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Solar Was the Top Source of New Power Capacity Addition in 2017 For the First Time in India

Among renewable sources, solar emerged as the clear winner with impressive growth in 2017 while coal installations declined substantially

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Solar was the leading source of new power capacity additions in the calendar year 2017 with installed capacity of approximately 9.5 GW accounting for 45 percent of total power capacity additions. Wind was the second most installed power source with 19.6 percent followed by coal at 18.9 percent. Solar and wind together made up for almost 65 percent of new capacity added.

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