Gird Connected
Grid
Connected Overview:
Solar power sector in
India has emerged as a fast upcoming section in last few years. It supports the government agenda
of sustainable growth, while, emerging as an integral part of the solution to meet the nation’s energy needs and
an
essential player for energy security.
A target of installing 100 GW of grid
connected solar power by 2022 has been kept. In
order to achieve the above target, Government of India have launched various
schemes to encourage generation of solar power in the country like Solar
Park Scheme, VGF Schemes, CPSU Scheme, Defence Scheme, Canal bank & Canal
top Scheme, Bundling Scheme, Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Scheme etc. Various policy measures are also
undertaken to
promote the grid connected solar power plants.
India has achieved 4th rank in the world in solar power deployment. As on 30-11-2022, solar projects
of capacity of 61.97 GW has been
commissioned in the country. The capacity of 61.97 GW includes 52 GW from ground-mounted solar projects, 7.82 GW
from
rooftop solar projects, and 2.09 GW from off-grid solar projects. With technological improvements, economy of
scale and
reduction in solar cell/ module prices solar tariff in India is now competitive and has achieved grid parity.
Year wise achievement of Grid connected Solar power Project are as below:
|
SI. No |
Year |
Capacity added during F.Y. (MW) |
Cumulative capacity (MW) |
|
1 |
Upto 2010 |
8.54 |
11.35 |
|
2 |
2010-11 |
24.58 |
35.93 |
|
3 |
2011-12 |
896.37 |
932.30 |
|
4 |
1012-13 |
752.16 |
1684.46 |
|
5 |
2013-14 |
947.46 |
2631.93 |
|
6 |
2014-15 |
1112.07 |
3743.97 |
|
7 |
2015-16 |
3018.88 |
6762.87 |
|
8 |
2016-17 |
5525.98 |
12288.85 |
|
9 |
2017-18 |
9362.63 |
21651.48 |
|
10 |
2018-19 |
6529.20 |
28180.68 |
|
11 |
2019-20 |
6447.13 |
34627.79 |
|
12 |
2020-21 |
5457.54 |
40085.33 |
|
13 |
2021-22 |
13911.18 |
53996.50 |
|
14 |
2022-23* |
7969.85 |
61966.35 |
* As on 30-11-2022