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This is a uniquely thorough and detailed market report, which offers an incisive and reliable overview of the solar photovoltaic sector of Asian countries for the next long term period 2025 ÷ 2034. The rooftop market segment in many countries is not developed and forecasted to score significant growth in the near future. The report provides a complete picture of the market situation, dynamics, risks, current issues and future prospects. You will find more than 200 pages of valuable information in this unique in-depth analysis of the Asian countries solar PV market. With comprehensive market data, this report brings clear and concise insights, to help investors, manufacturers and service providers in their decision making process. As 2023 and 2024 were challenging years for the photovoltaic (solar PV) industry, the time for making the right decisions during 2025 and the next few years is limited. A fast-changing market environment requires relevant and accurate information. For your convenience, we offer the opportunity for orders with customized report content. Reasons to buy this market report are, but not limited to:
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FOREWORD 8
1. METHODOLOGY 10
1.1. Methodology 10
1.2. Limitations 13
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 14
3. ASIA COUNTRIES RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY LANDSCAPE 17
3.1. Renewable Energy Support Programs for Asian countries 17
3.2. Renewable energy mandatory targets for Asian countries 17
4. ASIA COUNTRIES ENERGY MARKET 19
4.1. General electricity market information 19
5. WORLD PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 24
5.1. PV modules and PV systems costs 24
5.2. Market overview 27
5.3. Future development trends 33
6. EUROPEAN PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 38
7. ASIA COUNTRIES SOLAR RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND MAPPING 47
8. ASIA COUNTRIES PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 49
8.1. Market overview 49
8.2. Country attractiveness index for photovoltaic energy investments 51
9. COUNTRY PROFILES 53
9.1. AUSTRALIA 53
9.1.1. Australia Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 53
9.1.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 54
9.1.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 55
9.1.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 56
9.1.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 58
9.2. CHINA 62
9.2.1. China Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 62
9.2.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 64
9.2.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 65
9.2.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 66
9.2.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 69
9.3. INDONESIA 71
9.3.1. Indonesia Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 71
9.3.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 73
9.3.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 74
9.3.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 76
9.3.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 79
9.4. JAPAN 80
9.4.1. Japan Investment Climate 80
9.4.2. Electricity Market Structure 81
9.4.3. Japan Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 85
9.4.4. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 87
9.4.5. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 90
9.4.6. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 94
9.4.7. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 97
9.5. MALAYSIA 102
9.5.1. Malaysia Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 102
9.5.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 102
9.5.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 103
9.5.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 104
9.5.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 105
9.6. PHILIPPINES 108
9.6.1. Philippines Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 108
9.6.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 110
9.6.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 110
9.6.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 112
9.6.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 112
9.7. SOUTH KOREA 115
9.7.1. South Korea Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 115
9.7.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 118
9.7.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 122
9.7.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 126
9.7.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 127
9.8. THAILAND 130
9.8.1. Thailand Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 130
9.8.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 132
9.8.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 133
9.8.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 134
9.8.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 136
9.9. TAIWAN 137
9.9.1. Taiwan Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 137
9.9.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 138
9.9.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 139
9.9.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 140
9.9.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 141
9.10. VIETNAM 142
9.10.1. Vietnam Photovoltaic Energy Market Overview 142
9.10.2. Renewable Energy Incentives and Generation Capacity Mandatory Target 144
9.10.3. Major deals, M&A activity, major planned, development and operating photovoltaic projects 147
9.10.4. RES Legal and Regulatory Framework 149
9.10.5. Key Stakeholders, Organizations and Institutions 151
10. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT SCHEMES IN ASIA COUNTRIES. FEED-IN TARIFFS AND GREEN CERTIFICATES 153
11. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MANDATORY CAPACITY GENERATION TARGETS IN ASIA COUNTRIES 154
12. ELECTRICITY GRID NETWORK IN ASIA COUNTRIES 156
12.1. Transmission System Operators (TSO’s) 157
12.2. Distribution System Operators (DSO’s) 161
12.3. Grid connection constraints 162
13. SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA COUNTRIES 165
13.1. Smart Grid and Super Smart Grid Concept 165
13.2. Smart grids development in ASIA countries 167
13.3. Smart grids development in the ASIA countries 169
14. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE. PROJECT DEVELOPERS AND INVESTORS IN ASIA PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 173
15. EPC AND O&M PROVIDERS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS AND CONSULTANTS IN ASIA PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 175
16. SWOT ANALYSIS OF ASIA PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 181
17. RISKS ABOUT PHOTOVOLTAIC INVESTMENTS IN ASIA COUNTRIES 185
18. INVESTMENT TRENDS, POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY MARKET 193
