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Small is the new big – the Indian rooftop revolution

India: With the southern state of Karnataka aiming for 1.2 GW of rooftop PV installations and the Kerala state government targeting 10,000 solar rooftops, Madhavan Nampoothiri of RESolve Energy Consultants looks at the country’s rooftop revolution.

Last year was momentous for Indian solar. In July the total installed capacity of solar generation projects topped 1 GW, mainly propelled by the state of Gujarat’s solar policy of more than 700 MW and by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission’s (JNNSM) 300 MW. The notable aspect about joining the Gigawatt Club is that …

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