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Hanwha Group has been striving to make the solar business its future growth engine since it first entered the industry in 2010, and that hard work is starting to pay off. Hanwha Q Cells, the group’s solar cell producer, is now one of the largest manufacturers…
The solar power capacity planned by Vietnam for 2031-2045 is “too high” should be reduced to give space for wind power, the government says. In a communiqué issued by the Government Office Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said the capacity for…
The largest solar farm in Southeast Asia has been commissioned in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan. The 450 megawatt Trung Nam Thuan Nam Solar Power Plant, which spreads over an area of nearly 560 hectares in Thuan Nam District, went on stream on…
UOB is pushing solar power usage by offering various financing solutions linked to solar-powered equipment for both business owners and individuals. Businesses and individuals in Singapore seeking to adopt solar energy can choose from the bank’s three…
Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are on a path to transform their power landscapes as energy demand continues to rise to match the region’s economic growth potential, a power management company said this week. “In the pursuit of a…
The investment rush in solar energy could end up testing Vietnam’s weak power infrastructure, experts say. They say that both transmission capacity and the ability of grids to absorb the energy produced by new projects are suspect, as of now. The 9.35 U.S.…
The government is working towards implementing a pollution charge for single-use plastics which will be imposed on fixed premises at a rate of 20 sen or higher, to be determined by state governments through local councils. They include premises such as…
Bach Khoa solar energy has tied up with BIC Insurance to offer a five-year warranty for its products. It has also signed a deal with lender BIDV for providing loans to customers to buy its BigK solar energy solutions. SolarBK will subsidize the first year…
Vietnamese construction firm Xuan Cau and Thailand conglomerate B.Grimm have teamed up to build Southeast Asia’s largest solar power plant in Tay Ninh Province. The signing of the joint venture agreement in Bangkok was witnessed by the prime ministers of both…
State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is teaming up with three other state firms in developing solar power generating stations (PLTS), a Pertamina spokesperson said. The development of new and renewable energy projects will use the idle land owned by…
Singapore on Monday announced it had begun to feed solar power into its retail electric grid for the first time, as it seeks to reduce emissions and prepares to fully liberalize its electricity market. Singapore, one of the sunniest cities in the world,…
Indonesia’s largest solar power plant built by PT Len Industri in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is ready for operation as soon as it is inaugurated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Len Industri President Director Abraham Mose said electrical power from the…
