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US Levies Duties on Solar Cells From Four Southeast Asian Countries

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary duties on crystalline photovoltaic (PV) cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This move follows...

October 3, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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USITC Greenlights Investigation into Solar Imports from Southeast Asia

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to proceed with investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled...

June 13, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Inflation Reduction Act to Help US Solar Installations to Triple by 2027: Report

Overall solar installations across all market segments in the United States are likely to triple in size, increasing from 129 GW to 336 GW in the next five years, a...

September 13, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar
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India’s Solar Imports Plunged by 83% in Q2 2020

Indian solar imports declined by 83% in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2020, totaling $69 million (₹5.15 billion) as compared to $399 million (₹29.7...

August 3, 2020

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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India’s Solar Imports Nosedive in Q1 2020 Amid Lockdown Due to COVID-19

India’s solar imports fell by 77% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2020 with $151 million (~₹10.8 billion) compared to $650...

June 11, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Mercom Research Focus

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India’s Solar Exports to the US to Incur 25% Safeguard Duty from June 5, 2019

The United States President Donald Trump has ended India’s designation as a beneficiary developing country, thereby ending duty-free status of about 2,000 products...

June 3, 2019

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Staff

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar and Renewable Energy Policy Roundup from February 2019

February, the shortest month of the year, witnessed some big announcements for the domestic renewable industry, like the imposition of anti-dumping duty on tempered...

March 5, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Domestic Solar Manufacturers Unhappy Months after Safeguard Duty Imposition

The imposition of safeguard duty on solar cell and module imports from China and Malaysia is proving to be a bigger issue for local manufacturers than was perhaps...

February 18, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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India’s Solar Exports Jumped by 223% While Imports Increased by 38% in Q3 2018

Indian solar imports spiked considerably in the third quarter (Q3) of calendar year (CY) 2018. According to the latest data from the Department of Commerce, solar...

November 26, 2018

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Pratheeksha

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Mercom Research Focus

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Government Asks Custom Authorities to Begin Collection of 25% Solar Safeguard Duty

Just a few days after the Supreme Court put aside the stay order on safeguard duty by the Orissa High Court, the Ministry of Finance has now issued an instruction asking...

September 14, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Solar
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Supreme Court Allows Government to Levy 25% Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports

India will soon begin with the imposition of safeguard duty on solar cells and modules which had been put on hold by the government. In a significant order, the Supreme...

September 10, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Ministry of Finance Clarifies Solar Safeguard Duty Assessment Tariff Code

The Ministry of Finance has issued a new memorandum clarifying that only goods specifically classified under tariff item 8541 40 11 (solar cells whether or not assembled...

August 31, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Orissa High Court Sets September 19 as Next Hearing Date in Solar Safeguard Duty Case

The Orissa High Court today heard the petition filed against the levy of safeguard duty and fixed September 19, 2018, as the next date of hearing for the case. This...

August 27, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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No Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports for Now, Says Ministry of Finance

Considering the recent stay order put in force by the Orissa on the safeguard duty notification, the Ministry of Finance has now announced that the government will, for...

August 13, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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US Imposes 25 Percent Import Tariff on Solar Cells and Modules from China

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a 25 percent additional tariff on the import of 279 Chinese products, worth approximately $16...

August 13, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Markets & Policy

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Solar

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