Southeast Asia & Oceania

India installed a record 15.3GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from market research firm Mercom. 

Indian rooftop solar company Fujiyama Power has commissioned a 2GW solar module manufacturing facility in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. 

New Zealand utility Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 120MW solar PV project alongside a planned battery energy storage system (BESS).

Construction has commenced on New South Wales’ (NSW) first integrated green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Australia.

ADB and Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (SIEA) have signed an agreement to develop the country's first large-scale solar PV plant.

New Zealand's government has ordered a sector review into the installation of residential and small to medium-scale solar, aiming to reduce what it describes as a "red tape nightmare" that can delay approvals for months.

J&V Energy is acquiring a 187MW portfolio of operational solar assets in Taiwan from a fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners.

European Energy Australia is set to commence solar module installation at its 100MWac Winton North solar plant in northeast Victoria.

Australia will return AU$1.3 billion in uncommitted funding from clean energy manufacturing programmes as part of broader budget savings.

Iberdrola Australia has completed the installation of solar modules at its 377MW Broadsound solar-plus-storage project in Central Queensland.