Eu Drops Its Solar Panel Tariffs

China urges eu to drop solar tariffs.

Eu drops its solar panel tariffs.

The commission said eu prosun a group representing solar panel producers accounting for more than 25 percent of the eu s. For the sake of the eu and the planet they must end. The european commission decided on friday 31 august to eliminate anti dumping tariffs on chinese solar panels saying the decision will help the eu achieve its renewable energy goals. Import tariffs on chinese solar pv hurt the domestic industry more than they help it.

Tariffs on solar panels imposed nearly two years ago by president donald trump to boost u s. Why eu tariffs on chinese solar panels need to end. The european union eu is moving ahead with tariffs on imported chinese solar panels in an effort to protect its own module makers. 2015 12 07 09 05 global times.

Brussels reuters the european union will scrap import controls on solar panels and cells from china in september rejecting a request from eu producers who argue that the bloc will be opening. A renewable energy boom has. Solar thermal given boost in sta policy win. Due to advances in solar manufacturing the cost of solar panels has fallen by between 2 and 6 per year for the past several years.

Because the tariff is percentage based its actual impact on prices will shrink each year as the price of imported solar panels continues to fall. This post is only available to members. The eu first imposed solar tariffs in 2013 over concerns that chinese solar goods which make up about a third of eu sales were retailing at below production costs. The european union and china came close to a trade war in 2013 over eu allegations of solar panel dumping by china.

Manufacturing are now the focus of a battle in washington over whether the measures should be amended.