US sets antidumping duties for Southeast Asian solar cells
US trade officials have announced preliminary affirmative determinations for antidumping duties on crystalline solar cell imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tariffs range from 21.31% to 271.28% depending on the company and country.
Learning from leading rooftop solar markets
A report from the Council of Energy, Environment and Water has analyzed nine of the ten countries with the largest rooftop solar markets to offer recommendations to other economies looking to accelerate rooftop solar deployment.
Japanese gas supplier buys stake in Vietnamese PV operator
Japanese energy producer Shizuoka Gas has jumped into Vietnam’s renewable energy sector with the acquisition of a 25% stake in My Son-Hoan Loc Viet Solar Energy JSC.
India may introduce antidumping duties on PV glass from China, Vietnam
India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has proposed antidumping duties on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam. It says the landed cost of such imports aew lower than the selling prices and production costs of Indian manufacturers.
Vietnam approves price framework for renewable imports from Laos
The Vietnamese authorities have approved a new price framework for importing renewable energy from Laos, with base import prices for wind and hydropower set to take effect at the end of 2025.
Sinovoltaics tracks 78.8 GW solar module capacity in Southeast Asia
The latest supply chain map from Sinovoltaics tracks growth across Southeast Asia, with module capacity reaching 78.8 GW, and 58 production projects tracked.
Preliminary decision announced on U.S. solar cell imports
The preliminary decision on countervailing duties on cells from companies in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand are lower than some expected for several major Chinese producers.
Turkey exempts four large manufacturers from anti-dumping duties applied to 5 countries
The Turkish authorities applied an anti-dumping tariff of $25/m2 solar modules imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, and Jordan.
Vietnam to launch new net-metering scheme for rooftop solar
The Vietnamese government says it will start a new net-metering scheme for rooftop PV installations next week, limiting the sale of excess electricity to the grid to 20%.
Tokuyama plans polysilicon factory in Vietnam
Japan’s Tokuyama says it will build a new polysilicon manufacturing facility in an industrial park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam.
