First Solar, QCells and 5 other solar manufacturers seek import tariffs, sparking industry divide

www.utilitydive.com— Four clean energy groups warned the petition would create market uncertainty and pose a threat to the domestic solar supply chain.

PV Tech—Azerbaijan launches first solar auction, seeks investors for 100MW solar project. Azerbaijan has announced its first solar auction, for a 100MW project in the eastern municipality of Gobustan.

ETtech.com—Govt seeks inputs from industry to lure manufacturers like Apple to design more here. The government has started reaching out to companies and industry groups to seek inputs to formulate policies which will incentivise electronics manufacturers, including the likes of Apple, to start designing more in India, people in the know of the move told ET.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has already held a couple of meetings with industry bodies such as the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) that counts Apple among other global electronics...

pv magazine International—China poised to reach 5.5 TW of solar by 2050. DNV forecasts that solar energy in China will account for 38% of the country's electricity production by 2050, compared to 5% at present, with more than one-third of solar capacity to be combined with storage by the middle of the century.