Wto India Solar Panels

Iii 8 a because the product being procured electricity was not in a competitive relationship with the product discriminated.

Wto india solar panels.

India had as part of its national solar mission imposed a stipulation that solar cells and solar modules be locally sourced. India and the us clashed in their festering trade dispute over solar cells and solar modules after new delhi rejected a vague request from washington seeking world trade organization s. 27 jun 2019 11 35 pm ist d. The wto s appeals judges upheld an earlier ruling that found india had broken wto rules by requiring certain solar cells and modules to be made in india.

India on friday lost the appeal it had filed against a world trade organisation wto panel ruling that the country s power purchase agreements with solar firms and domestic content requirements dcr were inconsistent with international norms. India will appeal against the world trade organisation s wto verdict over its policy relating to solar power equipment context. Moreover the panel found that india had not demonstrated that its measures are justified under article xx j applicable to measures that are essential to the acquisition or distribution of. The panel also found that the measures are not covered by the government procurement exemption under article iii 8 a of the gatt 1994 because the product being procured electricity was not in a competitive relationship with the product discriminated against solar cells and modules.

In a significant ruling last week a world trade organisation wto panel found that the domestic content requirement imposed under india s national solar programme is inconsistent with its treaty. The point of contention. Afp india wins solar case against us at wto 2 min read. Wto rules for india in dispute with us on solar panel incentives the ruling could further inflame us indian tensions at a time when the two trade partners are engaged in an escalating tit for tat tariff battle.

India s solar plan which seeks to install 100 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2022 requires a certain percentage of cells and panels to be manufactured locally.