The country that is the world’s largest investor in clean energy was dragged into yet another investigation into the subsidies it provides last week. The European Commission initiated an anti-subsidy probe into imports of solar glass from China, based on a complaint by lobby group EU ProSun Glass.
“Under trade defence rules, the EU could impose provisional anti-subsidy duties within nine months if it considers these necessary,” the Brussels-based Commission said in a statement.
Imports of solar panels are already under investigation by the European Commission, and US duties on panel imports from China came into force in 2012.
State support to industry in various forms – including local content preference – is increasingly coming under the scanner as companies clamour for the establishment of the vaunted “level playing field” in the clean energy sector.
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