Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, China added 11.52GW of solar capacity during the first half of 2020, compared with 11.4GW in the first half of 2019. Data released by the National Energy Administration says that large-scale solar installations accounted for 7.08GW, while distributed solar accounted for 4.43GW. At the end of June this year, the […]
Planning to impose 20% Basic Customs Duty to deter Chinese solar imports, says Anurag Thakur
Focus on increasing local manufacturing of solar energy equipment The Ministry of Finance is planning to impose a 20 per cent basic customs duty on the import of solar energy generation equipment to aid local manufacturing. Speaking at a Renewable Energy Manufacturing Conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Ministry of […]
Chinese Solar Company to Spend $947 Million Building Two Plants
JA Solar Technology Co. plans to invest 6.6 billion yuan ($947 million) to build two photovoltaic manufacturing plants in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. One plant will be able to make 5 gigawatts of solar cells annually in Yiwu city, and the other 10 gigawatts of panels, the company said in a filing to the […]
A Chinese Solar Company Has Rallied 173% Since Trump’s Inauguration
Call it the superpower squeeze. Battling U.S. President Donald Trump’s unfriendly trade strategy and indifference toward clean energy on one hand, while navigating a major China policy change on the other. That didn’t stop LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. from emerging as best performer among 15 of the world’s top solar energy companies tracked by […]
