New Delhi: In a relief to solar project developers, the Union environment ministry has said that the provisions of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, 2006, which mandates environment clearance, will not be applicable to solar PV (photovoltaic) power projects, solar thermal power projects and solar parks.
The environment ministry, however, clarified that the disposal of PV cell would be covered under the provisions of Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Trans-Boundary Movement) Rules, 2016.