Australian Government Urged to Assess Chinese Solar Panels Over Cybersecurity Concerns

Australian Government Urged to Assess Chinese Solar Panels Over Cybersecurity Concerns
Solar panels on a roof in Albany, Western Australia, on Aug. 8, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
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The Australian government has been urged to assess the risks involved in the use of foreign-made solar technology to ensure the national power grid is fully protected from targeted cyber-attacks.

James Paterson, the shadow minister for home affairs and cyber security said that 58 percent of the internet-connected solar inverters in Australia came from companies based in China.