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Q4 2025 Sees Broad QoQ Cost Declines in Solar Projects

The average system cost of large-scale solar projects recorded mixed movements in the fourth quarter of 2025. Projects with Indian modules across technologies posted...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: China Export Rebate Cuts May Raise India’s Solar Costs

China’s recent decision to cancel value-added tax (VAT) rebates on exports of solar and related products from April 1, 2026, is likely to increase project costs for...

February 17, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Other
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China Export Rebate Cuts May Raise India Solar, BESS Prices

China’s recent decision to cancel value-added tax (VAT) rebates on exports of solar and related products from April 1, 2026, is likely to increase project costs for...

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US to Retain Antidumping Duties on Polysilicon Imports from China, Taiwan

The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded that revoking the prevailing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) on crystalline silicon photovoltaic...

February 13, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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WTO Backs China, Directs US to Roll Back Clean Energy Subsidies

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has held that the clean energy subsidies introduced by the U.S. under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are inconsistent with its...

February 2, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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China’s Installed Energy Storage Capacity Reached 213.3 GW in 2025

China’s total installed energy storage capacity reached 213.3 GW, increasing 54% year-over-year (YoY), according to preliminary data from the China Energy Storage...

January 30, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: New BEE Code Can Speed Up Solar in Commercial Buildings

A new building code rolled out by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings and office spaces could drive renewable...

January 30, 2026

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Strong Solar Buildout Pushes China’s Power Capacity to 3,890 GW

China added 311 GW of solar and 119 GW of wind power capacity in 2025, according to data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA). These additions were the...

January 29, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Solar

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Wind
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US Slaps Countervailable Duties on Select Chinese Solar Cell Companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed countervailable duties on select crystalline silicon cells, whether or not assembled into modules, imported from China during...

January 28, 2026

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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Technology
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China Retains Antidumping Duties on Polysilicon from US, South Korea

China’s State Council Tariff Commission, based on the Ministry of Commerce’s (MOFC) recommendation, has decided to extend the imposition of antidumping duties on...

January 14, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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India’s Solar Irradiation Below Normal in 2025, Global Anomalies Reach 20%

Global solar irradiation swung to both positive and negative extremes in 2025, with the highest positive anomalies reaching up to 20% over long-term averages (LTA),...

January 14, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Other

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Solar
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Huawei, Sungrow Lead WoodMac’s Global Solar Inverter H1 2025 Rankings

Huawei and Sungrow emerged as the world’s top two solar inverter manufacturers in the first half (H1) of 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie’s Global Solar Inverter...

January 14, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Inverters & BOS

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China to Scrap Export VAT Rebates for Solar Products from April 1, 2026

China will cancel value-added tax (VAT) export rebates for photovoltaic (PV) and other related products from April 1, 2026, the Ministry of Finance and the State...

January 12, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China Issues Guidance on Strengthening Solar Intellectual Property Rights

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) have issued a guidance document to further...

January 9, 2026

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Parth Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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China’s Market Regulator Steps in to Stabilize Solar Pricing

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued compliance guidance in Hefei, Anhui Province, to regulate the order of price competition in the solar...

January 2, 2026

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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