Their call comes amid apparent growing opposition within the government of India’s newly elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the anti-dumping duties, given the dampening effect they are likely to have on India’s solar market.

Senators Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown – a Republican and Democrat respectively – have openly called on the Obama-appointed US Trade Representative, Michael Froman, to challenge India’s anti-dumping investigation and ruling, which will see US-made modules hit with duties up to $0.48/W.

Portman