There has been little interest from solar equipment makers in the previous manufacturing tenders, a hurdle to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious plan of building 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity by 2022. India has been struggling to spur its nascent domestic manufacturing industry, which the government estimates can meet 15 percent of the country’s annual needs. The South Asian nation has been seeking to boost its capabilities through manufacturing tenders as well as a safeguard duty on cheaper Chinese imports. India’s efforts to develop its own solar equipment industry would be challenged by domestic policies and overseas competition, BloombergNEF analyst Rohit Gadre said. “A delinked manufacturing tender will not work unless it provides an assured long-term demand for domestic modules,” Gadre said.

Source: Taipei Times May 07, 2019 16:05 UTC