Wto Ruling On Solar Panels

A world trade organization wto panel has ruled against india in a dispute raised by the us over the country s solar power programme requiring the government to offer a level.

Wto ruling on solar panels.

A ruling given by the wto s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of india has been challenged by the us in the upper body of the. The panel found that the dcr measures are trade related investment measures covered by paragraph 1 a of the illustrative list in the annex to the trims agreement. India will appeal against this ruling in the dispute which was raised by the us. A new decision by the appellate body of the world trade organisation wto frees beijing to seek retaliation against the so called countervailing duties applied by the us on chinese pv panels and.

Wto solar case new delhi. Wto rules us solar panel anti dumping tariffs illegal july 17 2014don the world trade organisation wto has ruled the u s. Wto ruled against india s imposition of local content requirements in its solar power programme. These requirements which are imposed on solar power developers selling electricity to the government concern solar cells and or modules used to generate solar power.

A ruling given by the wto s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of india has been challenged by the us in the upper body of the world trade organization. The ruling could further inflame us indian tensions at a time when the. In a significant ruling last week a world trade organisation wto panel found that the domestic content requirement imposed under india s national solar programme is inconsistent with its treaty.