The World Trade Organization (WTO) panel was set up last year to examine whether renewable energy programs in the US states constituted prohibited subsidies and violated national treatment provisions. OnContinue Reading
Earlier this month, India had imposed safeguard duty of up to 25 per cent on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players fromContinue Reading
Solar tariffs in India saw the lowest ever level of Rs.2.44 per unit in reverse auctions carried out by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in May 2017 for 200Continue Reading
Without violating WTO’s trade rules a new solar scheme to boost local manufacturing has been drafted. The scheme is in its final stage of approval and will help local industryContinue Reading
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued a memorandum stating that there was no clause mandating Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) projects to continue to use locally-sourced equipment to replaceContinue Reading
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has annulled a 250 MW Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) category auction, which was held in October 2017. Azure Power emerged as the lowest (L1)Continue Reading
India unveiled its national solar program in 2011, seeking to ease chronic energy shortages in Asia’s third-largest economy without creating pollution. But the United States complained to the World Trade Organization(WTO)Continue Reading
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is to introduce a scheme designed to support the installation of 7.5 GW solar capacity using home-made components. It is in the processContinue Reading
