Calling on domestic manufacturers to ramp up production of solar cells and modules, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday made a pitch for self-sufficiency in the sector—at a time the government implements measures to reduce its dependency on China for power equipment imports. Modi reiterated that government departments and institutions will only procure solar equipment from domestic manufacturers. “It has been decided that any government department and government institutions, procuring solar cells or solar modules only purchase such equipment made in India,” Modi said, exhorting the industry, MSMEs and start-ups to capitalize on the opportunity while inaugurating the REWA Solar Power Project in Madhya Pradesh.