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The government may refrain from imposing anti-dumping duty on cheap solar power gear imports, as it tries to pin down the cost of renewable energy as part of a plan to cut India's dependence on fossil fuel. The Directorate General of ant-dumping, who will next month will decide on a dumping case filed by some domestic manufacturers. Renewable Energy Ministry fears that the cost of solar power production will increase by at least Rs 1.6 crore per mw if anti-dumping duty is imposed on the imports, which are mainly from the US, China, Taiwan and Malaysia.