The European Union may launch a solar energy import investigation

The European Union may launch a solar energy import investigation

On November 29th, over 400 solar energy industry companies in Europe launched a joint appeal urging policymakers to stop trade investigations that could lead to tariffs on imported solar products by the European Union.

Prior to making this call, Thierry Breton, the head of the solar energy industry, national minister, and EU internal market commissioner, will hold a meeting on Friday to evaluate measures to bring production back to Europe.

"Prior to Friday's industry roundtable, we received worrying signals that the measure will include an import and export restriction investigation," said Walburg Hemesberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association

The European solar power company participating in this joint appeal stated that the signatories include 18 manufacturers and 28 national associations and research institutions. All parties agree that tariff restrictions should not include imported photovoltaic products.

The EU's goal is to achieve a solar installed capacity of 600 gigawatts by 2030, which is about three times that of 2022, and requires significant acceleration in deployment. The organization stated that tariffs will only slow down this process. They also expressed support for restructuring some solar manufacturing industries to achieve the EU's goal of reaching 30GW of production capacity by 2025.

Previously, the European Union set restrictions on the import of solar panels, batteries, and silicon wafers from China from 2013 to 2018. Currently, over 90% of silicon wafers and components come from China.

The European Union has launched a countervailing investigation into Chinese electric vehicles and will review foreign subsidies in the wind power industry to ensure clean technology manufacturing takes place in Europe and reduce dependence on China.

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