Southeast Asia & Oceania

The non-hydropower renewables sector in APAC is expected to grow by 10.4% annually to 3,010GW in 2032, according to research firm BMI Research’s recent study Asia Power Regional Overview: Growing Policy Momentum Boosts Solar And Wind Expansions.

The Queensland government has announced to build 12 renewable energy zones (REZ) across the state as part of its effort to deploy 22GW of new wind and solar energy generation by 2035.

Solana Solar has signed a power purchase agreement with Kratos RES to supply 10-20MW of electricity from its Solana Solar Power Project.

Solar Module Super League (SMSL) member Risen Energy will supply around 1GW of its heterojunction technology (HJT) solar modules to Singaporean IPP (independent power producer) Athein Holding Pte.

Chinese module manufacturer JA Solar has signed an agreement with renewables company BayWa r.e to distribute solar modules in APAC.

As a frontrunner in floating solar, PV Tech spoke with Sungrow FPV at Intersolar Europe about its latest products and the market's growth.

A research team from the National University of Singapore has unveiled perovskite solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of 24.35%.

The government of the Australian Capital Territory has announced an initiative to fund the adoption of rooftop solar PV within its borders.

French petroleum major TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with fellow fossil fuel company Petronas to develop a 100MW solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

Singaporean Renewables company Nexif Ratch Energy has completed a financial close and begun construction of a 74MWp ground-mounted solar PV project in the Philippines.