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Polarized Solvents Lift Stable Inverted Perovskites to 26.4%

Polarized-solvent tweak sets new 26.4% record for inverted perovskites. Fluorinated polymer tames crystallization, delivers pinhole-free films, 1,000-hour stability, and scalable manufacturing promise.

Jan 26, 2026 // Technology, China, Asia, perovskite, efficiency

ACEN Switches On Battery-Ready 60-MW Luzon Solar

ACEN flips the switch on a 60‑MW, battery‑ready solar park in Northern Luzon—grid-smart, evening-shiftable, and PPA-ready—blending bifacial tech with fleet-grade O&M for bankable uptime.

Jan 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Philippines, ACEN, commissioning, battery-ready, Northern Luzon

China Bets on Egypt’s Solar and Battery Hub

Chinese-backed solar and battery plants in Egypt target MENA–Europe exports, riding port logistics and incentives to localize supply chains, train talent, and spark EV, storage, and green hydrogen growth.

Jan 20, 2026 // Manufacturing News, China, Asia, Africa, Egypt

Shanghai Electric Nets 78 MW Solar-Fishery in China

Shanghai Electric’s 78‑MW solar‑fishery marries floating PV and canopy‑cooled ponds, smart O&M and grid support—battery-ready, algae-taming, tariff-shifting power plus aquaculture profits with marine-grade resilience.

Jan 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, China, Asia, Floating solar, shanghai electric, hybrid projects, aquaculture

Masdar, ENGIE Clinch Financing 1.5GW Abu Dhabi Solar

Masdar–ENGIE seals financing for 1.5‑GW Al Ajban, delivering ultra-low-cost midday solar, battery-ready infrastructure, and thousands of jobs—setting Abu Dhabi’s stage for storage-paired mega-projects.

Jan 19, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Masdar, Engie, Asia, UAE, utility solar, project finance

NTPC Green Flips Switch on Rajasthan Mega-Solar

NTPC Green Energy’s 300‑MW Rajasthan solar park delivers daytime punch and battery-ready flexibility, with bifacial trackers, controls, and analytics boosting yields, easing evening ramps, and de-risking PPAs, reassuring lenders.

Jan 16, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, India, Asia, NTPC Green Energy

Silver Surge Pummels Solar Makers, Copper Pivot Accelerates

Silver’s moonshot squeezes solar: panel prices tick up, margins vanish, giants pivot to copper and thriftier paste as sector silver use slides—yet demand still anchors the market.

Jan 16, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, Trina Solar, Jinko

EBRD Weighs Loan for Egypt Solar-Battery Park

EBRD eyes financing for a 200‑MW solar-plus-storage in Egypt, pairing grid-forming batteries to time-shift power, shave peaks and stabilize frequency—unlocking hard-currency offtake and bankable, evening-proof generation.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, EBRD, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Egypt, grid services, project finance

Levanta Snaps Up 93-MWp Thai Solar Portfolio

Levanta powers up Thailand: 93‑MWp solar portfolio, standardized trackers and SCADA, clustered O&M, hybrid revenue, battery-ready sites—scaling faster with bankable controls and lower financing ahead.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thailand, Asia, c&i solar, utility solar, portfolio acquisition, operations

Egypt’s Obelisk Brings Round-the-Clock Solar Online

Egypt’s Obelisk lights up: first-phase solar-plus-storage delivers dispatchable clean power, shaping evenings, stabilizing the grid and prices, creating jobs, and de-risking a modular path to 1 GW.

Jan 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Battery Storage, Asia, Africa, Egypt, hybrid solar, Grid reliability, commissioning

Scatec Clinches Egypt PPA for Record Solar-Storage

Scatec inks 25-year USD PPA for Africa’s biggest solar+storage in Egypt—1.95 GW solar, 3.9 GWh batteries—round-the-clock, grid-forming power with non-recourse financing and H2 close.

Jan 12, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Scatec, Asia, Africa, Egypt

China Solar Stocks Jump as Rebates Axed

Beijing scraps VAT rebates on solar exports from April 1, sparking Chinese solar stock rally and speeding consolidation—boosting Trina, Jinko, JA Solar and LONGi.

Jan 12, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, Jinko Solar, China, Asia, Trina Solar, LONGi

China Flags Polysilicon Cartel Risks; Stocks Drop

China flags polysilicon collusion as stocks sink; prices jump despite output slump. Consolidation plan under fire; tighter standards loom while Longi pivots to silver, Jinko lands Australian deal.

Jan 9, 2026 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia

Schneider Picks ACEN to Green Cavite Factories

Schneider Electric taps ACEN to power five Cavite sites with 100% renewables via GEOP—Luzon eco-zone first, 11,600t CO2 avoided—setting a scalable corporate PPA blueprint for Southeast Asia.

Jan 7, 2026 // Plants, Asia, Schneider Electric, Philippines, ACEN

Malaysia Awards 100-MW BESS to Blueleaf, Universal Peak

Blueleaf Energy–Universal Peak win Malaysia’s first MyBeST tender, building a 100‑MW/400‑MWh BESS by 2027 to stabilize grids, integrate solar, cut peaker reliance—setting the pace for reliability-first storage.

Jan 7, 2026 // Storage, Malaysia, Asia, BESS, Blueleaf Energy, Universal Peak, MyBeST

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