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Middle East Conflict Unlikely to Ease China Solar Glut, Analysts Say

Caixin Global · last updated

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the resulting volatility in energy prices are reviving debate over whether energy-security fears could give renewable power a fresh lift, though analysts say any near-term demand boost is unlikely to resolve the severe overcapacity in China’s solar industry.

“From the long-term energy transition perspective, geopolitical conflicts do reinforce the importance of renewable energy, but it is difficult to improve the overcapacity in China’s solar industry in the short term,” a solar industry insider told Caixin.

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