FILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD. SEARCH GLOBAL BUSINESS 22 JAN FOR ALL IMAGES
Ups and downs of solar
Just when Malaysia’s solar manufacturing industry was riding high – a billion ringgit ecosystem which produced 12% of total global output in 2016 – the sector seems to be falling out of grace again. The US’ move to slap a 30% import tariff on solar panel imports is hitting major producers around the world.
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