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Solar Exports Surged 6,293% YoY in Q1 2023, Imports Fell 34%

India exported solar cells and modules worth $479 million (~₹39.5 billion) in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2023, a staggering increase of 6,293%...

May 22, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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UK Follows European Union Lead in Proposing a Carbon Price on Imports

The UK government has recently opened a consultation on a range of potential policy measures, including a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on the lines of the...

April 10, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Renewable Energy
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Is the Recent Module Price Drop an Outlier or a Developing Trend?

Prices of solar modules imported from China are trending downward, worrying domestic manufacturers because they can’t compete if prices keep declining. Imported module...

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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Solar Exports Surge and Imports Drop in 2022

India exported solar cells and modules worth $561 million (~₹46.4 billion) in 2022, an increase of 321% year-over-year compared to $134 million (~₹11 billion) in 2021....

February 22, 2023

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Mercom India

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Daily Wrap-up
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India’s Solar Exports Surge by 321% YoY in 2022, Imports Drop by 25%

India exported solar cells and modules worth $561 million (~₹46.4 billion) in 2022, an increase of 321% year-over-year (YoY) compared to $134 million (~₹11 billion) in...

February 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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US Lawmakers Seek Repeal of Duty Waiver on Solar Panels from Southeast Asia

Seven months after President Joe Biden announced a two-year duty exemption on solar modules and cells imported from four Southeast Asian countries, a bipartisan group of...

January 27, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Renewable Energy
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Germany Issues €360 Million Tender for Green Ammonia Imports from Outside EU

HINT.CO, a subsidiary of the H2Global Foundation, has launched the first tender for green ammonia imports from outside the European Union. Green ammonia is the main...

December 9, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Tenders and Auctions
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Anti-Dumping Duty Imposed on Electro-Galvanized Steel Imports from Three Countries

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) has imposed anti-dumping duty on electro-galvanized steel originating in or exported from South Korea, Japan, and...

October 21, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Other
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Customs Authority Allows a Solar Developer to Import Modules at a Concessional Rate of 5%

The Customs Authority for Advance Rulings recently allowed the import of all the components for a solar project at a concessional rate of 5%, circumventing the basic...

July 25, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Developers Consortium to Buy Over 6 GW of Modules Annually to Support Local Manufacturing

Four U.S-based independent power producers have formed a consortium to bolster the country’s rapid scaling of domestic solar manufacturing. They plan to spend over...

June 22, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Module Imports Jump by 210% YoY to 10 GW in the First Quarter Before BCD Takes Effect

Indian solar developers have procured 9.7 GW of solar modules in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 and stockpiled them ahead of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on solar cells and...

April 25, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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US Extends Solar Tariffs, Exempts Bifacial Modules and Doubles Import Quota

The Biden administration has extended the Section 201 solar tariffs imposed on the import of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) modules for four more years, with...

February 9, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Indian Solar Imports Surge 448% to $1.97 Billion in 9M 2021 as Installations Pick Up

Imports of solar cells and modules increased by 448% to $1.97 billion in the first nine months (9M) of the calendar year (CY) 2021. India had imported solar cells and...

November 23, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Power Rationing in China Could Raise Commodity Prices and Disrupt Solar Supply Chain

The Chinese government has introduced an electricity rationing policy leading to some industrial sectors shutting down operations temporarily while others are operating...

October 1, 2021

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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US Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments Up 33% in 2020

Solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in the United States, including imports, exports, domestic production, and sales touched a record high of 21.8 GW in 2020, 5.4...

September 6, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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