Eu Drops Its Solar Panel Tariffs

A renewable energy boom has.

Eu drops its solar panel tariffs.

China urges eu to drop solar tariffs. European commission ec trade head karel de gucht will. This post is only available to members. Why eu tariffs on chinese solar panels need to end.

Manufacturing are now the focus of a battle in washington over whether the measures should be amended. Brussels reuters the european union will end restrictions on the sale of solar panels from china early next week in a move that eu producers said would lead to a flood of cheap imports. 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. But this was averted by an agreement to allow a limited amount of tariff free.

Import tariffs on chinese solar pv hurt the domestic industry more than they help it. 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. 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.

The european union eu is moving ahead with tariffs on imported chinese solar panels in an effort to protect its own module makers. Solar thermal given boost in sta policy win. Tariffs on solar panels imposed nearly two years ago by president donald trump to boost u s. The european union and china came close to a trade war in 2013 over eu allegations of solar panel dumping by china.

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.