India's open accessibility solar installs soar 143% y/y in Jan-Sep 2021

• India brought on-line near to 935 MW of open accessibility solar power capacity in the first 9 months of 2021 for a 143% year-on-year dive, according to data by Mercom India.

The capacity originated from contract-backed solar parks that were commissioned to fulfill the electrical energy demands of private customers.

The research firm said in a brand-new report that open access setups increased in the second half of 2021 after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic yet the installment pace was obstructed by the increasing prices of basic materials and raised items as well as solutions tax (GST). A pick-up was registered in October as coal stocks in thermal plants diminished and the commercial & industrial (C&I) section needed to look for alternative source of power.

"The demand for acquiring renewables outdoors gain access to market is increasing every quarter, suggesting the market's high potential," commented Priya Sanjay, managing supervisor at Mercom India.

India finished the 3rd quarter with cumulative installed solar capacity in the open gain access to market completing 4.8 GW. In the 3rd quarter alone, the country included 307 MW of open access solar plants, which rose by 85% from the year-ago period when just 166 MW was set up. Uttar Pradesh represented 35% of the total amount in the 3rd quarter.

India's pipeline of solar open accessibility projects under advancement and also pre-construction at the end of September stood at 1.1 GW.