In the short term, yes, but in the long term, panel-production capacity will be a key pillar of a country's independence. Buying panels from another country he

In the short term, yes, but in the long term, panel-production capacity will be a key pillar of a country's independence. Buying panels from another country helps that other country realize both enduring expertise and aides their economy of scale. Also, should solar-powered countries ever go to war, I suspect single airbursts of comparatively small conventional munitions will be sufficient to shatter large swaths of panels, making production capacity important.