Southeast Asia & Oceania

The Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) faces reliability issues over the next 10 years as coal plants retire and investment in renewables generation and storage continues to lag, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).

PV Tech Premium looks at how the AD/CVD ruling will impact the US industry moving forward and why the UFLPA will have a bigger impact.

The Malaysian government has awarded a PPA to ib vogt, to provide 30MW of power to Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia.

The announcement comes days after the US Department of Commerce found that Trina had been circumventing its AD/CVD import tariffs via Southeast Asia.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a new round of funding to develop and deploy microgrid technologies across regional and remote communities, including a majority of it allocated for microgrid projects in First Nations communities.

A report from the ADB has found that additions to the renewable manufacturing sectors in Southeast Asia could deliver up to US$100 billion.

Q2 2023 was one of the lowest periods for financial commitments to future renewable energy generation projects in Australia since 2017, according to trade body the Clean Energy Council (CEC).

Solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm SunAsia Energy will build 1.3GW of floating solar PV (FPV) projects on the Laguna Lake, the largest lake in the Philippines.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) of Australia and the New South Wales anti-slavery commissioner James Cockayne have partnered to produce a new Code of Practise to manage the risks of modern slavery exposure in renewable energy supply chains.

US thin-film solar PV manufacturer First Solar has disclosed unethical labour practices at its factory in Malaysia.