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India Installs 8.3 GW of Solar in 2018

Solar accounted for 50.7 percent of the new power capacity added in 2018

February 27, 2019

/ Sampath Krishna
/ Mercom Research Focus, Other
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The Indian solar market installed 8,263 MW in 2018, down 15.5 percent compared to 9,782 MW in 2017 as the safeguard duty, GST issues, and land and transmission issues took a toll on the large-scale installations, according to Mercom India Research’s newly released Q4 & Annual 2018 India Solar Market Update. Rooftop solar meanwhile had an impressive year.

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