Bengaluru: The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has made it mandatory for new solar projects to use solar cells and modules made in India. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE. Experience a more refined e-paper today Subscribe This is under the Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) mandate, which came into force on June 1. Since then, many solar power system providers have reported a fall in demand from customers, as domestic components are expensive and project prices have gone up by as much as 20%.