India’s Solar Sector Recalibrates as U.S. Policy Turns Hostile
In July, a group of American solar manufacturers requested that the U.S. Commerce Department impose tariffs on solar panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. The petition accuses companies based in these countries of selling modules at unfairly low prices, which allegedly undercut recent U.S. manufacturing investments. The Commerce Department has begun reviewing the petition. This move came amid broader efforts by the small but growing domestic solar industry in the U.S. to curb…