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100 Gw solar manufacturing capacity step towards self-reliance: Minister

India's solar manufacturing capacity has jumped from 2.3 GW in 2014 to 100 GW, driven by policy support, PLI incentives and a push for Atmanirbhar Bharat in renewable energy

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The expansion in solar manufacturing capacity has been driven by multiple initiatives, including the PLI Scheme for High-Efficiency Solar PV Modules, with an outlay of ₹24,000 crore. | File Image

Sudheer Pal Singh New Delhi

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The US Commerce Department’s move to launch an anti-dumping (AD)investigation against import of solar panels from India — along with two other nations — has put the Indian exporters on the edge as another set of tariffs, if implemented post the probe, would adversely hit their ₹7,000 crore worth of outbound solar shipments.
 
Experts say that if the anti-dumping duty is invoked, it is quite likely to result in making export of solar panels from India to the US economically unviable. The AD and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation was launched after a group of US solar manufacturers accused that exporters,