India will exempt solar energy companies with government contracts from a 70 percent tariff on imported solar panel components-but private companies subject to the tariff worry it could disrupt the fledgling renewable energy sector, according to industry members.India's Ministry of New & Renewable Energy clarified on April 2 that any tariff imposed on imported solar panel components will not apply to companies currently operating under previously negotiated government contracts.The move alleviates fears of solar energy companies in the process of fulfilling government contracts, but has left the remainder of the sector wondering if the government is prioritizing competition over common sense protectionist policy.
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机译：行业成员表示，印度将免除政府合同的太阳能公司对进口太阳能电池板组件征收的70％关税，但私营公司则受到关税担忧，这可能会破坏刚刚起步的可再生能源领域。 r n印度新＆可再生能源4月2日澄清，对进口太阳能电池板组件征收的任何关税将不适用于目前根据先前议定的政府合同运营的公司。 r n此举减轻了对太阳能公司在履行政府合同过程中的担忧，但此举已经消除其余部门则想知道，政府是否将竞争放在优先于常识保护主义政策之上。
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