Southeast Asia & Oceania

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi has signed a long-term supply agreement with silicon metal mining and production company Ferroglobe PLC.

Researchers from the NUS have developed a new triple-junction perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 27.1%.

Someva Renewables and AGL have announced plans to build a 1.5GW renewable power plant, which will include 300MW of new solar capacity.

The Australian government of New South Wales (NSW) has launched an A$275 million (US$178.7 million) initiative aimed at renewables manufacturing.

Singaporean officials have granted EDP Renewables a tender to build up to 200MWp of new rooftop solar capacity in Singapore.

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has completed debt financing for a 1.5GW portfolio of solar, wind and battery energy storage assets in Australia.

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Australian utility Origin Energy has acquired renewables developer Walcha Energy and its 1.3GW project pipeline of solar and wind assets.

Renewable energy IPP Vena Energy began operations at a 125MW PV site in the Australian state of Queensland last week.

The Mannum project sits at the confluence of decarbonisation, Trina Solar's Australian expansion and the government's energy transition plans.