MNRE to Frame Rules for Manufacture, Disposal, Import of Antimony-Coated Solar Modules
Solar glasses containing antimony are widely used in the manufacture of solar PV modules
March 5, 2019
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will soon come up with a blueprint for the utilization, manufacture, disposal, and import of solar photovoltaic (PV) module and glass containing antimony. Antimony is a chemical element that has been found to have hazardous effects on the environment. MNRE’s decision comes on the heels of directions issued by the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal in Delhi.