Southeast Asia & Oceania

Tokyo-headquartered solar manufacturer VSUN has commenced commercial production of its 4GW silicon wafer plant in Vietnam.

The Australian government will launch a 6GW renewable energy tender next month under its expanded Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).

Trina Solar has signed a master sales agreement with PetroGreen to provide 117MW of modules to the latter’s projects in the Philippines.

Rooftop solar capacity has surpassed 20GW in Australia, becoming the second largest source of renewable electricity generation.

Singaporean C&I renewables developer BECIS has secured US$50 million to expand business in Southeast Asia and India.

About AU$2.5 million of the funding will be used to ensure that residential solar modules can avoid landfills and are repurposed for parts.

Australia’s Prime Minister has announced an Inflation Reduction Act-style investment package to stimulate a domestic clean energy manufacturing industry.

The report identified access to capital and upfront investment as the key method by which the government could support the expansion of a PV manufacturing industry in Australia.

ACEN Corporation has partnered with Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation to develop up to 3GW of renewable projects with BESS.

Tom Kenning reports on research warning of volumes of end-of-life PV modules emerging earlier than previously thought.