Amidst poor response from project developers for several solar power tenders in the past few weeks, India has issued yet another solar power tender, this time with an obligation for project developers to use solar cells and modules manufactured in India.
About a year and a half after the United States secured a favorable ruling at the World Trade Organization against India’s solar power program, India has scored a similar ruling against solar power programs of several US states.
The Indian government has issued the first tranche of the 12-gigawatt self-use solar power tenders as it looks to support Indian manufacturers of solar cells and modules. The self-consumption of power generated from these power plants shall be achieved through government-owned public sector companies.
Late on Tuesday China finally moved to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding the United States’ import tariffs on solar PV products which it believes violate WTO regulations.
International manufacturers sent twice as many solar cells and modules to the US in November 2017 as November 2016. Solar panel importers are looking to capitalize on the robust market fundamentals ahead of potential future tariffs, ArsTechnica reported.
Originally published on Planetsave. With an intent to gain leverage over the US, India is looking to file complaints against the nation over the latter’s use of domestic solar power equipment. India recently lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a decision that found the country’s regulations … [continued]
By Aanal Purani When in the World Trade Organisation, do as the World Trade Organisation says! The World Trade Organisation (WTO) declared on the 25th of February that the US had won a case against India about the local content rules for solar panels and modules. Let us rewind a little and … [continued]
2014 turned out to be quite a happening year in the Indian solar market. The announcements, which came in plenty, will go a long way in gearing up the market for a stable and promising future. The cumulative installations in India crossed the mark of 3000 MW a little over a month back. … [continued]
Close on the heels of announcing Ultra Mega Solar Power projects of 21,000 MW, The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (India) has approved another scheme for installation of 1,000 MW of grid-connected solar power projects by Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) and government organisations. This capacity is planned to come up during 2015–2018, and will … [continued]
The story of the solar trade conflict continues, but finally with some news regarding actual negotiations rather than an escalating solar trade war. Negotiations towards a dismissal of trade tariffs between a 14-strong group of regional and national governments has perhaps finally commenced. China, the EU, and the US are … [continued]
