The call comes three weeks before Delhi is meant to rule on whether such anti-dumping duties are appropriate. Indian solar manufacturers filed the request more than a year and a half ago.

The Indian Solar Manufacturers’ Association (ISMA) lobbying group, whose members include domestic heavy-hitters like Tata Power Solar, Indosolar and Moser Baer, this week claimed that imports of cells and modules are costing India’s local PV industry 10bn rupees ($166m) per year.

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