While
acknowledging
that
some
“specific
items”
used
in
NSM
projects
must
be
manufactured
in
India,
Tarun
Kapoor,
joint
secretary
at
the
Ministry
of
New
and
Renewable
Energy,
insists
the
country
is
not
in
violation
of
WTO
rules.
The
domestic
content
requirements
applied
to
Indian
PV
projects
totalling
some
350MW
last
year,
Kapoor
told
The
Wall
Street
Journal
–
less
than
30%
of
the
total
market.
On
Wednesday
the
US
announced
it
had
requested
WTO
dispute
settlement
consultations
with
the
Indian
government,
saying
that
the
NSM
“appears
to
discriminate”
against
US
solar
manufacturers.
“These
forced
localization
requirements
of
India’s
national
solar
programme
restrict
India’s
market
to
US…
