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Budget cuts duties on battery and solar manufacturing inputs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has removed customs duty on sodium antimonate, used to make solar glass, reducing it from 7.5% to zero. Specified capital goods for lithium-ion cells used in Battery Energy…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has removed customs duty on sodium antimonate, used to make solar glass, reducing it from 7.5% to zero. Specified capital goods for lithium-ion cells used in Battery Energy Storage Systems will also be exempted, along with components for nuclear power projects.
The Department of Atomic Energy will receive Rs. 38,422 crore, up 2% from the previous year, while atomic energy research gets nearly 8% more at Rs. 10,000 crore. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy allocation rises to nearly Rs. 32,914 crore from Rs. 26,549 crore.
The Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana gets Rs. 22,000 crore, up from Rs. 20,000 crore. About 24 lakh households had benefited by December 2025, against the scheme’s target of solar-electrifying one crore households by 2026-27.
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Customs exemptions can reduce the cost of imported machinery and selected inputs, but they do not by themselves solve shortages of raw materials, technicians or manufacturing scale. The impact will depend on the detailed budget notifications and how quickly companies expand capacity. The solar household scheme also has a measurable delivery gap between its December 2025 progress and its 2026-27 target. Its next reported beneficiary total will show whether the higher allocation is translating into faster installations.
Source: thehindu.com
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