapid uptake of CERs.

Evren has secured US$600 million in financing to develop a 1GW hybrid firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) portfolio across Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The 31MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales has been registered in the Australian Energy Market Operator's Market Management System (MMS).

Australia has opened its first dedicated research facility for solar module recycling at UNSW, officially launching on 21 April.

Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy (SWREL) has secured a contract from Coal India (CIL) for an 875MW grid-connected solar project.

NTPC Green Energy, the renewables arm of state power company NTPC, has commissioned 237.5MW of a 300MW solar project it is building in Rajasthan.