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Cocking a snook at the US, which had objected to compulsory local sourcing conditions imposed in the first phase of India’s National Solar Mission, the country is all set to extend similar norms to the second phase as well. Domestic sourcing conditions would, however, be imposed on just 50 per cent of capacity earmarked for the second phase, a senior Government official has said. But, this may fail to pacify the Americans as the MNRE (Ministry for New & Renewable Energy) has decided to expand the coverage of local sourcing norms to include solar thin films, mostly imported from the US during the first phase. Interestingly, this MNRE move comes despite the Commerce Ministry warning it against continuing with its domestic sourcing clause, given it could lead to further acrimony at the World Trade Organisation.