Developed nations should encourage renewable energy programs
India has said that developed nations should encourage renewable energy programmes and not "put a spoke into it" as it termed "unfortunate" a recent WTO ruling against its power purchase agreements with solar firms. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, who is here to sign the historic Paris climate change agreement at the United Nations today, said he will use the occasion to raise the "unfortunate" case of the US going to the WTO on the issue. "I will definitely raise (this issue) in my speech. This is unfortunate, not the ruling, even America going to WTO, that is unfortunate," he told PTI here. Javadekar added that India has launched the world's largest renewable program and reserved a "very small" part of it for Indian ...
Anti-dumping duty on solar modules will be a big mistake: N. Surana
Interview by Jayashankar Menon | @TheDollarBiz Solar project costs could increase by 50-60% if anti-dumping duties are imposed, says Surana The Indian government is considering the recommendations of the Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) to introduce anti-dumping duties on imported solar modules from countries like China, USA, Malaysia and Taiwan.However, Narender Surana, Managing Director of Hyderabad-based Surana Ventures Limited, in an exclusive interview with The Dollar Business, says that such protectionist measures are myopic and might prove to be disastrous for India’s solar programme. Excerpts: TDB: As per some reports, twenty foreign companies sold solar modules/cells in India at half of what they sold at home. What is your view on this alleged dumping? NS: Such reports are ...
