tariff

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

The US has introduced a flat 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminium to close loopholes and boost US manufacturing capabilities.

The announcement comes just days after the Trump administration announced plans for a 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

The US solar industry was previously sanguine about Trump's initial tariffs, though the impacts of these metal tariffs are unclear.

India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has approved tariffs of INR2.6 (US$0.03)/kWh for a portfolio of solar projects.

Multiple European solar associations have published an open letter, calling for the EU to develop industry strategy for the European solar PV sector and opposing the introduction of tariffs and trade barriers.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected China’s challenges to US safeguard tariffs on certain crystalline silicon PV cells, ruling that the measures have not breached global trade rules.

India’s government has agreed on a financing package that includes INR 45 billion (US$603 million) of investment over five years to support the domestic development of high-efficiency PV modules.

Abu Dhabi Power said it has received the world’s lowest tariff for solar for its 2GW Al Dhafra project.

Only small project winners line up contracts as Ministry hands out far less capacity than was on offer when the tender exercise was launched.