SOLAR CAPACITY SET TO CROSS 20 GW IN THE NEXT 15 MONTHS, SAYS PIYUSH GOYAL:

As per Mr Piyush Goyal, India’s installed solar capacity is going to cross the 20 GW mark from the current 19 GW capacity by 2020. The reason for this estimated increase has been attributed to the fact that Make in India is no more in its nascent stage. Now, India can support majority of its financial and technological needs for increasing its renewable energy capacity. The proof of the same is the drastic reduction in the cost of solar power to an extent that it is comparable to the cost of thermal power. India’s capacity increased four times since the past 3 years when it reached the 10 GW mark in March this year. In May 2014, the capacity was 2,650 MW. The same has been covered in our previous blog.
The Deccan Chronicle article can be accessed here.