India’s solar installations surpass 72 GW

India has installed an overall 72,018 MW of solar capacity as of Oct. 31, 2023. Grid-connected solar rooftops account for 15.38% of the cumulative installations.

Ecoppia's water-free solar module cleaning solution operating at Engie's solar plant in the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan.

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s website shows India has installed 72,018 MW of solar power generation capacity as of Oct. 31, 2023. This includes 55.71 GW from ground-mounted solar plants, 11.08 GW from grid-connected solar rooftops, 2.55 GW from the solar component of hybrid projects, and 2.68 GW of off-grid solar.

Rajasthan hosts 25% (18,089 MW) of the nation-wide PV installations. It is followed by Gujarat (10, 418 MW) and Karnataka (9,347 MW).

Gujarat leads in rooftop solar capacity with 26% (2,898 MW) of the overall 11.08 GW rooftop PV installations across India.

 

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