Duty on solar modules, cells to continue; don’t want imports: Power Min

There are “no plans” to review the basic customs duty (BCD) levied on solar modules and cells, Union Power Minister R K Singh has said.

“I don’t want any Chinese imports and want everything Made in India,” Singh, who is also the Minister of New and Renewable Energy told PTI in reply to a question related to the duty levied on the two items.

Last year, the government had announced imposing 40 per cent BCD on solar modules and 25 per cent on solar cells with effect from April 1, 2022.

Singh said as a result of the duty, the domestic manufacturing capacity of modules and cells has started going up.