India poised for 'landmark year' for solar after 2020 installs dwindle
A utility-scale solar farm in India commissioned by Total Eren. Image: Total Eren. COVID-19-induced project delays impacted India’s solar power transition last year, but 2021 is still set to be a “landmark year” for the resource, according to new research. India installed 2.6GW of new utility-scale solar power capacity between January and December last year, JMK Research & Analytics’ latest report on the country’s renewables market claims. This represents a 65% decline in growth compared to 2019. However, the research group believes that activity over the next 11 months will amount ...