Lok Sabha Question No. 719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Manufacturing of Solar Panels
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 719

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR PANELS

## 719. SHRI  DUSHYANT  CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  due  to  the  rising  number  of  solar  projects nationwide, the import of solar panels has increased massively which is affecting the domestic production, if so, the details thereof indicating the total solar equipments imported during the last three years and the current year, country-wise
- (b) whether the domestic solar companies have requested the Government to impose an anti-dumping duty on the import of solar panels;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government to encourage domestic production of solar panels under 'Make in India' campaign/programme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): The details of solar cells/ modules imported during the last three years and current year, country wise as available on website of Ministry of Commerce is given at Annexure.
- (b)&(c): Some manufacturers have filed a petition for imposition of anti-dumping duty which  being  a  quasi-judicial  function,  is  being  dealt  independently  by  the  concerned authorities.
- (d): In order to boost indigenous production, Government has launched several schemes which aims to use the domestic manufactured cells/modules.  The schemes are as under:
- a)  setting  up  of  over  300  MW  of  Grid  connected  &  Off-grid  Solar  PV  power  projects  by Defence establishments under Ministry of Defence and Para Military Forces under MHA with Viability Gap Funding.
- b) setting up of 1000 MW of Grid connected Solar PV Power projects by Central Pubic Sector Under- takings and Government of India Organizations with Viability Gap funding.

Also there is provision for concessional customs duty and excise duty exemptions on input raw materials required for manufacturing of cells and modules.

Government provides capital subsidy for setting up of manufacturing units for solar cells and modules and the entire value chain under MSIPs programme.

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## Annexure referred to reply to Part (a) of the  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 719 for

## Annexure 03/12/2015

S0LAR CELLS/PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WHETHR OR N0T ASSEMBLED IN M0DULE/PANEL Unit:  NOS

| S.No.         | Country          | Values in Rs. Lacs   | Values in Rs. Lacs   | Quntity in thousands   | Quntity in thousands   |
|---------------|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|               |                  | 2012-2013            | 2013-2014            | 2012-2013              | 2013- 2014             |
| 1             | AUSTRALIA        | 0.58                 | 7.14                 | 0                      | 0.06                   |
| 2             | AUSTRIA          | 0.28                 |                      | 0                      |                        |
| 3             | BANGLADESH PR    |                      | 0.15                 |                        | 0.2                    |
| 4             | BELGIUM          | 102.16               |                      | 21,537.74              |                        |
| 5             | CANADA           | 72.07                |                      | 49.03                  |                        |
| 6             | TAIWAN           | 32,842.20            | 21,281.82            | 27,600.58              | 22,806.97              |
| 7             | CHINA P RP       | 2,11,220.55          | 3,61,660.28          | 30,659.73              | 1,00,435.18            |
| 8             | CZECH            | 390.32               | 51.58                | 929.57                 | 66.74                  |
| 9             | REPUBLIC DENMARK |                      | 0.34                 |                        | 0                      |
| 10            | FRANCE           | 678.63               | 367.97               | 1,928.98               | 470.86                 |
| 11            | GERMANY          | 33,338.90            | 6,398.38             | 9,140.05               | 2,849.01               |
| 12            | HONG KONG        | 4,544.06             | 1,625.13             | 1,443.43               | 2,578.30               |
| 13            | INDONESIA        | 7.08                 |                      | 0.06                   |                        |
| 14            | ISRAEL           | 20.41                | 0.25                 | 0.16                   | 0.05                   |
| 15            | ITALY            | 15,275.58            | 2,099.87             | 208.02                 | 58.28                  |
| 16            | JAPAN            | 18,930.40            | 301.37               | 266.44                 | 217.46                 |
| 17            | KOREA DP RP      | 33.51                |                      | 66.43                  |                        |
| 18            | KOREA RP         | 495.46               | 7,123.69             | 958.49                 | 6,601.88               |
| 19            | MALAYSIA         | 38,311.82            | 12,806.61            | 37,171.63              | 6,746.90               |
| 20            | MEXICO           | 0.02                 |                      | 0                      |                        |
| 21            | NETHERLAND       | 858.2                | 47.75                | 121.79                 | 1.12                   |
| 22            | NORWAY           |                      | 10.18                |                        | 1.67                   |
| 23            | PHILIPPINES      | 16.21                | 312.9                | 0.08                   | 325.15                 |
| 24            | POLAND           | 16.33                |                      | 0.1                    |                        |
| 25            | PORTUGAL         | 0.32                 | 126.73               | 0                      | 121.39                 |
| 26            | SINGAPORE        | 7,091.19             | 12,516.76            | 3,673.02               | 8,308.11               |
| 27            | SPAIN            | 19.01                | 113.52               | 0.17                   | 121.05                 |
| 28            | SRI LANKA DSR    | 48.25                |                      | 0.39                   |                        |
| 29            | SWAZILAND        | 233.17               |                      | 557.46                 |                        |
| 30            | SWEDEN           | 16.27                | 4.43                 | 0.01                   | 0                      |
| 31            | SWITZERLAND      | 203.38               | 56.89                | 333.06                 | 23.1                   |
| 32            | THAILAND         | 61                   |                      | 1.94                   |                        |
| 33            | TURKEY           |                      | 6.82                 |                        | 0.06                   |
| 34            | U ARAB EMTS      | 4,976.25             | 2,084.91             | 5,093.23               | 1,453.36               |
| 35            | U K              | 70.9                 | 4.53                 | 1.61                   | 5.2                    |
| 36            | U S A            | 76,914.00            | 2,707.05             | 3,844.78               | 954.09                 |
| 37            | UNSPECIFIED      | 2,701.63             | 0.38                 | 214.59                 | 0                      |
|               | Total            | 4,49,490.11          | 4,31,717.42          |                        |                        |
| India's Total | India's Total    | 2669,16,195.69       | 2715,43,390.74       |                        |                        |

