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3.3 gw solar installed in Jan-March period: Report
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SME Times News Bureau | 13 Jun, 2018
Driven by large-scale projects, the solar installation in India during
January-March period of the current calendar year was 3,269 megawatt
(mw), up by over 9 per cent compared to 2,991 mw installed in the
corresponding period last year, a report said on Tuesday.
The cumulative solar installed capacity totalled 22.8 gigawatt (gw) at the end of the quarter.
"The
surge in installations in Q1 2018 was primarily due to the completion
of projects which were scheduled for commissioning the previous quarter,
but had experienced delays due to grid connection issues," the Mercom
India report said.
"January-March period of 2018 was the best
quarter on record for solar installations in India, with 3,269 mw, a 34
per cent increase compared to 2,448 mw installed in Q4
(October-December) 2017. Installations were also up when compared to the
2,991 mw installed in Q1 (January-March) of 2017."
According to
the US-based energy research and communications firm, this was the first
quarter of over 3 gw installed in the Indian solar market. This was the
fifth quarter in a row where at least 2 gw of solar were installed.
"Even
though Q1 (January-March) was a record quarter, solar procurement
activity has been muted over the last few quarters. But with an
anticipated decline in module prices, we expect to see tariffs decline
and distribution companies ramp up procurement activity," said Mercom
Capital Group's CEO and Co-Founder Raj Prabhu.
The large-scale
solar project pipeline for India stood at 9.7 GW with 10.2 gw tendered
and pending auction as of the end of Q1 2018.
"Coming off a
record quarter, there are still several issues that need to be resolved
by the government before strong growth resumes in the Indian solar
sector at a healthy pace," Prabhu said.
Noting The uncertainty
around the trade cases has put a freeze on development activity, the
report said that industry needs clarity on the safeguard duty to
understand how it will be imposed and at what levels. Even with the
announcement of the pass-through provision, concerns remain in the
industry, the report said.
The research firm is forecasting approximately 8-9 gw of solar installations in calendar year 2018.
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