At 4.9 GW rooftop solar capacity addition up 161% in April-September
India added a record 4.9 gigawatt (GW) of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, up 161% from 1.9 GW installed in the same period of the last fiscal, as per latest report by Mercom.
In the third quarter of the current year, the country added 2.1 GW of rooftop solar capacity, up 29% from 1.6 GW in Q2 2025, marking the highest quarterly additions to date. The installations rose over 164% from 791.1 MW in Q3 2024.
