The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association ( ISMA ) , together with equipment makers including Vikram Solar and Waaree Energies , has called on the Indian government to take further action to help domestic solar industry , including the introduction of anti - dumping measures and countervailing duties . The two - year 25 % safeguard duty imposed in 2018 on imports from China and Malaysia has allowed developers to stall projects or import equipment from South - East Asia . Chinese companies have set up production facilities in South - East Asia to avoid EU 's now withdrawn trade barriers and have started to redirect their output towards India .
The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), together with equipment makers including Vikram Solar and Waaree Energies, has called on the Indian government to take further action to help domestic solar industry, including the introduction of anti-dumping measures and countervailing duties. The two-year 25% safeguard duty imposed in 2018 on imports from China and Malaysia has led developers to stall projects or import equipment from South-East Asia. Chinese companies have set up manufacturing facilities in South-East Asia to avoid EU's now withdrawn trade barriers and have started to redirect their output towards India.