Without immediate, coordinated action, Europe risks losing its remaining solar manufacturing base. The European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA) was launched in 2022 by the European Commission with the goal of promoting investment in EU solar manufacturing, and reaching the target of 30GW solar manufacturing capacity by 2025, but as Podewils points out, this has not been achieved. Rather than more European solar manufacturing capacity being added in Europe, the industry has seen several players shutting down their manufacturing production since 2023. Five measures to support European solar manufacturingThe letter mentions five key measures for the Commission to consider, including an action plan for the European solar industry, through a political commitment and roadmap, to rebuild and grow a domestic solar manufacturing industry across the entire value chain. That new manufacturing fund should have a dedicated facility for solar manufacturing that covers both capex (capital expenditure) and opex (operational expenditure) support.