Market trends

India added 12.8 GW solar capacity in FY2023 In Financial Year 2023 (FY) i.e., from April 2022 till March 2023, approximately 12,784 MW solar capacity and 2,276 MW of wind capacity was added in India. Although installations of solar projects have decreased by 8%, the overall solar power growth in India remains a key focus in the renewable energy sector. Meanwhile, wind installations increased significantly by 105% as compared to FY2022. In terms of cumulative installations, according to the data…

39.6 GW cumulative solar PV module manufacturing capacity allotted under PLI Tranche 2 On 18th November 2022, the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) issued the tender for (solar module manufacturers) the second tranche of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for setting up manufacturing capacities for high efficiency solar PV modules in India. The total outlay for the second tranche of PLI is Rs 19,500 crore (US$2.6 billion). The government expects this to substitute PV imports worth Rs 1,40,000 crore (US$16.94 billion) annually…