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China hits 277.17 GW of new PV installations in 2024 China’s cumulative installed solar capacity hit 886.66 GW at the end of 2024, with 277.17 GW of new annual installations, up 45.48% year on year. The deployment surge exceeded forecasts, setting a new historical record for PV installations.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 21, 2025
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Saudi Arabia commissions its largest battery energy storage system The 2 GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) features 122 prefabricated storage units, designed and supplied by China’s BYD.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 20, 2025
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Longi issues net loss warning for 2024 Longi has issued a profit warning for 2024, forecasting a net loss of up to $1.11 billion – a sharp decline from last year’s profit of $1.42 billion.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 17, 2025
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China begins building first GW-scale residential VPP China is building its first gigawatt-scale residential virtual power plant (VPP) in Jiangsu province. The project will connect millions of high-power household appliances to a cloud-based energy pool to improve grid stability and boost renewable energy use.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 17, 2025
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China’s REPT Battero to build battery factory in Indonesia China’s REPT Battero has revealed plans to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Indonesia, targeting 8 GWh of annual production capacity in the first phase.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 15, 2025
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Three Gorges opens bids for 2.5 GW of n-type TOPCon Three Gorges Group has opened bidding for 2.5 GW of 580 Wp and above n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar modules. The 29 participating companies submitted bids averaging CNY 0.7012 ($0.096)/W, with the procurement framework running through mid-2025.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 14, 2025
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: Aiko Solar starts making back contact PV panels Aiko Solar has started production at its Jinan factory, its third facility for n-type all-back-contact solar modules. The plant is designed for 30 GW of solar cell and panel capacity, with the first 10 GW phase set to reach full output by late 2025.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 10, 2025
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World’s largest pumped storage power plant fully operational in China The plant features 12 reversible pump-turbine units, each with a capacity of 300 MW, including two variable-speed units, bringing the total installed capacity to 3.6 GW.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 09, 2025
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Chinese PV Industry Brief: China Huadian launches 18 GW inverter tender China Huadian Corp. has launched an 18 GW inverter procurement tender seeking string inverters 300 kW and above, with 1,500 V DC input voltage and 10% overload capacity. Bidding starts on Feb. 6, 2025.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 07, 2025