India drafts $1.7bn solar PV manufacturing scheme
India invites suggestions and feedback for its new solar PV manufacturing scheme, which aims to ramp up domestic manufacturing capacity of modules, cells, wafers and ingots, and polysilicon. The scheme is expected to be implemented at the beginning of 2018.
Analysis: India’s domestic solar manufacturers facing tough climate, says Mercom
Assessment of the country’s PV manufacturing landscape by Mercom Capital Group finds series of challenges for domestic firms, including sustained low-cost competition from China, lack of scale and inconsistent support from government.
