India added record 1,836 Mw of rooftop solar power in last fiscal: Report

Rooftop solar power in India grew at a robust pace with the country adding a record 1,836 Mw in the last fiscal.

At the end of FY19, the overall installed rooftop solar capacity stood at 4,375 Mw, soaring 72 per cent over FY18, a report by Bridge to India showed. The fresh capacity addition came from commercial, industrial, public sector and residential projects. With a nameplate capacity of 2,140 Mw, the industrial segment is the biggest contributor to the solar rooftop power portfolio.

Maharashtra (618 Mw), Rajasthan (393 Mw), Tamil Nadu (365 Mw), Gujarat (314 Mw) and Karnataka (298 Mw) are the top five states leading in the pecking order of solar rooftop power generation. The solar rooftop market is split between inverter suppliers and engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contractors, each with a size of 1,836 Mw. Project developers make up the remaining 688 Mw.