Mercom: India reached 20 GW cumulative installed solar capacity

photonJanuary 30, 2018238

India has achieved 20 GW cumulative solar installations to date, reports consultancy Mercom India Research. 20 GW was the initial goal set up for 2022 by the National Solar Mission. The government now intends to achieve the revised target of 100 GW solar by the year 2022.

According to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker, the utility-scale cumulative installations total for India now stand at 18.4 GW, with rooftop solar accounting for another 1.6 GW. For the first time, solar was the top source of new power capacity additions in India during calendar year 2017: solar installations reached 9.6 GW and accounted for 45 percent of total capacity additions, says Mercom. The top state for solar installations was Telangana, followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

Rooftop solar could be bolstered by a new Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) policy designed to further its growth. The Ministry recently announced a new program that would provide distribution companies (DISCOMs) incentives for commissioning rooftop solar projects (as reported).

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