More bad news for solar firms as India imposes duties


Solarvest Energy Sdn Bhd engineers inspecting solar panels at the company office in Butterworth, Penang. - ASRI ABDUL GHANI / The Star (filepic)

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s solar industry will be hit by another blow after India became the second country after the United States to impose safeguard duties on solar panel imports.

Already facing a 30% tariff imposed by the US, solar panel exporters from Malaysia will now face a 25% import duty on shipments to India.

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