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Anne Fischer is a senior editor at pv magazine USA. Anne is a seasoned writer, editor, and journalist. Her career has included writing for leading technology publications, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainability.
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Weaker monsoon lifts irradiance in western India as August storms dim the east
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that northwestern and southern India and Pakistan recorded above-average solar irradiance during the 2026 summer monsoon, benefiting major PV-producing regions, while tropical depressions drove irradiance sharply below average across eastern and central India. Favorable solar conditions helped support Indian PV generation and electricity exports to Nepal after late-August floods damaged hydropower plants and other energy infrastructure there.
Anza expects at least a 40% spike in U.S. solar module prices after Section 232
The challenge for developers is to move quickly to secure lower costs before the minimum pricing takes effect, with the options being to secure modules already in the U.S., accelerate imports or shift procurement strategies to preserve project economics.
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El Niño transition and a subtropical shift reshape Asia’s summer solar resource
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Summer 2026 brought sharply contrasting solar conditions across Asia, as a northward-shifted Western Pacific Subtropical High reduced irradiance in Northeast China while boosting it across central China. Farther south, developing El Niño conditions and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole suppressed cloud across eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, driving irradiance up to 25% above average.
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