2016年2月26日星期五

WTO: India Solar Energy Localization Policy Violations


In recent years, India is committed to promote the development of solar energy, including target in 2022 will develop 100GW solar power generation equipment, encourage overseas capital into India, and India local companies established local enterprises to supply the required services and products. Among them, Indian Planning Exhibition procurement restrictions, but WTO found to violate the principle of Global trade, and India lost.

The times of India reported, Indian Prime Minister Modi shouted slogan "make in India (India)", the purpose is to support local industries. However, because India often to protect the domestic industry and for overseas products proposed anti-dumping duties, or limit components of local procurement ratio etc.,which is suspect for violation of the principle of fair trade. Contains solar industry, is also required to sell electricity to the government of the solar power system plant in hydropower development,battery and procurement of components must be a certain proportion of production in India

The United States government believes India's policy have violated WTO Global trade principle, and in 2013 put forward accuse; Taiwan, Mainland China, Brazil, Canada, Japan, South Korea and other countries also joined the third member filed a complaint. Last year WTO had condemned India loses, but India had appealed; After appealed, a few days ago WTO the second sentenced India loss, India still has to appeal within 60 days, or change the existing policy.




Posted by Sarah Hwong, Feb.26,2016

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