Daily News Wrap-Up: DCR Module Costs, Shortages Hit Solar Programs
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The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan are the government’s key initiatives to help homeowners and farmers become energy prosumers. However, the increasing cost and limited supply of solar modules complying with domestic content requirements (DCR) threaten these programs’ progress. DCR module prices have surged following the Ministry of Finance’s decision to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam.