India's
Power, Coal and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal told Indian NDTV channel
that several US states apply policies, similar to those adopted
in India, to promote their own renewable energy companies.
According
to Piyush Goyal, 16 states in the US "have similar Domestic
Content Requirements when they procure solar panels for their
energy needs".
"(It
is) very unfortunate that they took this route rather than promoting
renewable energy in developing countries," he added.
Earlier this
year, the WTO ruled that India's requirement that only Indian products be
used in solar panel manufacturing is "inconsistent" with a
range of global trade regulations. This ruling was implemented
following the US's claim.
India filed
an appeal against the WTO decision to the Organization's highest
court — the Appellate Authority — pointing out that 16 US states
apply have policies similar to Indian in effect. As New Dehli awaits the
final judgment by the Appellate Authority, they also prepared 16 cases
to be filed against American States on renewable energy
policies.
Original Post: Sputnik News
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