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India installed 7.6 GW of solar in the last fiscal year, and plans another 8 GW by April

Some 5.9 GW of utility scale PV generation capacity was added in 2019-20, plus 1.7 GW of rooftop solar, with domestic module manufacturers enjoying around 40% of the market.

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Uma Gupta

23 Jul 2020

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Another 8 GW is expected to have been added by the end of 2020-21. | Image: Pexels, pixabay

India added around 5.9 GW of utility scale solar generation capacity and 1.7 GW of rooftop PV in the last financial year, according to Haryana-based analysts JMK Research and Analytics.

The additions took the country’s total capacity to around 35 GW at the end of March.

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The title of this article was amended on 23/07/20. The newly installed capacity in the last fiscal year was 7.6 GW , not 8 GW, as previously reported.

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