The lion big mouth: India solar manufacturers to apply for 50% import duties

Solar photovoltaic webex: July 3, in India should cancel the basic duties of a network conference, Waaree Group chairman Hitesh Doshi, Adani Solar CEO Ramesh Nair, senior representative of the above two Indian Solar manufacturing, said the government proposed by levy customs duties on the Solar cell component duties to promote the development of the domestic photovoltaic industry strength is not enough, should be increased to 50% of the tariff to stimulate the major investment of domestic manufacturing.

Waaree Doshi conference, said the Indian manufacturers has called for a 50% tariff, over the past few months, China's price has fallen by 20 - imported components 25%, 25% duty is not enough to offset the Chinese enterprise to India & other; Dumping & throughout; 。

　　“ Only 50% of the tariff would help to reduce dumping; If [ Tariffs] At about 25%, India's solar industry will also need a lot of other support. ” Doshi says.

Adani Solar's chief executive, Ramesh Nair, said the proposed basic tariff is a & other; Welcome to move throughout the &; Policies to show that the Indian government plan to security taxes after failing to stimulate investment as the intentions of the country's solar manufacturers to provide long-term protection, & other; But not security taxes to produce the desired effect to the industry, despite the protection tax, solar energy, but the use of 80 - India 90% is still comes from imported components. ”

Nair agree with Doshi, think a 25% tariff & other; Absolutely not enough & throughout; , agree to basic tariffs to 50%, saying that in today's prices for components 25% duty & other; Small & throughout; , said Chinese manufacturers can reduce the price to avoid the level of tariffs.

he also added: & other; If the government wants to encourage manufacturing, so obviously need to take more responsibility and the stability of the policy, to know the manufacturer once inside, they spent money on the technology, they need to have a fair competition environment, rather than by Chinese dumping preempt the market position. ”

the end of June, new energy and renewable energy minister, manmohan singh, RK Singh) Has said that the Indian government is considering starting in August this year on solar cells, components, applicable to the import tariffs of 20% to 25% of the basic protection, will increase to 40% next year. The proposed tariff will replace to stimulate the domestic manufacturing industry to take 15% of the course, the tax is set to expire at the end of July, during the period of practice, not to really achieve its original purpose.

in the seminar, the endorsement of the side is for developers put forward different views. Parang, chief executive of O2 Power Sharma, from the perspective of developers, stressed the need to phased introduction of the necessity of import duties rather than one-off increase tariffs.

he said, & other; On the surface, solar equipment, India's manufacturing capacity is big, but in fact, only a handful of good components manufacturers have bank financing ability, China solar energy network, as a developer, our biggest concern is that if start tomorrow we turned to a cannot buy any import component system & ndash; — Tariffs of up to 40% ~ 50%, the Indian local whether can meet the demands of industry to provide a sufficient number of high quality photovoltaic modules? This is the biggest challenge we face at present, this is also why need advice import tariff change in stages.

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