India's solar industry is switching gears, turning to German technology and equipment after China proposed restrictions on exports of solar manufacturing technologies and equipment.
With India's projected 100 gigawatts of capacity for wafers, ingots and polysilicon by the end of this decade, these curbs could seriously disrupt the supply of essentials like wafers and polysilicon.
Indian firms face higher import costs
Big names like Saatvik Green Energy are actively engaging with suppliers such as Centrotherm and RENA Technologies in Europe.
But importing from Europe could push costs up by nearly half and delay the time taken by Indian companies to break even.
Experts say making sure there's enough polysilicon and that it actually works well in production will be crucial for India's domestic solar manufacturing plan.