Over 3 GW of Solar Panels Detained in US Customs Under Forced Labor Law – pv magazine USA

ROTH Capital Partners reports that 3 GW have been seized due to the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Law.

August 15, 2022Ryan Kennedy

Due to the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), a large number of solar panels have been seized by US Customs. Philip Shen, Managing Director of ROTH Capital Partners, said there have been 3 GW of industry contact reports since the law was enacted.

By the end of the year, as many as 9 to 12 GW of solar modules could be out of the US market, Shen said.

China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, which accounts for 50% of the world’s supply of polysilicon, a vital material in conventional solar modules, is under scrutiny for human rights abuses in China and forced labor for Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities. . Beijing has repeatedly denied allegations of forced labor.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said developers across the United States plan to install 17.8 GW of capacity this year. However, in six months he had only 4.2 GW installed and online, due to cancellations and delays due to module supply issues. Ongoing module supply challenges may continue to hamper deployment.

UFLPA was passed last December and was first enacted this summer. The law prohibits all imports from China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region unless the products are determined not to involve forced labor.

(read: “Customs Blocks Shipment of Modules Under UFLPA”)

To comply with UFLPA, companies must complete a comprehensive supply chain mapping, a complete list of all workers at entities subject to “rebuttable presumptions” of being linked to forced labor, and You must provide proof that it has not been exposed to typical conditions. of forced labor practices and of being there voluntarily.

“The world and the American people cannot accept the existence of goods made under the exploitative conditions experienced by Uyghurs and other minority groups in global supply chains,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. Stated.

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