Jan-Mar 2018 best quarter for Indian solar market, installations hit record

This is the first quarter with over 3 Gw capacity installed in the Indian solar market and the fifth quarter in a row where at least 2 Gw of solar was installed

The first quarter of calendar year 2018 was the best on record for solar installations in India with 3,269 Mw installed -- a 34 per cent increase compared to 2,448 Mw installed in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to Mercom India. The cumulative installed solar capacity totalled 22.8 Gw at the end of January-March 2018. 

Installations were also up when compared to the 2,991 Mw installed in the first quarter of 2017. 

The surge in installations in Jan-Mar 2018 was primarily due to the completion of projects that were scheduled for commissioning the previous quarter but had experienced delays