Bengaluru: Only 222 mw of solar capacity and 25 mw of wind capacity was installed in March as activities came to a halt following the Covid-19 outbreak, and installation would remain slow for another two months, said industry.
Construction work began to slow down around the first week of February, they said. Immediately after the extension of the Chinese New Year holiday, problems cropped up. “Up until February, module shipments were happening more or less uninterrupted,” said a solar developer, requesting anonymity.
In February, only 62 mw of wind projects and 370 mw of solar projects were installed, said Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) officials.
