{"id":380,"date":"2022-08-19T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/?p=380"},"modified":"2022-08-19T16:22:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T16:22:43","slug":"in-january-june-2022-india-adds-a-record-7-2-gw-of-solar-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/in-january-june-2022-india-adds-a-record-7-2-gw-of-solar-capacity\/","title":{"rendered":"In January-June 2022, India adds a record 7.2 GW of solar capacity."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920-1024x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" width=\"528\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920-1024x450.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920-300x132.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920-768x337.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920-1536x674.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/arsglasstech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/solar-energy-gb3dc24a3a_1920.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to Mercom India Research, solar capacity installations in the country increased by 59% to 7.2 gigawatts (GW) during the first half of 2022. According to the research firm&#8217;s &#8216;Q2 2022 India Solar Market Update,&#8217; released on Thursday, the country added 4.5 GW of solar power between January and June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Solar installations in April-June 2022 climbed by 59% to over 3.9 GW, up from 2.4 GW in the second quarter of 2021.&#8221;The sector has had the highest quarterly and half-yearly solar output ever.&nbsp; expansions of capacity, &#8220;it stated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">India presently has 57 GW of installed solar capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As of June 2022, Rajasthan had almost 13 GW of cumulative large-scale solar PV installations, accounting for nearly 27% of all installations in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Rajasthan and Gujarat were the leading states for large scale solar installations in the first half of 2022, accounting for 53% and 14% of installations, respectively, followed by Maharashtra with 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple government agencies issued proposals for around 9 GW in Q2 2022, an increase of 8% year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, project expenses have grown for eight consecutive quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">With the BCD in effect on solar cells and modules beginning in April 2022,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Solar module prices increased significantly in the third quarter.<br>In 2021, the government imposed a 40% BCD (Basic Customs Duty) on solar modules and a 25% BCD (Basic Customs Duty) on solar cells beginning April 1, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Mercom India Research, solar capacity installations in the country increased by 59% to 7.2 gigawatts (GW) during the first half of 2022. 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