India Solar Panels Domestic China

There is a delay in the procurement which will cause further delays in our commissioning deadlines said sanjeev aggarwal ceo at amplus solar a leading rooftop solar developer.

India solar panels domestic china.

The claims brought by the united states concern domestic content requirements dcr measures imposed by india in the initial phases of india s ongoing national solar mission. About 90 of solar modules and panels used in indian solar projects are imported from china and malaysia. The fast growing domestic market for solar components is dominated by chinese companies due to. India has imposed duties on imports of solar equipment from china and malaysia lasting two years.

It was imposed to support domestic manufacturers who failed to capture a respectable share in the market. India currently has an installed solar capacity of 34 gw and a target of 100 gw by 2022. China taiwan and malaysia supply between 80 and 90 of india s solar panels according to industry estimates. India has imposed anti dumping duty of up to usd 1 559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in solar cell making from china malaysia saudi arabia and thailand for five years to safeguard domestic players against cheap shipments.

In fy17 fy18 and fy19 india s solar imports from china stood at usd 2 817 34 million usd 3 418 96 million and usd 1 694 04 million respectively the minister said in a written reply in parliament. There has been 20 day delay so far aggarwal said. India first imposed a safeguard duty on chinese solar cells and modules in 2018. As much as 80 of india s cells and modules are imported from china.

India imported solar cells and modules worth usd 1 179 89 million from china in the first nine months between april and december of the current financial year 2019 20 union minister of new and renewable energy rk singh has said. The aim is to kick start a domestic industry that s failed to take off in the face of ever cheaper imports of solar cells and modules. Import duties could make solar electricity up to 45 more expensive said sunil. According to the research firm mercom india in the last three months of 2019 even with the current safeguard tariffs in place 85 of all solar modules and cells were imported from china with 5 5 and 4 coming from vietnam and thailand.

These requirements which are imposed on solar power developers selling electricity to the government concern solar cells and or modules used to generate solar power. As much as 22 gw of solar capacity is.