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Thailand's National Energy Policy Council approved a 9.2 billion dollar, 4.8 gigawatt floating solar programme across nine reservoirs on May 19, 2026.
Vietnam had a 7 GW offshore wind ambition that stalled for three years on permit dysfunction. The Q2 2026 reform of the National Energy Development Plan unlocks the pipeline — and finally lets European and Asian developers commit capital that had been parked.
Vietnam's revised National Power Development Plan VIII reached the 21 gigawatt solar milestone three quarters ahead of schedule, with private investment driving the acceleration.
A 600 MW offshore wind farm reaches FID with a USD 2.7 billion budget and a 25-year PPA at USD 0.084/kWh.
China energizes a 3,300-km UHVDC line transmitting 12 GW of renewable power from Xinjiang to Hunan, displacing 40 million tons of coal annually.
Vietnam awards 6 GW of offshore wind capacity to international developers at $0.072/kWh in its first competitive auction.
A 320 MW floating solar farm on a former coal mining lake in Anhui, China becomes the world's largest, repurposing industrial wasteland for clean energy.
China installs 200 GW of solar in 10 months, exceeding its own 2024 annual record and pushing total capacity past 900 GW.
The Philippines awards 57 offshore wind contracts totaling 15 GW capacity, establishing itself as a leading Southeast Asian wind energy market.
India's largest solar park opens in Rajasthan's Thar Desert with 5 GW capacity, powering 3.7 million homes at record-low tariffs.