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EU bans Chinese inverters from funded projects over security concerns

5/6/2026

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The European Union has banned Chinese inverters from all EU-funded projects because of cybersecurity and dependency risks.
Financial institutions must notify the Commission of any project using Chinese inverters by May 15, with exemption requests decided by November 1.
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are deemed high-risk suppliers, with China supplying 80 % of global inverter market and Huawei and Sungrow ranking as top manufacturers in the first half of last year.

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The European Union has banned Chinese inverters from all EU-funded projects because of cybersecurity and dependency risks.
Financial institutions must notify the Commission of any project using Chinese inverters by May 15, with exemption requests decided by November 1.
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are deemed high-risk suppliers, with China supplying 80 % of global inverter market and Huawei and Sungrow ranking as top manufacturers in the first half of last year.