{"id":21554,"date":"2019-02-06T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T05:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=21554"},"modified":"2019-02-06T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T05:30:57","slug":"solar-continues-to-shine-in-indias-total-re-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2019\/02\/06\/solar-continues-to-shine-in-indias-total-re-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Continues To Shine in India's Total RE Additions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Out of the 5,000 MW of renewable energy additions during the last year (Apr-Dec’18), solar accounted for 3,560 MW including 3,270 MW from ground-mounted projects and 290 MW from rooftop segment. Wind installations\u00a0increased to 993 MW from just 569 MW in the last year.<\/p>\n

However, India added just one-third of its total target of renewable energy capacity for the year ended December 2018. The country installed a total of 5,002 MW during the nine months ended December 2018 as compared to over 5,600 MW during the same time last year.\u00a0MNRE has\u00a0a target of installing a total capacity of 15,602 MW for 2018-19, including solar capacity additions of 11,000 MW,\u00a0and wind\u00a0energy target of 4,000 MW. To achieve its target, the Centre has declared a bidding trajectory of 60 GW capacity of solar energy and 20 GW capacity of wind energy till March 31, 2020, spread over each of the two years.<\/p>\n

Looking at the table below, it is evident that solar energy continues to grab a\u00a0lion’s share when it comes to capacity additions, as compared to the other non-conventional sources of energy. As compared to solar power additions, coal accounted for just 2,130 MW additions during the nine months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Total Additions till<\/em><\/td>\nApr-Dec’18<\/td>\nTotal Dec’18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Renewable Energy (in MW)<\/td>\n5,002<\/td>\n74,786<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solar Energy<\/td>\n3,560<\/td>\n25,212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wind Energy<\/td>\n993<\/td>\n35,138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biomass<\/td>\n425<\/td>\n9,780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hydro<\/td>\n172<\/td>\n4,517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

At the end of the year, total solar capacity installed totaled to 25,212 MW,\u00a0which includes 23,858 MW of ground-mounted and 1,354 MW of rooftop capacity. It is sad to see rooftop solar’s\u00a0contribution to be so little in the overall solar capacity additions. The recent budget<\/strong><\/a> emphasized upon driving growth and electrification through rooftop solar installations. But there was no clear roadmap defined.\u00a0Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan are the top states by solar capacity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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