Domestic solar capacity addition grows 27% in 2022: Mercom report

Solar capacity installations in India increased by 27 per cent to 13 gigawatts (GW) during the calendar year 2022, according to a Mercom India report.

“Solar capacity made up 82 per cent of the total 16 GW new power generation capacities added in 2022,” the report titled ‘Mercom India Solar Market Update’ said.

India added 13 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in the calendar year (CY) 2022, a 27 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y) compared to 10.2 GW installed in CY 2021, it added.

The country’s cumulative installed solar capacity now stands at 63 GW, the report said.

During 2022, large-scale solar projects accounted for 87 per cent of the installations.