India added 5.7GW of utility-scale solar in FY 2019-20

India added about 5.
7 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar capacity in FY2019-20 (ending March 2020), a 24% reduction from the set target of 7.
5 GW
, according to a new report.

According to JMK Research and Analytics, India's market research institute, "According to the Ministry of New Renewable Energy (MNRE), India added about 5.
7 GW of new utility-scale solar power in
FY 2019-20.
Installations in FY2019-20 also decreased by 1%
compared to the previous year.
”

The agency added that in FY 2019-20, Rajasthan added a maximum capacity of 1.
8 GW, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1.
3 GW and Karnataka with 1.
1 GW
.
"In FY 2019-20, these three states together contributed 74%
of all utility-scale solar installations in India," the study said.
”

At the same time, about 2.
1 GW of new wind power capacity was added in the fiscal year, about 30%
below the 3 GW target set this fiscal year.
Wind installations in FY2019-20 were about 31%
higher compared to the previous year's installations.
Gujarat accounted for the main new capacity at 1.
4 GW, followed by 335 MW in Tamil Nadu and 206 MW in
Maharashtra (206 MW).

The study added that Inox, SembCorp, Mytrah, ReNew and Greenko were the leaders in adding maximum wind energy capacity in fiscal 2020
.