India’s rooftop solar capacity addition tripled to 1.3 GW during January-September 2021 as compared to the same period a year ago, as per a report.
The country added 448 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar in July-September this year, a 14 per cent drop quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) compared to 521 MW installed in April-June, according to Mercom India Rooftop Solar Market Report Q3 2021.
“In the first nine months (9M) of 2021, India added 1.3 GW of rooftop solar, a 202 per cent increase compared to 9M 2020 (January to September). Installations are the highest ever recorded in the 9M of a year,” it said.
Rooftop solar installations in July-September (Q3) were up 189 per cent year-on-year (YoY).
