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Detention of electronics by US customs, which includes solar PV products, has dropped to its lowest since the implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in 2022.

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

French energy major TotalEnergies has installed more than 200MW of distributed solar assets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Singaporean state-owned energy company Sembcorp has completed the acquisition of 245MW of renewables projects in Vietnam.

Chinese solar manufacturing giant LONGi Green Energy has addressed rumours it is planning to shut down production at its facilities in Southeast Asia in response to US import tariffs coming into force.

Major Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar has expanded operations at its Vietnam solar wafer manufacturing facility.

The Ningbo Boway Alloy Materials Company has announced plans to expand its TOPCon cell manufacturing capacity in the US by 2GW.

Tokyo-headquartered solar manufacturer VSUN has commenced commercial production of its 4GW silicon wafer plant in Vietnam.

GoodWe says the first-phase production lines in Vietnam are expected to achieve an annual capacity of 5GW.

TOYO SOLAR, a solar cell subsidiary of Tokyo-headquartered solar manufacturer VSUN SOLAR, has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with South Korean-owned polysilicon producer OCI.