Southeast Asia

Firm says clean energies will catch up with fossil fuels by 2027 and race ahead by 2030, with Indian solar already cheaper and Aussie solar set to follow next year.

The pilot solar power system floating above a large reservoir in the northern Philippines will be expanded if a 10-month test goes smoothly.

The 50MW Thuan Minh 2 Solar Farm was constructed with the developer Helio Power and began commercial operation at the end of June.

JinkoSolar Supplies 7.8MW for two PV plants in Hungary, 10MW solar farm connected in Afghanistan, Vietnamese firm completes 50MW project in Ninh Thuan, Photon Energy connects 2.1MW of projects in Hungary, First solar plant in Iran's Khorasan Razavi completed.

Japanese gas firm moves into Southeast Asian renewables through joint venture with Thailand's Energy Pro Corporation.

Developers dump Vietnam bankability fears, bringing more than 4GW online ahead of FiT deadline.

Southeast-Asia focused clean energy giants commission one of the largest PV projects in Vietnam in time to receive subsidies.

Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has supplied PV modules to a major PV power plant project in Vietnam totalling 351MW, supporting the strong growth momentum seen by the company in Asia-Pacific region in 2018.

Uzbekistan joins the Scaling Solar programme, FTC Solar extends its order book in Vietnam plus finance news from Singapore and Vietnam.

Development financier and aid agency to invest heavily in clean energy projects, energy efficiency and power sector reform in the region.