To ensure only quality solar modules are used at solar power projects and, possibly, provide some protection to domestic manufacturers from a flood of Chinese solar modules, Indian governments haveContinue Reading
Budget 2021 has put emphasis on the solar energy sector as part of the government’s larger focus on renewable energy. To encourage solar manufacturers, government has raised duty on solarContinue Reading
The Union Cabinet’s decision to award ‘performance linked incentive’ (PLI) to high efficiency solar panel manufacturers is likely to give a boost to the domestic companies. Unlike wind power sectorContinue Reading
The government has received expressions of interest to set up manufacturing capacity of nearly 35,000 MW of solar equipment, union power and renewable energy minister RK Singh recently told media.Continue Reading
India imports around 85% of its solar panels from China and even the domestic manufacturers of panels are largely dependent on China for raw materials such as cells, wafers andContinue Reading
India’s economic response against Chinese border transgressions is playing out in the solar space, with certification and testing approvals for imported solar equipment from China face inordinate delays by theContinue Reading
India is considering multiple efforts to discourage developers to import Chinese equipment and encourage investors to develop domestic manufacturing facilities. India first imposed a safeguard duty on Chinese solar cellsContinue Reading
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked all states and ports in the country to identify land parcels ranging between 50 and 500 acres in size inContinue Reading
