Cooling container for solar panels

A solar powered container cold room is a refrigeration solution designed to maintain low temperatures using energy generated from solar panels. This type of system is particularly useful in off-grid or remote areas where access to a reliable power grid is limited. [pdf]

Installing solar panels in rural Namibia

Under the RBF programme of the Green People´s Energy Namibia (GPE), farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in rural areas receive a subsidy of 30 to 50 percent if they purchase, for example, a PV solar system or a solar water pump from selected solar installation companies. [pdf]

Asian Solar Panels

In 2025, Asian manufacturers have solidified their position as global solar powerhouses, controlling over 82% of worldwide module production. This leadership stems from continuous R&D investment yielding unprecedented technological breakthroughs. [pdf]

FAQS about Asian Solar Panels

Will the US impose tariffs on solar panels from South East Asian countries?

The US Commerce Department has announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four South East Asian countries. It comes after an investigation that began a year ago when several major solar equipment producers asked the administration of then-President Joe Biden to protect their US operations.

Will US impose new anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels?

The US has imposed new anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels made by a number of Chinese companies in four Southeast Asian countries.

How did Chinese solar panels avoid tariffs?

Companies Were Avoiding Tariffs The U.S. had already imposed taxes on Chinese solar panel makers when they sold products to American buyers. To avoid those tariffs, the companies began using factories in Southeast Asia. However, the same Chinese companies own or control many of those factories.

Are Chinese companies dumping cheap solar panels on the US market?

Sebastian Strangio is Southeast Asia editor at The Diplomat. U.S.-based manufacturers say that Chinese companies based in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia are dumping cheap solar panels on the American market.

Are Chinese solar panels uncompetitive?

The petitioner group, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, accused big Chinese solar panel makers with factories in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam of shipping panels priced below their cost of production and of receiving unfair subsidies that make American goods uncompetitive.

Where are solar panels made?

Most solar panels installed in the US are currently made abroad, and around 80% of those imported solar panels are made in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia.