HOW TO CURB IMPORTS OF SOLAR CELLS

• Give additional tax benefits and credits for domestic solar cell manufacturing at larger scale. Financial institutions should provide incentives
for green initiatives.
• Push for r&d , policy should be there to invest 3-4% of revenue on r&d. Sustained innovation should be at the core of the government’s
new plans and they should focus on setting up new R&D facilities and institutes to support this high growth sector, as well as encouraging
global partnerships with technologies leaders.
• Seize opportunity to manufacture emerging technologies like monocrystalline (mono-si), bifacial and half-cut cells, micro-inverters, and
tracking equipment
• Manufacturing capacity upgrades along with technology advancement with government aid
• Provide capital subsidy, tax breaks, custom duty exemption on imported capital goods and the machinery needed for manufacturing, along
with cheaper land parcels near port areas to be developed as manufacturing hubs to facilitate export opportunities.
• Government should not only boost domestic production but also provide opportunities for indian companies to tap the global market.
• Government should also formulate plans to support backward integration and set up cell, wafer and ingot manufacturing facilities as well
as module manufacturing
• State governments should facilitate acquisition of land and utilities at concessional rates and expedite regulatory approvals and
permissions.
• Clear political intent along with a long-term vision