Solar installations have been rapidly rising in the country. As of March 31, 2022, about 46 GW of utility-scale solar capacity has been commissioned in India, while another 43.6 GW is under pipeline (where auctions are completed). In the past year, Rajasthan added 11.5 GW followed by Karnataka (7.7 GW) and Gujarat (4.7 GW). About 10.1 GW of utility-scale solar capacity and another 2.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity were added.
ReNew Power, Avaada, and Azure were the top three developers which have commissioned maximum utility-scale solar projects. Tata Power Solar, Fourth Partner Energy and Amplus led the rooftop/ onsite model, while Tata Power, Sterling & Wilson and Mahindra Susten led the utility-scale solar projects.
For next year i.e. FY2023, about 16.5 GW of new utility-scale solar projects and 3.5 GW of rooftop/ onsite solar projects are expected to be commissioned.