| S.No.   | Country         | Values in Rs. Lacs   | Values in Rs. Lacs   | Quntity in thousands   | Quntity in thousands   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|         |                 | 2014-2015            | 2015-2016 (Apr-Jun)  | 2014-2015              | 2015-2016 (Apr-Jun)    |
| 1       | AUSTRALIA       | 1.87                 | 0.3                  | 0.01                   | 0                      |
| 2       | AUSTRIA         | 0.04                 | 0.26                 | 0                      | 0                      |
| 3       | BELGIUM         |                      | 2.93                 |                        | 0.03                   |
| 4       | CANADA          | 10.99                |                      | 0.08                   |                        |
| 5       | TAIWAN          | 22,066.62            | 9,461.31             | 21,297.67              | 10,488.74              |
| 6       | CHINA P RP      | 3,71,257.42          | 1,01,332.87          | 1,13,561.88            | 29,244.73              |
| 7       | FRANCE          | 924.62               | 1.17                 | 391.98                 | 0.01                   |
| 8       | GERMANY         | 728.17               | 2.11                 | 918.4                  | 0.09                   |
| 9       | HONG KONG       | 1,870.31             | 295.15               | 2,502.25               | 506.62                 |
| 10      | ISRAEL          | 1.48                 |                      | 0.01                   |                        |
| 11      | ITALY           | 19,345.65            | 91.23                | 586.14                 | 2.64                   |
| 12      | JAPAN           | 4,979.69             | 196.3                | 92.71                  | 2.46                   |
| 13      | KOREA DP RP     | 1,754.99             | 16.41                | 1,633.00               | 17.5                   |
| 14      | KOREA RP        | 4,384.55             | 333.6                | 4,062.88               | 534.07                 |
| 15      | LITHUANIA       | 58.03                |                      | 91.9                   |                        |
| 16      | MALAYSIA        | 51,537.77            | 25,741.67            | 11,103.57              | 1,686.12               |
| 17      | MEXICO          | 5.46                 | 1.82                 | 0.04                   | 0.04                   |
| 18      | PHILIPPINES     | 415.12               |                      | 149.9                  |                        |
| 19      | SINGAPORE       | 13,274.39            | 1,366.84             | 2,924.94               | 957.19                 |
| 20      | SPAIN           | 2,443.65             |                      | 27.68                  |                        |
| 21      | SWITZERLAND     |                      | 0.46                 |                        | 0                      |
| 22      | TURKEY          | 224.74               | 178.76               | 166.96                 | 185                    |
| 23      | U ARAB EMTS     | 2,659.98             |                      | 548.3                  |                        |
| 24      | U K             | 4.85                 |                      | 0.01                   |                        |
| 25      | U S A           | 6,317.76             | 12,785.69            | 691.03                 | 335.61                 |
| 26      | VIETNAM SOC REP | 660.95               |                      | 600.3                  |                        |
| 27      | UNSPECIFIED     | 249.28               | 155.37               | 226.8                  | 140                    |
|         | Total           | 5,05,178.37          | 1,51,964.25          |                        |                        |