(ET)
Existing solar energy projects and bidders for new ones must be insulated from the uncertainty of antidumping duties on import of cheap cells and modules to keep their cost calculations intact, minister of power, new and renewable energy RK Singh said.
“Whatever the ministry of commerce may decide, they may decide but our only request, which I am going to write to Mr Jaitley, is that if a decision is taken to impose an anti-dumping duty, it must be prospective. That means it must not apply to any bids which we have already conducted. It should only apply to bids which we are going to conduct the policy,” Singh told ET in an interview.
The Directorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) had initiated the investigation in July after manufacturers’ body, Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), filed a petition arguing that import of solar equipment from China, Taiwan and Malaysia is hurting the domestic industry.
