Rooftop solar capacity up 161% in Apr-Sept

INDIA ADDED A record 4.

- ARUNIMA BHARADWAJ

9 gigawatt (GW) of rooftop solar capacity in the first nine months of the calendar year 2025, up 161% from 1. 9 GW installed in the same period of the last fiscal, as per latest report by Mercom.In the third quarter of the current year, the country added 2.1 GW of rooftop solar capacity, up 29% from 1.6 GW in Q2 2025, marking the highest quarterly additions to date. The installations rose over 164% from 791.1 MWin Q3 2024.

The PM Suryaghar Muft Bijlee Yojana remained the dominant contributor during the period, accounting for 73% of rooftop solar installations during the quarter, Mercom said.