India's solar power capacity surpasses 1 GW at end-June

Jul 30, 2012 - India's installed on-grid solar capacity reached 1,030.66 MW at the end of June 2012, while off-grid solar systems of more than 1 kW hit 85.21 MW of combined capacity, the Hindu Business Line said Sunday, citing Ministry of New and Renewable Energy data.

Total grid-connected renewable energy capacity surpassed 25,000 MW in June. Between April and June, India's first fiscal quarter, the country installed 495 MW of green power capacity, including 291.7 MW of wind.

For the fiscal year through March 2013, the Indian government seeks to install 4,125 MW of renewables. The goal includes 2,500 MW of wind and 800 MW of solar photovoltaics (PV). Business Line quoted sector sources as saying that achieving the wind power target would be quite hard due to the termination of the accelerated depreciation and the generation-based incentive for wind farm operators. Troubled operating environment in major states is also adding to the tension in the sector, the report said.

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