Top India Solar Exporter Rejigs Supply Chain to Bypass US Tariff

India’s top solar panel maker Waaree Energies Ltd. said it’s reconfiguring its supply chain in an attempt to get around steep US import tariffs and keep supplying to a country that accounts for nearly 60% of its orders.

The company is sourcing cells — which are assembled to form modules — from nations that have low tariffs on their exports to the US, Waaree’s Chief Executive Officer Amit Paithankar said in an interview late Thursday.

Waaree’s push for the world’s second-largest solar market comes amid escalating trade tensions between New Delhi and Washington DC. In August, President Donald Trump announced ...