Solar
Power in India
On the
auspicious occasion of Sankranti/Pongal (Jan 14, 2016), the installed capacity
of solar power in India crossed the milestone of 5,000 MW. The cumulative installed capacity has reached
to 5,130 MW with installed capacity of 1385 MW in current FY. The state of Rajasthan stands 1st in the
country with 1264 MW, followed by Gujarat (1024MW), Madhya Pradesh (679 MW),
Tamil Nadu (419 MW), Maharashtra (379 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (357 MW).
The
Government has set the ambitious target of generating 100 GW of solar power by
the year 2021-22 under the National Solar Mission. It is envisaged to generate
60 GW ground mounted grid-connected solar power and 40 GW through roof-top grid
interactive solar power to fulfill the 100 GW of solar power. The Ministry has
also fixed year-wise targets to monitor the solar power generation in the
country. The target for the current year is 2,000 MW and next year target is
12,000 MW. The Ministry is putting all
efforts through various schemes of Central Government and State Governments to
achieve the targets. It has been planned
that around 18,000 MW tender should be out by 31st March, 2016.
|
#
|
State/UT
|
Solar Capacity
(As of Jan 14, 2016
|
|
1
|
Rajasthan
|
1264.35
|
|
2
|
Gujarat
|
1024.15
|
|
3
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
678.580
|
|
4
|
Tamil Nadu
|
418.945
|
|
5
|
Maharashtra
|
378.70
|
|
6
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
357.34
|
|
7
|
Telangana
|
342.39
|
|
8
|
Punjab
|
200.32
|
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
140.00
|
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
104.22
|
|
11
|
Chhattisgarh
|
73.18
|
|
12
|
Odisha
|
66.92
|
|
13
|
Jharkhand
|
16.00
|
|
14
|
Haryana
|
12.80
|
|
15
|
Kerala
|
12.025
|
|
16
|
West Bengal
|
7.21
|
|
17
|
Delhi **
|
6.712
|
|
18
|
Chandigarh *
|
5.041
|
|
19
|
Tripura
|
5.00
|
|
20
|
Uttarakhand
|
5.00
|
|
21
|
Daman & Diu *
|
4.00
|
|
22
|
Lakshadweep *
|
0.75
|
|
23
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.265
|
|
24
|
Puducherry *
|
0.025
|
|
25
|
Others
|
0.79
|
|
|
Total
|
5129.813
|
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