India Considering Import Tax on Green Energy Equipment

India is considering raising import taxes on “green energy equipment” in an effort to give Indian manufacturers and companies an advantage over cheap imports, according to an Aug. 9 report from the India Brand Equity Foundation. China has “commanded” the market for solar components, the report said, which prompted India to impose in July 2018 a “safeguard obligation” on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia. But India is considering strengthening those measures, the report said, citing Anand Kumar, secretary of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.