SolarPower Europe Against Trade Barriers
Incumbent Upon ‘Right Political Will’, Europe’s Solar Sector Association Offers ‘Balanced Solutions’ For Solar PV’s Industrial Resurgence
Amidst reports of Germany contemplating trade barriers to protect solar PV manufacturers from falling module prices, Europe’s solar power sector association SolarPower Europe (SPE) strongly advises against any such step that can have adverse im.
Once Again No US Tariff Exemption For Bifacial Modules
US President Donald Trump Led Administration Gets US Court Of International Trade To Bring Back Imported Bifacial Solar Modules Under Section 201 Tariffs
As US President Donald Trump (under the umbrella in front with current First Lady Melania Trump) spends his last few weeks in the White House, he has got one up against US solar energy community with the US trade court rejecting petition to let bifacial solar modules remain exempt from Section 201 tariffs.
US Firms Want End To Chinese Tariffs On US Polysilicon
REC Silicon, Hemlock Semiconductor & Wacker Chemie Urge US Government To Include Chinese Tariffs On US Made Polysilicon In Ongoing Trade Talks With China & Extend Federal Solar Tax Credit
The US polysilicon industry is currently worth over $10 billion, pointed out the trio of HSC, Wacker and REC Silicon, while meeting the US House Manufacturing Caucus.
No Imported Blue Wafer Cells For DCR PV Projects In India
MNRE: Solar Cells Produced Domestically Using Imported Blue Wafers Will Not Be Considered Locally Produced & Used For Ministry Projects; Indian Manufacturers Must Use Undiffused Silicon Wafers Or Black Wafers To Produce PV Cells
Some Indian manufacturers have been using imported so-called 'blue wafers' to make solar cells in India.
No Tariffs On Bifacial Solar Panels, Says US
United States Trade Representative Lets Off Overseas Produced Bifacial Solar Panels From Paying Up Safeguard Duty To Enter US, A Move That’s Likely To Push For Technology’s Growth
Big gainers from the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from safeguard tariffs are companies like LONGi Solar that produce these panels in larger quantities also outside China and that have a decent market in the US already.
10% US Tariff On $200bn Chinese Goods To Remain
United States To Continue 10% Tariff Rate On Imported Chinese Goods Worth $200 Billion For 90-Day Period Starting January 1, 2019; China Made PV Inverters Included In List
The US White House decision to delay the increase in import tariffs for a 90-day period on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports includes PV inverters, which means import tariffs for such products from China remain at 10%.
Chinese Solar Cells & Modules Face US Sanctions
Fresh List Of Products Under Second Tranche Of Section 301 By US Government Include 274 Tariff Lines, Taking Chinese Solar Cells & Modules Under Its Ambit
The US administration under President Donald Trump had in January 2018 imposed 30% anti-dumping duty on imported solar panels including those shipped by Chinese manufacturers.
India Recommends 25% Safeguard Duty
Directorate General Of Trade Remedies Suggests Imposing 25% Safeguard Duty On Imported Solar Cells From China & Malaysia
India's DGTR has recommended 25% safeguard duty on imported solar cells for the first year. Its recommendations will now be evaluated by the Ministry of Finance that will take final call.
Fresh Wave Of US Tariffs Might Include Inverters
US Trade Representative Releases New List Targeting 10% Tariff Imposition On $200 Billion Worth Of Goods Imported From China; PV Inverters Could Be Included
The escalating trade war between the US and China is increasingly hitting the solar industry. The latest round of tariffs proposed by US President Donald Trump could include PV inverters, say analysts.
Cypress Creek Cancels 1.5 GW PV Projects
US Solar Power Project Developer Cypress Creek Decides To Not Go Ahead With Planned $1.5 Billion Solar Power Project Development Citing Rising Costs Due To Trade Tariffs
US President Donald Trump issued instructions in January 2018 to impose safeguard tariffs of 30% on imported PV cells and modules, which is now starting to impact project developers.
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