Between January and September, India’s solar capacity increased by more than thrice, to 7.4 GW.
According to Mercom India Research, solar energy generation capacity increased by 335 per cent to 7.4 GW from 1.73 GW a year ago in the January-September period of this year.
According to Mercom India Research’s freshly issued Q3 2021 India Solar Market Update, “India added over 7.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar in the first nine months of 2021 (9M 2021), a 335 per cent growth YoY (year-on-year) compared to the 1.73 GW built in the same time in 2020.”
According to the report, India installed 2,835 megawatts (MW) of solar in the third quarter (Q3 July-September) of the calendar year (CY) 2021, up 14% from 2,488 MW in the second quarter (April-June). In the third quarter, year-over-year (YoY) installations increased by 547 per cent.
According to Mercom India Research, solar energy generation capacity increased by 335 percent to 7.4 GW from 1.73 GW a year ago in the January-September period of this year.