Asia

Delingha 350-MW CSP Plant Tops Out All Three 199-Meter Towers
A 350-MW tower CSP plant in Delingha, China, topped out all three 199-meter towers on Oct. 26 and will store heat in molten salt for 14 hours.
Oct 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Hengxin Technology
UNIST Organic Tandem Photocathode Splits Water at 7.9% Efficiency
UNIST built an all-organic tandem photocathode that splits water at 7.9% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency with no external voltage, a record the team claims.
Oct 28, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, South Korea, Asia, hydrogen, green hydrogen, UNIST
Thailand Opens THB 50,000 Rooftop Solar Grants for 1 Million Homes
Thailand opens sign-up for People's Solar, a THB 50,000 grant per home for up to 1 million households installing 5–10 kWp systems by September 2027.
Oct 27, 2026 // Residential, Policy, Rooftop PV, Thailand, Asia, residential solar, subsidies, rooftop solar, Southeast Asia
Daqo Cuts Polysilicon Cash Cost to Record $4.23/kg as Q3 Loss Narrows
Daqo New Energy cut its polysilicon cash cost to a record $4.23/kg in Q3 2026 as sales tripled and its net loss narrowed to $52.9 million from $81.2 million.
Oct 27, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, polysilicon, Asia, Daqo
Singapore Targets 4 GWp of Solar by 2035 and 1 GWh of Storage by 2030
Singapore will lift solar from 2.3 GWp to 4 GWp by 2035 and roughly triple energy storage to about 1 GWh by 2030 under a five-year EMA infrastructure plan.
Oct 26, 2026 // Storage, Policy, Solar, ENERGY STORAGE, Asia, BESS, Singapore, solar target
Ember Says Battery Subsidy Could Add 15–25 GWh to India's Rooftops
Ember says India could add 15–25 GWh of home batteries by extending PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidies to storage, at a cost of about INR 280 billion.
Oct 26, 2026 // Residential, Storage, Rooftop PV, India, Asia, rooftop solar, net metering, Ember, residential storage
EU Ends 12-Year Duties on Chinese Solar Glass With No EU Maker Left
The EU repealed its 2014 anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese solar glass on Oct. 22 after finding that no EU producer of the glass is left.
Oct 23, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Policy, China, Europe, Asia, European Union, solar glass, Borosil Renewables, antidumping
Cosin Solar Tops Out Two 199-Meter Towers at 350-MW Golmud CSP Plant
Two of three receiver towers at Cosin Solar's 350-MW Golmud CSP plant reached their full 199 meters; the third is at 180 meters, with grid power due in 2027.
Oct 22, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, qinghai, molten salt, Cosin Solar
EBRD Arranges $265 Million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya Solar Plant
EBRD arranges up to $265 million for Egypt's 1.2-GW Nefer Minya solar plant with 600 MWh of batteries, part of a $566 million debt package in total.
Oct 21, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, EBRD, Asia, BESS, Africa, Egypt, Infinity Power
Israel Proposes 5% Yearly Cuts to Rooftop Solar Tariffs From 2027
Israel's Electricity Authority proposes 5% yearly cuts to rooftop solar tariffs from 2027, taking home systems from 48 to 36.77 agorot per kWh by 2030.
Oct 21, 2026 // Residential, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Asia, Israel, middle east, rooftop solar, feed-in tariff
Sichuan's First 100-MW Tower CSP Plant Wins Environmental Approval
Sichuan's first tower CSP plant cleared environmental review: a 100-MW molten-salt unit with 8-hour storage, paired with 900 MW of PV in Aba prefecture.
Oct 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Thermal, China, Asia, csp, Sichuan, molten salt, Shudao Clean Energy
CHN Energy Switches On 120-MWh Battery at Rudong Solar-Hydrogen Hub
CHN Energy grid-connected a 60-MW, 120-MWh battery in Rudong, China, on Oct. 14. It serves a 400-MW solar-hydrogen complex and should discharge 12 GWh a year.
Oct 20, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, China, Asia, hydrogen, BESS, CHN Energy
JinkoSolar Reports 28% Peak Efficiency for Back-Contact TAC Cell
JinkoSolar says its new TAC back-contact cell hit 28% peak efficiency without third-party certification; the first TAC module is rated 510 W at 25.52%.
Oct 19, 2026 // Technology, Manufacturing News, China, JinkoSolar, Asia, topcon, back-contact
ACME Solar Signs 300-MW Solar-Storage Peak Power PPA With SECI
ACME Solar signed a 300-MW, 1,200-MWh solar-plus-storage PPA with SECI at INR 6/kWh to supply four hours of power a day outside solar hours.
Oct 19, 2026 // Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, India, SECI, Asia, BESS, ACME Solar, FDRE
JA Solar Secures $104m for Global Manufacturing
JA Solar lands CNY 700 million financing from Hang Seng Bank to boost solar production and scale global sales—strengthening manufacturing capacity and expanding its worldwide commercial reach.
Aug 31, 2026 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, China, JA Solar, Asia