Chinese Module Majors Feel The Pinch From Module Price Drop Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy As financial results for Q3 come in, it is obvious that the pain of dropping module prices is beginning to impact major global players, especially the Chinese majors that dominate global markets. Except for pockets where buyers are from the US and Europe who consciously avoided Chinese players, revenues have sustained only on higher volumes, […] Read more
Solar Bids Below Rs 2? BCD Holds Up Solar Tariffs In India Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Even as prices of China-made solar cells and modules continue to slide to unprecedented lows, power consumers are likely to benefit only partially, thanks to the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) of 40 percent that the government has on module imports, besides the 25% on solar cell imports. While the drop in prices is welcome to […] Read more
Polysilicon Prices Continue Slide, Developers Hopeful Of Lower Solar Module Prices Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy For all the record capacity additions and installations in solar power, polysilicon prices have continued their downward move, halfway into 2023. Rising polysilicon prices, Prices that had peaked at CNY (Chinese Yuan) 360,000/mt ($39/kg) have dropped to as low as 80,000 CNY/Mt (around $9.5 /kg), helping push down solar panel costs for manufacturers. Even as […] Read more
Viability of Rs 2.36/Unit to Depend on Module Prices & Duty: ICRA Updated On Thu, Jul 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The viability of the Rs 2.36/Unit tariffs are critically dependent on PV module prices and the proposed pass through on import duty, according to ICRA. The recently concluded tranche IX auction for inter-state transmission systems (ISTS) solar projects by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) yielded the lowest ever tariffs at Rs 2.36/unit, considerably […] Read more
