As of 6th April 2017 the country's solar grid had a cumulative capacity of 12.28 gigawatts (GW) compared to 6.76 GW at the end of March 2016. To achieve the targets of year 2022 and 2030 the solar industry would have to grow by leaps and bounds.

1. SOLAR PV PROJECTS INDORE 7 April 2017
Future of Solar Power
Projects in India
Giving a target of 100 GW including 40 GW rooftop solar
capacity installation by 2022, several schemes have been
launched by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE) which are as follows :
(I). Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra
Mega Solar Power Projects.
(II). Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on
Canal Banks/ Canal Tops.
(III). Scheme for setting up of 300 MW of Grid connected
Solar PV Power Projects by Defence Establishments
under Ministry of Defence and Para Military forces with
Viability Gap Funding (VGF) under Batch-IV of Phase-II/III
of National Solar Mission.
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Commissioning
status of Solar
power projects as on
31.01.2017 (MW)
Andaman & Nicobar: 5.40
Andhra Pradesh: 979.65
Arunachal Pradesh: 0.27
Assam: 11.18
Bihar: 95.91
Chandigarh: 16.20
Chhattisgarh: 135.19
Dadar & Nagar: 0.60
Daman & Diu: 4.00
Delhi: 38.78
Goa: 0.05
Gujarat: 1159.76
Haryana: 73.27
Himachal Pradesh: 0.33
J&K: 1
Jharkhand: 17.51
Karnataka: 341.93
Kerala: 15.86
Lakshadweep: 0.75
Madhya Pradesh: 850.35
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2. SOLAR PV PROJECTS INDORE 7 April 2017
(IV). Implementation of scheme for setting up of 1000 MW
of Grid- Connected Solar PV Power Projects by
CPSUs with VGF under Batch-V of Phase-II of JNNSM.
(V). Implementation of Scheme for Setting up of 15000 MW
of Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects under Batch II of
Phase II of National Solar Mission (by NTPC/NVVN)
(VI). Setting up of 2000 MW Grid connected solar power
with VGF through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
(VII) . Development of Solar Cities Programme.
(VIII). