Shadow over solar power

Punitive tariffs on components will cripple a growing sector

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solar power  | renewable energy | solar power projects

Business Standard Editorial Comment  |  New Delhi 

The government has decided to implement a basic customs duty of 40 per cent on solar photo-voltaic modules and 25 per cent on solar photo-voltaic cells. This duty will come into force in 2022-23, allowing for some time to adjust, and is in effect designed to upgrade and replace the current 15 per cent safeguard duty on such imports from specific countries, including China.

The government’s thinking on these issues is opaque and contradictory. But, seen together with some other recent moves, it is likely that policymakers feel there is an excessive dependence on imported solar power ...

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First Published: Tue, March 16 2021. 01:58 IST
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