US-India Solar Trade Dispute

In 2010, Manmohan Singh, the then Prime Minister of India, launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) with the stated aim of promoting “ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge,” while serving the country’s efforts to tackle climate change. Under the JNNSM, the Government of India entered into power purchase agreements with solar power developers. The power was then sold to distribution utilities, which in turn, sold it to the consumers..