19. CONCLUSIONS 195
20. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 198
21. REFERENCES 200
22. DISCLAIMER 204
23. APPENDIX I. SOLAR RESOURCE MAPS OF ASIA COUNTRIES 205
MAP 1: The Synchronous Grids of Asia 19
MAP 2: Interconnection Grid Map of Asia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CI) 2025 21
MAP 3: Solar Resource Potential of Asia Countries 2025 40
MAP 4: Solar Resource Map of Australia 47
MAP 5: Solar Resource Map of China 56
MAP 6: Solar Resource Map of Indonesia 64
Map 7: Solar Resource Map of Japan 71
MAP 8: Solar Resource Map of Malaysia 77
MAP 10: Electricity Grid Map of Malaysia 79
MAP 11: Solar Resource Map of Philippines 96
MAP 12: Solar Resource Map of Singapore 102
MAP 14: Solar Resource Map of South Korea 116
MAP 15: Solar Resource Map of Taiwan 122
MAP 16: Solar Resource Map of Thailand 129
MAP 17: Solar Resource Map of Vietnam 137
MAP 18: Smart Grid Projects Map in Asia 2020 164
Map 19: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Optimally Inclined Photovoltaic Modules of the Asia Countries 193
Map 20: Solar Irradiation and Solar Electricity Potential for Horizontally Mounted Photovoltaic Modules of the Asia Countries 194
Chart 1: Global Total Installed Cumulative Solar Photovoltaic Capacity 2014 – 2024 23
Chart 2: Global New Installed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity 2014 – 2024 25
Chart 3: Top 10 Countries by Growth Rate (in %). Markets bigger than 200 MW 2024 27
Chart 4: Shares in New Installed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity by Continents (in %) 2024 28
Chart 5: Global Cumulative Solar Photovoltaic Power Installations in GW for 2004 – 2024 28
Chart 6: Shares in New Installed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity by Continents (in % and in MW) 29
Chart 7: Asia Countries Shares for New Installed Solar Photovoltaic Capacity in 2024 30
Chart 8: Share of New Power Capacity Installations in Asia, 2024 32
Chart 9: Share of New Renewable Power Capacity Installations in Asia in MW, 2024 33
Chart 10: Installed Power Generating Capacity in MW and RES Share in Asia for 2014 – 2024 34
Chart 11: Net Electricity Generating Installations in Asia for 2014 – 2024 in GW 36
Chart 12: Annual Solar Photovoltaic Power Installations in Asia in GW for 2014 – 2024 37
Chart 13: Cumulative Solar Photovoltaic Power Installations in Asia in GW for 2014 – 2024 38
Chart 14: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in the Asia Countries in GW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 43
Chart 15: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Australia in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 49
Chart 16: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in China in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 59
Chart 17: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Indonesia in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 67
Chart 18: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Japan in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 74
Chart 19: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Malaysia in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 84
Chart 20: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in New Zealand in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 92
Chart 21: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in the Philippines in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 98
Chart 22: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Singapore in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 109
Chart 23: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in South Korea in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 118
Chart 24: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Taiwan in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 124
Chart 25: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Thailand in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 132
Chart 26: Cumulative Developments of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in Vietnam in MW from 2014 to 2034, including estimates 141
Chart 27: Mandatory Capacity Generation Targets for The Share Of Renewable Energies in Asia Countries by 2030 (in %), Renewable Market Watch 148
Chart 28: Smart Grid Model Concept 157
Chart 29: The SuperSmart Grid Diagram 159
Chart 30: Cumulative Number of Smart Grid Projects in the Selected Asia Countries 2000 ÷ 2020 162
Chart 31: Cumulative Budget of Smart Grid Projects in Selected Asia Countries 2000 ÷ 2020 163
Table 1: Support schemes for RES generation in Asia countries 31
Table 2: Solar Energy Potential of the Asia Countries, Renewable Market Watch 39
Table 3: Attractiveness Index for Solar Energy Investments in the Asia Countries in 2025 45
Table 4: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Australia 48
Table 5: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Australia 51
Table 6: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in China 58
Table 7: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in China 61
Table 8: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Indonesia 66
Table 9: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Indonesia 69
Table 10: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Japan 73
Table 11: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Japan 75
Table 12: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Malaysia 83
Table 13: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Malaysia 87
Table 14: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in New Zealand 92
Table 15: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in New Zealand 94
Table 16: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Philippines 98
Table 17: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Philippines 99
Table 18: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Singapore 107
Table 19: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Singapore 110
Table 20: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in South Korea 118
Table 21: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in South Korea 121
Table 22: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Taiwan 125
Table 23: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Taiwan 126
Table 24: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Thailand 132
Table 25: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Thailand 134
Table 26: Database with Selected Operational, Under Construction and Planned Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects in Vietnam 140
Table 27: Feed-in-tariffs and Support Schemes for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Energy in Vietnam 143
Table 30: Support Schemes in the Asia Countries by 2030, Renewable Market Watch 147
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