Solar energy

Sembcorp acquires Indian solar power project for S$246 million

The company’s gross renewable energy capacity installed and under development in India has now climbed to over 7.6 GW

The three South-east Asian markets have strong electricity demand growth, says Claire Jarratt, head of investment management at InfraCo, PIDG’s project development solution.

PIDG, August Energy look to fill gap for ‘patient capital’ in South-east Asian clean energy

Their US$30 million joint venture will focus on Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines

The solar industry’s capacity reached levels capable of satisfying global demand roughly twice over, figures from earlier this year showed.

China solar industry’s losses narrowing on overcapacity push, association says

The deficit still comes up to 6.42 billion yuan in the July-to-September period

An illustration of a solar overhang structure. The planned photovoltaic system will be built across the spaces between multi-storey industrial buildings.

Singapore to pilot ‘overhang’ solar power structure, as it nears deployment target

The Republic is more than halfway to its 2 GWp target, equivalent to the annual electricity needs of about 350,000 households

Malaysia aims to have 70% of its installed power capacity be renewables by 2050, from about 26% last year, according to BloombergNEF.

Google signs solar power pact in Malaysia with Shizen Energy

The agreement highlights efforts by global tech firms to decarbonise their energy-intensive operations such as data centres

The UK government wants to more than double deployment by 2030 to meet its clean power targets.

UK homes install solar at fastest pace since 2015 as prices drop

UK HOMES are installing solar panels at their fastest rate in a decade as the technology’s cost continues to fall.

Solar panels in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The Global South holds 70% of the world’s wind and solar potential, and 50% of the minerals necessary for the energy transition.

The climate action that matters is in the Global South

But innovation still has to outpace climate impacts

Australia has more than four million rooftop solar panels, which can generate so much power during the day that wholesale prices drop below zero.

Australia mandates free power in world first to soak up solar, reduce living costs

The Solar Sharer programme will require retailers to offer free power to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day

Malaysia has been cranking up its coal-fired power fleet to keep electricity costs low, but plans to boost the use of natural gas and solar.

Malaysia bets on mix of solar and gas as it shifts away from coal

The cost-per-unit for solar is actually much cheaper than gas and coal, says TNB CEO Megat Jalaluddin

Rooftop solar capacity supplied 13% of Australia’s electricity in the first half of this year.

Cheaper, greener power is on the way

As long as anti-net-zero populists don’t throttle it in the cradle