Solar Tariffs News

Bifacial tariff exception remarks remain in: Installers desire untaxed components, panel makers do not
This previous Monday, Feb. 17 was the due date for remarks concerning bifacial components' exception from the Section 201 tolls on all imported photovoltaic panels. Tariffs on all imported photovoltaic panels-- not simply those originating from China-- were first started in 2018. Bifacial components got complete exemption in June 2019 prior to their exception was withdrawed in October 2019. The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) actioned in as well as renewed the exception in December 2019.
Feb 21, 2020 // Tariffs, USA, SEIA, Solar Panels, First Solar, bifacial, longi solar, North America, bifacial modules, Hanwha Q Cells, LG
German PV tender provides record low solar energy rate of EUR0.0355/ kWh.
The 100 MW tender was 5 times oversubscribed as well as the typical last rate toll used was EUR0.05 less than the previous purchase round.
Feb 20, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Germany, tender, Europe
Trump solar tolls falling short to start United States upstream turn-around, evaluation discovers
The protectionism people head of state Donald Trump has actually fallen short to stop the decrease of residential PV cell manufacturers and also will certainly not be sufficient to beat China's "state commercialism", a United States evaluation has actually discovered.
Feb 10, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, USA, China, Asia, Donald Trump, North America, trade war, usitc
Japan sets feed-in tariffs for the 2020 Japanese Financial Year
Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in Japan for solar PV systems have actually now been provisionally set by the national Ministry of Energy Trade and Industry (METI) for the next financial year, which starts in April.
Feb 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Japan, Asia, rooftop PV, feed-in tariffs, third-party ownership
Japan awards just 39.8MW in fifth solar auction
Japan has awarded just 39.8MW of PV capacity in its fifth solar auction, despite there being more than 416MW initially on offer.
Jan 28, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Japan, Asia, auction, tariff, METI
HPERC Sets Levelised Tariff for Solar Projects for Last 6 Months of FY19-20
HPERC has set the generic levelised tariff for solar PV projects for the last six months of the financial year FY 2019-20 between Rs 3.93 and 4.06/kWh
Jan 28, 2020 // Tariffs, India, Asia, Himachal Pradesh, HPERC
Vietnam to keep the existing feed in tariff for one more year
The government of the country finds it vital not to change the existing FIT till the end of the year in order to keep rooftop solar development at high level.
Jan 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, Rooftop PV, Asia, rooftop PV, Vietnam
Qatar utility hails ultra-low tariff in tender for 800MW bifacial PV park
A Qatar utility has secured what it claims is a world record-breaking tariff of QAR0.0571/kWh (US$0.01569/kWh) under a tender for the country’s utility-scale debut, beating last year's low price milestones in Portugal and Dubai.
Jan 27, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, tender, auctions, Asia, Qatar, Total, Kahramaa, gulf, world record, marubeni corporation
Indian Bihar confirms tariff for solar power from Darbhanga-based floating plant
A tariff of 4.15 rupees per kilowatt-hour for the power generated by the 2-megawatt floating photovoltaic station located in Darbhanga district has been passed by the Electricity Regulatory Commission of the state of Bihar.
Jan 23, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Tariffs, Floating PV, India, floating PV, Asia, BERC, Bihar, BSPHCL
The Titanic Gift to China's Solar Makers of trump
The White House put an loophole in its own tariffs, and the effort to undo it has been held up in court.
Jan 22, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Tariffs, Solar, China, Trump, Asia, Hanwha Q-Cells
Chattisgarh Commission to set Generic Tariff for Solar Energy Projects
The Chattisgarh Commission has issued a draft order with the generic levelised tariffs for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 for renewable energy sources like solar.
Jan 17, 2020 // Tariffs, India, Asia, tariff, Chattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission, CSERC
Solar Industry Asks Trump to Allow More Cell Imports to Spur Domestic PV Manufacturing
U.S. trade officials are preparing a midterm review of the Trump administration’s solar tariffs, with a range of potential outcomes.
Jan 16, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, USA, SunPower, Trump, North America, Hanwha Q-Cells, suniva, John Smirnow
MERC Approves Tariff of Rs 2.90/kWh Discovered in 500 MW Solar Tender
MERC has approved the tariff discovered by the MSEDCL for the procurement of 500 MW power from solar projects for meeting its Solar RPO.
Jan 10, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, MSEDCL, MERC, Maharahtra
UK energy suppliers unveil mixed bag of solar export tariffs
Energy suppliers in the UK have unveiled a mixed bag of tariffs for domestic solar exports, with O&G major Shell’s supply business unveiling a tariff of just 0.001p/kWh.
Jan 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Policy, UK, Europe, shell, Chris Hewett
Poland’s auction for wind and solar over 1 MW concludes with lowest bid of $0.0424/kWh
Wind took the largest share of the awarded capacity, according to the preliminary results, but newly introduced limitations for such projects helped solar to take a significant portion of the allocated power for the first time in a Polish energy auction, with the highest bid coming in at $0.0608/kWh.
Dec 19, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Tariffs, Poland, Europe, auction, ERO