Southeast Asia & Oceania

Lincoln University revealed plans on Wednesday (10 July) to develop New Zealand’s first ‘high-value’ agrivoltaic (agriPV) solar farm.

The Queensland government in Australia has confirmed that it has broken ground on its AUS$5 billion (US$3.3 billion) CopperString transmission project.

South Australia signs a Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement, to build infrastructure for the region to be powered by 100% green energy.

The Victorian government has committed US$2.7 million (A$4 million) for seven projects to build solar installations and heat pumps.

The Western Australian government has released the results of a first-of-its-kind project, combining hydrogen and solar to create a microgrid.

The Vietnamese government has announced to allow direct PPA between independent power producers and large electricity consumers.

Southeast Asian independent power producer (IPP) Levanta Renewables has acquired a 139.4MWp operational solar PV portfolio in Thailand.

Developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia has announced its first solar-plus-storage project, based in Dalby, a town in Queensland, has gone live.

The Australian federal government has presented the ‘Future Made in Australia Bill 2024’ to bolster renewable energy technologies like solar.

A market brief on the first tender to be held in Western Australia under the nationwide Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) for renewables and energy storage has been published.