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Duty Free?: Solar industry in flux after the expiry of the safeguard duty

September 1, 2021

India’s solar PV market is heavily dependent on imports with a major portion of solar cells and modules being sourced from countries such as China. Domestic manufacturing has historically been unable to meet the massive […]

Companies

Interview with Ashish Khanna: “The country is looking at a $2 billion-$3 billion O&M opportunity”

October 24, 2018

The recent policy developments in the Indian solar power space have opened up a plethora of opportunities and challenges for developers and manufacturers alike. At the recently organised Renewable Energy India Expo, Ashish Khanna, managing […]

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Tough Target: Challenges in the way of achieving 100 GW of solar by 2022

October 22, 2018

As the 2022 deadline for renewable capacity addition draws nearer, the solar energy industry remains divided on whether the targets will be achieved in time. While the utility-scale target seems achievable on the whole, experts […]

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Environment of Uncertainty: Safeguard duty row adversely impacts solar power development

August 23, 2018

By Dolly Khattar On July 30, 2018, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the levy of a 25 per cent safeguard duty on solar cells imported from China and Malaysia for the next two years. These […]

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Interview with Jinko Solar’s Donald Leo: MD, Asia South, Jinko Solar

August 22, 2018

“India is a key upcoming market” The solar power segment is facing new challenges with the possible levy of 25 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar cells. The step is likely to increase project […]

Interviews

Building Capacity: Big tenders, new challenges and emerging opportunities in the solar segment

July 30, 2018

The solar industry has been facing several issues since the announcement of the National Solar Mission in 2010. The industry picked up pace in the past year as a result of competitive tariffs and the […]

Wind Power

Spike in Tendering Activity: Timelines extended for bid submission

June 26, 2018

Tendering activity in the renewable energy sector picked up pace with around 4.9 GW of capacity tendered in May 2018, as compared to 1.3 GW in April 2018. Of the total capacity, about 779.5 MW […]

Solar Power

Duty Dilemma: Impact of proposed import duties on solar power development

February 25, 2018

The Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS), part of the Ministry of Finance, has recently proposed a 70 per cent safeguard duty on imported solar cells and modules for a period of 200 days, in order […]

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