Trade protection for domestic manufacturers is misguided, finds Bridge to India
India plans to impose safeguard duty on Chinese and Malaysian module manufacturers, to protect the domestic manufacturers.
MNRE deletes DCR clause from 5 GW Phase-II Batch-IV VGF scheme
In response to the domestic content dispute with the U.S., India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has deleted all of the domestic content clauses from the National Solar Mission Phase-II, Batch-IV: 5 GW VGF scheme.
Government makes surprising u-turn on electric vehicle policy
Minister for road transport Nitin Gadkari drops plans to introduce national policy to support growth of electric vehicles in surprising reversal on earlier ambitions.
India to develop 60 solar cities
MNRE has sanctioned around $1 billion for the development of 60 solar cities in India. The government has also conferred the development of 52 green campuses.
Budget 2018-19 – What’s in there for solar?
India’s budget disappoints a solar industry still hungry for clarity on duties, tariffs and additional support. Here is a breakdown of the budget’s main points, with reaction from industry.
Guyana, and Togo ratify ISA framework
With two new countries, the Republic of Guyana, and Togo, the number of nations to have ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) framework agreement has reached 21. ISA will host 6th International Steering Committee (ISC) meeting on February 20.
Energy Storage India 2018
The three-day exhibition and conference held in New Delhi organized various hands-on workshops and saw discussions on topics like mini and micro-grid systems, electric transportation, and the financial analysis for these sectors. The government has also announced the upcoming energy policy, placing storage at the core.
Interview: Safeguard duty will not derail any projects
Indian Solar Manufacturing Association (ISMA) General Secretary, HR Gupta speaks to pv magazine about the petition filed by ISMA for safeguarding the domestic manufacturing sector. Gupta seeks to alleviate doubts regarding the safeguard duty and justifies the upcoming tariff by stressing that no derailment of projects will happen.
WFES: ISA signs letters of intent for $5bn financing, MNRE announces $350 million for solar
This week’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) saw a letter of intent inked at the International Solar Alliance’s (ISA’s) pavilion to secure financing of up to US$5 billion with India’s YES Bank by 2030. MNRE head, R.K. Singh also announced a $350 million solar development fund by the Indian Government for solar projects.
MNRE clarifies solar domestic content requirement on back of India-US argument
Clarification on India’s solar domestic content requirement (DCR) under the country’s National Solar Mission has been made by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), after the U.S. again dragged India to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for non-compliance.
