Covid-19 and dependence on China's PV supply chain

The Asian Development Bank says developing countries in Asia and the Pacific should consider developing their own solar industry supply chains as the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed their over-reliance on China to carry through the energy transition.Debate about the world's dependence on the Chinese solar manufacturing industry has been constant over two decades and particularly intense since the nation's supremacy was confirmed before the onset of the 2008 global financial crisis. Despite years of trade wars, anti-dumping measures and retaliations, the Chinese PV industry is at its apogee while ...

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