US, EU Countries on the List of 25% Solar Safeguard Duty Recommended by India’s DGTR
The United States, the European Union, and other developed countries will be on the receiving end of the 25 percent safeguard duty if the Government of India accepts the recommendations ...
25% Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports to India Recommended
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended a 25 percent safeguard duty on solar cell imports from China and Malaysia for the first year, followed by a phased ...
CEL Invites EoI for Setting Up Solar Module and Cell Manufacturing Units
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise of the government of India, has invited expression of interest (EoI) from interested parties to set up manufacturing facility in the ...
NISE Issues Tender for Setting up Ignitability Test Facilities for Solar PV Modules
The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous body formed under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has issued a tender to set up ignitability test facilities ...
Solar Imports to India Surge in Q1 2018
In the first quarter (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2018, India imported solar modules and cells worth over $1 billion and exported modules and cells worth approximately $19.15 million. There ...
Rupee Depreciation Beginning to Affect Solar Supply Chain in India
A volatile rupee is beginning to affect domestic solar developers and solar project component suppliers alike. One U.S. dollar is hovering around ₹68 which is the highest exchange rate in ...
Solar Cell and Module Technologies in India Will be on Focus if Duties are Imposed
The Indian solar industry currently is consumed by whether a safeguard duty will be imposed or not and all the pros and cons around it. If a safeguard duty is ...
DGAD Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation into Solar Imports of EVA Sheets
The office of Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has initiated an investigation on import of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) sheets for solar modules imported from China PR, Malaysia, ...
Safeguard Duty Case Update: Parties to Provide Written Submissions to Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked domestic project developer Shapoorji Pallonji and the Office of the Director General (DG) of Safeguards to submit written statements on the ongoing safeguard duty ...
BREAKING: Petitioners Withdraw Solar Anti-Dumping Case, to Refile Next Week
In a significant development, Indian solar manufacturers have withdrawn the anti-dumping petition filed with the Ministry of Trade and Commerce against solar cell and module imports from China, Taiwan and ...
WTO Agrees to Set Up Compliance Panel for the Ongoing India-US Solar Trade Dispute
In a relief for India, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to set up a panel to look into the ongoing trade conflict ...
Madras High Court Postpones Safeguard Duty Hearing to March 2, 2018
The Safeguard Duty case in the Madras High Court will continue to be dragged on for some more time. According to Mercom’s sources in the court, the Madras High Court ...
Use of Mislabeled Imported Solar Panels in DCR Projects to be Penalized
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order stating that project developers will be penalized for the utilization of imported solar modules to develop projects under ...
Longi Interview: Anti-Dumping Duty Would Not Be Good for India in The Long Run
The ongoing anti-dumping investigation has domestic manufacturers wondering about their fates. As the country looks toward a greener future with an expansion of the renewable energy sector in coming years, ...
Update: Solar Module Misclassification Issue at Ports Only Partially Resolved
The solar module misclassification issue at ports is not fully resolved yet according to Mercom findings. The 7.5 percent (plus cess) duty has still not been eliminated but the government ...
Enphase Energy Opens Indian R&D Center in Bangalore
Enphase Energy, a global energy technology company and microinverter supplier, opened its first Indian research and development (R&D) center in Bangalore, Karnataka, on December 3, 2017. “I am pleased to ...
Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties Examines 17 Suppliers from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia
The office of the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) has sampled the solar modules and cells exported by 17 companies from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia as part ...
Enphase Energy and Waaree Energies Join Forces to Develop AC Modules in India
Enphase Energy, a US-based solar microinverter company, and Waaree Energies, an Indian module manufacturer and engineering procurement construction (EPC) company, have formed a partnership to develop AC solar modules for ...
MNRE Issues New Order to Crackdown on Solar Component Quality
As solar project developers look to procure the cheapest possible components to bid at the lowest tariff in auctions, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a ...
Better Energy Teams up with Tata Power Solar and Huawei Technologies for 1 GW of Solar
Tata Power Solar and Huawei Technologies have entered into new supplier and partnership agreements with Better Energy, a Danish company, to develop 1 GW of solar in by 2020. "Better ...
Energy Efficiency Services Limited Tenders 200 MW of Solar in Maharashtra
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Joint Venture company of the Public-Sector Units of Ministry of Power and the Government of India, has tendered 200 MW of solar to ...
DCR Category to Officially End in December 2017
The United States and India have agreed that December 14, 2017 will be the last day for domestic content requirement (DCR) category. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Article ...
BREAKING NEWS – It’s Official: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Confirms 5 Percent GST for Solar
India’s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, confirmed a solar GST rate of 5 percent at the 15th meeting of the GST Council held today. This official clarification ends a week of ...
Revenue Secretary Says Solar Module GST Rate To Be 5 Percent
The Revenue Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Hasmukh Adhia, has tweeted that “all solar equipments and its parts would attract 5 percent GST only.” He has given statements ...
Surana Solar Wins Bid to Develop 5 MW of Rooftop Solar in Andhra Pradesh
Surana Solar, a solar project developer and module manufacturer, has announced that it has won bids to develop 5 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar in Kakinada City, Andhra Pradesh. Bids ...
