Centre lifts Chinese import restrictions on CPSEs to boost RE projects

The move will enable the CPSEs to import freely the four categories of goods from any country, including China, which heavily dominates the renewable energy supply chain

In a boost to renewable energy (RE) projects by various central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), the Centre is reported to have exempted them from a 2020 rule that restricted imports from companies based in China and other countries “sharing land borders” with India.

The exemption has been provided on four categories of goods — solar photo voltaic cells, wafers, ethylene vinyl acetate, backsheet, and frames; inverters; trackers; and, battery energy storage system components including cells, battery packs, and power conditioning systems, according to a report in the Economic Times.

The move will enable the CPSEs to import freely the four