Opinion & Analysis

Energy requirements evolve over time, and solar systems must be designed with adaptability in mind. Design-led innovation supports scalability through modular architectures that allow systems to expand or integrate complementary technologies such as energy storage.

Industrial energy procurement has broadened in scope. Tariffs remain an important part of the decision, alongside a wider set of considerations. Buyers now weigh reliability, predictability, sustainability, and long-term exposure alongside price.

Malaysia’s rising power demand, driven by industrial growth and data centers, is exposing grid and capacity constraints, prompting policies like Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS) to enable corporate renewable procurement while maintaining system cost recovery. A key factor is the System Access Charge (SAC), whose uncertain future trajectory affects long-term solar PPAs and investment decisions, making scenario-based modelling crucial for assessing project bankability.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

The next clean-energy boom will be driven not only by renewable generation but by intelligent storage. Tech-enabled, solar-compatible battery energy storage systems (BESS) will make clean energy predictable, resilient, and commercially viable at scale.

Several EV and charging components such as rectifiers, power modules, semiconductors, battery cells and PCBs are still largely imported. These create ecosystem-wide challenges including supply volatility, cost exposure, limited local integration, and scaling constraints. However, these gaps also represent one of India’s biggest opportunities.

While policy discussions focus on solar tariffs and farmer incentives, we see a different challenge emerging on the factory floor: Infrastructure Redefinition. The humble transformer is being asked to do things it was never originally designed to do.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

The next phase of green growth will depend on how quickly capital reaches businesses that are ready to modernize, become energy-efficient, and invest in cleaner production systems. The question is no longer whether sustainable lending will grow, it is how fast we can remove the barriers preventing it from scaling.

Solar module prices increased by €0.01 ($ 0.012)/W to €0.015/W in February, lifting levels 15% to 18% above the December 2024 low despite falling wafer costs, as manufacturers seek to restore margins after prolonged losses.