India needs solar equipment imports worth $30 bn annually: GTRI
In 2023-24, India imported $7 billion worth of solar equipment, with China supplying 62.6% of these imports.
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Falling module price to spur record solar addition this fiscal: Crisil
Implementation had slowed in FY22 and FY23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic-related disruptions and challenges stemming from the efforts to protect the Great Indian Bustard bird.
Delays slash solar capacity addition 53% in H1 2023
Several projects stuck in the habitat of the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) in Gujarat and Rajasthan are still waiting for the Supreme Court order to receive transmission connectivity.
India's solar capacity reaches 60 GW; up 10 GW in 9 months
Solar contributed 76% of overall new power capacity installed in the country -- about 12 GW, says Mercom Capital India.
India adds 7.2GW of solar capacity in the first half of 2022
The capacity addition in the first six months of 2022 is a record 59% increase when compared to 4.5 GW installed in the same period of last year.
India adds 3GW solar capacity in Q1 2022; installed capacity now 52 GW
Solar capacity additions in the country were affected in the last two years due to the Covid-19 stalemate and recovery was seen only in the last 2-3 quarters.
