63 MW online in New Zealand: Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Australia and its joint venture (JV) partner Genesis Energy recently commissioned the 63 MW Lauriston Solar Farm in Canterbury, near the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. It is equipped with nearly 90,000 solar panels with the capacity to generate up to 100 GWh annually. Genesis Energy has also signed an offtake agreement for output from the project for 10 years. Both companies are developing more solar projects in New Zealand in Foxton.
377 MW project moves forward: Iberdrola Australia is constructing its 377 MW DC Broadsound Solar Farm in Queensland’s Clarke Creek. Providing an update for the project, it said that the first row of solar panels, known as the Golden Row, has been installed on site. The company explains that the Golden Row is a crucial benchmark for quality and compliance, playing an integral role in design approval, construction oversight, and ensuring the solar project adheres to all required specifications.
80 MW solar project: Spain-based GRS has been roped in by Octopus Investments Australia to build the 80 MW Fulham Solar Farm Hybrid Project in Victoria. It will be accompanied by 128 MWh of battery storage. GRS says this will be its 15th project in Australia, and one of the largest DC-coupled hybrid projects to date. The project is part of VRET 2, for which PV Hardware will manufacture its Axone Duo Infinity locally in Australia.
Financing for Indonesian project: Co-developed by ACWA Power and PLN Indonesia Power, the 92 MW Saguling Floating Solar PV Plant in Indonesia has secured $60 million financing from Germany’s DEG, Proparco and Standard Chartered. The project is part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) that aims to mobilize capital to accelerate the country’s clean energy transition. This West Java-located project will increase the country’s electricity production from solar by around 13%.
Amphibious deployment model: Huasun Energy has announced grid connection of a 13.6 MW solar project in Thailand for which it has provided its Himalaya G12-132 heterojunction (HJT) modules. The project is owned by rubber manufacturer Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public. The project is deployed in an amphibious deployment model, combining both ground-mounted and floating installations. The project, with an estimated 19.37 million kWh of electricity generation capacity annually, is now delivering green electricity to STA’s operations. STA will reduce its use of standard coal, thus lowering its dependence on conventional energy sources.
40 MW online in the Philippines: Trinasolar's 52,000 n-type i-TOPCon VertexN 710-715W (NEG21C.20) modules have energized the 40 MW DC Limbauan Solar Power Project (LSPP) in the Philippines. The project is located in San Pablo, Isabela and is developed by BKS Green Energy Corporation (BKS), a subsidiary of Rizal Green Energy Corporation (RGEC). The latter is a joint venture between PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) and Japan’s TAISEI Corporation. It is expected to generate close to 59 GWh of clean energy annually.