Solar panel Prices Solar panel prices have come under pressure in the last couple of months, with the revision in the feed in tariffs for solar projects in China. China has become the biggest demand source for solar panels accounting for 30% of the global demand. While other countries continue to be a stable market […]
China weak in Poly China is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar cells and panels, with almost 50% of the world’s capacity if not more. The country’s major solar companies like Jinko Solar, JA Solar etc. are the world’s top 10 module makers and shippers. The enormous cost cuts in solar power in the last […]
Effect of US Anti-Dumping duties on China & Taiwan The US anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese and Taiwanese solar products has upended the global solar supply chain with manufacturers of both these countries setting / shifting factories in locations other than these two countries. We have already written about how Taiwanese cell makers are […]
After the whole roar of US Chinese solar trade wars, the World Trade Organization (WHO) has pointed out that US has violated certain rules of international trading in fixing the duties. As a result of which, US needs to revise the duties so as to be in conformity with international rules of trading. USA had […]
LDK to again get financial aid from Chinese banks? LDK Solar may get a $320 million loan from a consortium of Chinese banks, led by the China Development Bank (CDB). LDK Solar (LDK) has been running of fumes for most of the last year, as massive debt made the company post huge losses. The company […]
Chinese Solar Market dominates globally The Chinese solar industry has been growing at a tremendous pace in the last 5-6 years and has now come to dominate the world in almost all parts of the supply chain. The western countries have been decimated and most of them have become marginal players. The European companies which […]