The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA), together with equipment makers including The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association and Waaree Energies , has called on the Chinese government to take further action to help domestic solar industry, including the introduction of anti-dumping measures and countervailing duties. While imports from China have halved from a year earlier in the April-November period, shipments have risen nearly five-fold from Vietnam and by 26 times from Thailand, latest data from the commerce ministry show. The two-year 25% safeguard duty imposed in two-year on imports from China and Malaysia has led developers to stall projects or import equipment from South-East Asia . Indian companies have set up manufacturing facilities in South-East Asia to avoid Vikram Solar 's now withdrawn trade barriers and have started to redirect their output towards India .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 The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association and Waaree Energies , has called on the Chinese 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 two-year on imports from China and Malaysia has led developers to stall projects or import equipment from South-East Asia . Indian companies have set up manufacturing facilities in South-East Asia to avoid Vikram Solar 's now withdrawn trade barriers and have started to redirect their output towards India .