India is expected to add 2.2-2.5 GW of utility scale solar generation capacity in the second half of this year, following the 1 GW installed to the end of June, according to Haryana-based analysts JMK Research and Analytics.
The analyst predicts 1-1.2 GW of rooftop solar will be added this year and expects a rebound to 7.7 GW of total new solar capacity next year.
JMK reported only 304 MW of solar was added in India in the April-to-June quarter, some 58% less than in the first three months of the year.
The analyst said Tamil Nadu led the way in the last quarter, with 128 MW of new capacity, followed by Gujarat, with 65 MW.
Companies
A report published by the analyst stated conglomerates Aditya Birla and Adani were responsible for commissioning the largest volumes of PV capacity in the last three-month window, with Chinese inverter manufacturers Sungrow and Huawei shipping the most central and string products, respectively.
Ahmedabad-based Adani shipped the most modules in the second quarter of 2020 – around 160 MW – with Jinko the leading Chinese supplier. Some 23% of the modules shipped in India during the period were mono PERC products, according to JMK.
April-to-June brought a rebound in the volume of modules shipped after a Covid-19-hit opening three months to the year, with last quarter seeing the amount of module imports rise almost fivefold as exports doubled.
The base price of imported Chinese panels – before general sales tax and safeguarding duty – fell 21% compared to the same period of last year, to around $0.18-0.185/Wp (Rs13.47-13.84).
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Let us assume the world adds 100GW of Solar Power annually. I am sure ALL will applaud…. deservedly…!!!!
• A Global “Green Deal”… like the EU one…. will require 150-200TW to replace ALL Fossil and other Polluting Energy Sources (including Nuclear… actually the worst Polluter in the “long term”… yes 100,000+ yrs in the future)
• Even at 1TW/yr…. (ten times more than 100GW) it will take another 150-200 years.
• Can Mankind, Environment and Planet Earth keep waiting…. yes… we have many many miles to go before we can sleep….!!!!
• First and foremost instead of “thinking” in GW…. we have to “grow up” and think in terms of 5-10TW/yr of Solar Power (and Storage soon/later) around the Globe to be “anywhere close” to meet “The Green Deal” target of 2050…
• Only ONE OPTION EXISTS ….. AgriVoltaics on <10% of EXISTING 15MillionKm2 of Agricultural land….
• The time has come for ALL to Support & Accept The Green Deal of 2050… Globally.
• START IMPLEMENTING IT ASAP WITH FULL PARTNERSHIP OF FARMERS….. INDUSTRY… GOVT…. THE PEOPLE…. EVERYWHERE…. (All inclusive as per UN – SDG's).
• The "Debate", as to why one needs Solar Energy, after many decades of… Debate…. is Over.
• Doubters only Divert Time, Effort and Resources in asking again and again…. why we need Solar Power only….
• Six million(+) die early every year (one every 5 seconds) to Pollution and 275Million DALY Suffering too…
• THIS MUST REDUCE THEN STOP…. OR SHOULD THESE KILLINGS & SUFFERING GO ON AND ON.. AND ON…. BECAUSE OF OUR UNENDING "BABEL TOWER" OF DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE…???