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India seeks to add to its Solar Cell, Module Manufacturing
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The government plans to create additional domestic solar equipment manufacturing capacity of 25 gigawatts (GW) each of solar cells and modules, and 10GW of wafers by April 2023.
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Current State of Solar Energy Sector in India:
- According to the Central Electricity Authority:
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- Solar accounted for 11.8% of the installed capacity
- By 2030, India's power demand will reach 817 GW, with more than half coming from clean energy and 280GW coming only from solar energy.
- India now has a production capability of 3GW solar cells and 15GW modules.
- India’s solar cells and modules imports fell to $571.65 million in 2020-21 from $1.68 billion in 2019-20.
How does India plan to give a push to solar cell manufacturing?
- In the Union Budget 2022-23, Rs 19,500 crore has been allocated to boost the manufacturing of solar modules under the government's flagship Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.
- The government intends to levy a baseline customs tariff of 40% on modules and 25% on solar cell imports beginning in April 2022.
What is a Production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme?
- In March 2020, the central government launched the production-linked incentive (PLI) plan to help India become a more competitive competitor in global markets while also increasing local manufacturing and exports.
- The PLI initiative attempts to provide enterprises with incentives for increased sales of items created in domestic units.
- The initiative welcomes international corporations to establish units in India; however, it also seeks to encourage domestic enterprises to establish or expand existing manufacturing facilities, therefore increasing employment and reducing the country's dependency on imported goods.
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