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US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping global tariffs on imports to the US, which have heavily impacted major solar PV manufacturing regions.

PV Talk: “Our best chance of establishing a viable solar industry is in partnership with China,” Brett Hallam tells PV Tech Premium.

The origin of solar cells has had an impact on the price of US solar modules in the past few months, according to a report from solar and storage software company Anza.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded funding to seven solar PV manufacturing projects with more than €210 million.

Waaree Energies has commissioned a 5.4GW cell manufacturing facility in Gujarat, the largest cell manufacturing facility in India.

Toyo Solar plans to double its annual solar PV cell production capacity in Ethiopia, East Africa.

Goldi Solar tells PV Tech Premium that plans to scale up operations from 3GW to 14GW would not have been possible without using AI.

This would be treble the installations registered globally in 2024, with China controlling most of the supply chain.

Through its US subsidiary, Mission Solar Energy, the Korean company will invest US$265 million in the construction of the plant.

Construction of the solar cell plant is expected to begin in mid-year 2025 with commercial production beginning in the second half of 2026.