NSEFI Representations

Impact of India’s E-waste Management Rules on Solar PV manufacturing Industry.

NSEFI highlights following points of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 which have 1. the beneficial effect of imposing extended producer responsibility on the PV industry to ensure proper waste management and recycling of end of life solar PV modules, 2. a detrimental effect on PV manufacturing due to the chemical content restrictions in sub rule (1) of rule 16. NSEFI requested Ministries to issue necessary changes in the Rules and suggested to include Solar PV systems for power generation as a strategic application for the energy security of the country under Rule 16 (7) of the e-waste regulation will allow the production of these technologies in India. Read More

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