Asia

Saudi Arabia Opens 3.2-GW Renewables Round 8 With 1.9 GW of Solar

Saudi Arabia's Principal Buyer opened qualification for NREP Round 8: 3,200 MW, with 1,900 MW of solar PV at two sites and a 1,300-MW wind farm.

Nov 12, 2026 // Large-Scale, Tariffs, Policy, Saudi Arabia, tender, Asia, middle east, SPPC

Eight Lenders Sign Support Letter for Acwa's 2-GW Türkiye Solar

Eight development and commercial lenders signed a letter of support for Acwa's 2-GW Sivas and Taşeli solar projects in Türkiye, worth about EUR 1.6 billion.

Nov 12, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Solar, Saudi Arabia, Europe, Asia, utility-scale, Turkey, acwa

Five Nations Endorse Rooftop Solar Declaration for 300M Homes at COP31

Five countries endorsed the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration at COP31, joining Australia behind a voluntary goal of 300 million solar homes worldwide by 2030.

Nov 11, 2026 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, Australia, Bangladesh, Asia, Kenya, Oceania, Africa, Nigeria, global solar council

BYD Links Solar, Storage and Robotic FLASH Charging in Abu Dhabi

BYD launched a desert charging site in Abu Dhabi that runs FLASH Charging off solar and batteries, with a robotic arm that plugs in the car for the driver.

Nov 11, 2026 // Storage, Solar, Transport, Asia, BESS, middle east, BYD, ev charging, UAE

NTPC Green Energy Seeks Bids for 10-GW, 40-GWh Battery Supply

NTPC Green Energy invited global bids to supply LFP battery containers and grid-forming PCS for 10 GW / 40 GWh of storage, with bids due Dec. 8, 2026.

Nov 11, 2026 // Storage, Policy, India, NTPC, Asia, BESS, lfp

EBRD, DEG Back Egypt's Nefer Benban Solar-Battery Plant With $127M

The EBRD and Germany's DEG are providing up to $127 million of debt for Egypt's 258.5-MWp Nefer Benban solar plant, which comes with a 120-MWh battery.

Nov 11, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power, Hassan Allam

Octopus Opens Asia Fund, Backs Philippine Solar Developer Octali

Octopus Energy launched an Asia fund that aims to catalyse $600 million; its first deal backs Octali, a Philippine developer targeting 450 MW of solar.

Nov 11, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Asia, BESS, Philippines, Octopus Energy, Octali Energy

Vietnam Raises Solar Price Ceilings for 2026 by Up to 16.9%

Vietnam set 12 solar generation price ceilings for 2026, from VND 1,104.32 to VND 2,120.31 per kWh, all higher than the 2025 caps, by 6.9% to 16.9%.

Nov 10, 2026 // Tariffs, Policy, Asia, BESS, Vietnam, Floating solar, evn

US Issues Final Solar Duty Orders on India, Indonesia and Laos

Commerce issued final AD and CVD orders on solar cells from India, Indonesia and Laos, with subsidy rates of up to 173.70% and dumping margins up to 123.04%.

Nov 9, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Policy, USA, India, Asia, Indonesia, North America, laos

CGN Connects First Unit of 4,300-Meter Molten-Salt Plant in Xizang

CGN connected the first 25-MW unit of a 50-MW PV-heated molten-salt plant in Ngari, Xizang, at 4,300 meters, with 14 hours of thermal storage, on Nov. 6.

Nov 6, 2026 // Plants, Storage, Thermal, China, Asia, CGN, molten salt, Xizang

LONGi and Soochow Tandem Cell Reaches 35.1% Certified Efficiency

A Soochow University and LONGi perovskite-silicon tandem cell reached 35.1% certified stabilized efficiency in Nature, using a new hole-transport molecule.

Nov 6, 2026 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, Asia, perovskite, LONGi, Soochow University

IEA Sees Almost 4,800 GW of New Renewables by 2031, Solar Over 75%

The IEA forecasts almost 4,800 GW of new renewables in 2026–2031, with solar PV taking more than three-quarters as energy security drives demand.

Nov 6, 2026 // Policy, Solar, Market Research, India, China, Asia, rooftop solar, IEA, module manufacturing, energy security

Wood Mackenzie Sees Sodium-Ion Cells Matching LFP Costs by End-2026

Wood Mackenzie expects sodium-ion cells from market leaders to match LFP costs by end-2026; it counts over 70 GWh of supply agreements for the chemistry.

Nov 6, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Storage, Market Research, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia, BESS, sodium-ion, GLOBAL

Fukang 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Connects, Lifting China Past Spain

China Green Development connected a 100-MW molten-salt tower CSP plant in Fukang, Xinjiang, on Oct. 30, lifting China's CSP fleet to 2,438 MW, ahead of Spain.

Nov 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Xinjiang, molten salt, Cosin Solar

Osaka Robot Platform Guides Perovskite Cell to 24.4% Efficiency

University of Osaka researchers built a robot and machine-learning platform that tracks perovskite film formation; a cell made with its settings hit 24.4%.

Nov 4, 2026 // Technology, Software, Japan, Asia, perovskite, Osaka University, machine learning

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