Xiaomi will aim its EVs at the mass market, in line with the broader positioning of its electronics products China’s Xiaomi Corp plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) using Great Wall Motor Co Ltd’s factory, said three people with direct knowledge of the matter, making it the latest tech firm to join the smart mobility […]
Basic customs duty on solar cells, modules to push tariff upwards, cost Rs 900 crore to discoms annually: Ind-Ra
Asmita Pant, Senior Analyst at Ind-Ra, said, “The increase in tariffs will increase power purchase costs for solar off-takers by Rs 9 billion (Rs 900 crore) annually, considering that around 10 GW of solar capacity will come on stream in the next 12 months.” The government’s decision to levy basic customs duty (BCD) on solar […]
Mitsubishi switches on 5-MW PV plant in Thailand
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (TYO:7211) announced on Saturday it has put into operation a 5-MW rooftop solar system at its factory in Thailand. The photovoltaic (PV) plant was built atop the company’s production and sales unit Laemchabang Factory of Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co Ltd, or (MMTh), Mitsubishi’s largest manufacturing centre outside Japan. According to the press […]
First large solar PV project in Cambodia by AFRY
AFRY has been working as the owner’s engineer for the 39 MWp Solar PV Power Plant, located in Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia, which entered commercial operation on December 15, 2020. This ground-mounted solar photovoltaics project is one of the first large solar PV projects in Cambodia. The project is owned by Ray […]
ADB, Energy Absolute Sign Green Loan for Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Charging Network
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (Energy Absolute) signed a 1.5 billion Thai baht ($47.62 million) green loan to finance ongoing renewable energy projects and a countrywide electric vehicle charging network in Thailand. The loan will finance the Nakornsawan Solar and Hanuman Wind power plants, and deploy fast and standard […]
Indigenous people ‘under threat’ from Asia clean energy push
* Rush for renewable energy hurting rural and indigenous communities disproportionately * Violations include land rights and indigenous rights abuses, displacement, violence * Projects receive government incentives, less scrutiny and are fast-tracked BAN KHU, Thailand: Muhammad Lamoh had no inkling that his small village of Ban Khu in southern Thailand would be key to the […]
EQ Webinar on Thailand Solar Market 2021 Outlook & Projects in Pipeline
A brighter future for the booming solar sector
Solar power firm Constant Energy is rapidly expanding in Thailand and throughout the region using a business-to-business model. Rooftop solar panels are installed at an industrial site to take advantage of the larger surface areas. The solar business in Thailand is booming, as the government prepares to hit its Paris Climate Accords target of 30% […]
Talesun Solar Expands More Capacity for 2021
Recently, Talesun Solar, the world-leading PV module manufacturer, has received several news of success, which focus on two main production bases locates in both Shandong, mainland China and Rayong, Thailand. With successful capacity expansion achieved, Talesun Solar has greatly improved the total supplement capacity of its module products to global market. As early as in 2015, Talesun […]
Thailand to put world’s largest floating solar farm into use this June
The facility, which generates power on a water surface of 72 hectares, was originally scheduled for operation in December last year, but the launch was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangkok : State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in […]