16 GW worth of solar rooftop capacity can be created from MSMEs by the end of 2022: Nitin Gadkari
16 gigawatt (GW) worth of solar rooftop capacity can be created from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by the end of 2022, said Nitin Gadkari, union minister of MSMEs.
India has set a target of 175 GW of installed capacity by the end of 2022, out of which 40 GW is expected to come from solar rooftop projects.
“Of the 40 GW, four gigawatts to come from domestic solar rooftop, whereas 16 gigawatts potential can be harnessed from MSMEs,” Gadkari said while speaking at a webinar organised by SBI NSE 2.61 % and World Bank on accelerating adoption of rooftop solar by MSMEs. “MSME is the most critical sector for advancing the country’s growth,” he said.
