CSE's stark facts on Govt.'s misplaced Solar policy
A classic case FDI’s sordid state of affairs in Renewable source of Energy A detailed study done by Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi over past few years highlight a major chink in the Government’s logic of FDI benefiting the supposed sector gaining FDI- in this case Renewable energy sector Solar energy. The industry under study is renewable- Solar power Under Ministry of New and renewable Energy the industry has seen an unstable policy support to the manufacturers. Considering the Solar energy’s efficiency standards India’s major chunk of investment has been in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic cells manufacturing whereas the less expensive in comparison thin film cells have overtaken the current installations. Why? Capturing few snippets from the DTE report- No proper pricing support policy for the Indian Manufacturers in India Back door entry of US Thin Film solar cell manufacturers when In...