90 Percent of Australia’s Imported Solar Panels Are Made in China

A technician from Yingli Solar prepares solar cells in Hebei Province, China, on Dec. 4, 2014. Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows ninety percent of all solar panels imported into Australia came directly from China during the first 9 months of the 2020 financial year.

This cost Australia $1.1 billion (US$850 million), and from 2015 to 2020, Australia spent more than $5.3 billion (US$4 billion) on Chinese-made solar panels.