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27/11/22 07:44 AM IST

Rooftop solar capacity installations fall 29% to 320 MW in July-Sept

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  • Rooftop solar capacity installations in India fell 29% to 320 megawatt (MW) in July-September 2022, according to Mercom Research India.
Key Findings 
  • At the end of Q3 2022, cumulative rooftop solar (RTS) installations reached 8.3 GW.
  • Gujarat became the leading state with the highest rooftop solar installations, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
  • The top 10 states accounted for approximately 73% of cumulative rooftop solar installations.
  • During January-September, the installations at 1,165 MW were also down 11% compared with 1,310 MW in the corresponding nine-month period of 2021.
Causes 
  • Solar installations are trending down because their costs have risen.
  • The market is struggling with supply issues because of the Approved List of Module and Manufacturers (ALMM), and installers are finding it a tough environment to operate in overall.
Rooftop Solar 
  • Rooftop solar is a photovoltaic system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure.
  • Rooftop mounted systems are small compared to ground-mounted photovoltaic power stations with capacities in the megawatt range.
  • Rooftop PV systems on residential buildings typically feature a capacity of about 5 to 20 kilowatts (kW), while those mounted on commercial buildings often reach 100 kilowatts or more.
  • To generate solar power by installing solar panels on the roof of the houses, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme (Phase II).
  • It aims to achieve a cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from Rooftop Solar Projects by 2022.
Govt. Initiatives 
  • Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan: The scheme covers grid-connected Renewable Energy power plants (0.5 – 2 MW)/Solar water pumps/grid connected agriculture pumps.
  • International Solar Alliance (ISA): The ISA, is an Indian initiative that was launched by the Prime Minister of India and the President of France on 30th November 2015 in Paris, France on the side-lines of the Conference of the Parties (COP-21), with 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn as prospective members.
  • One Sun, One World, One Grid: It has been taken up under the technical assistance program of the World Bank. Its objective is to aid in developing a worldwide grid through which clean energy can be transmitted anywhere, anytime.
Source- The Hindu 

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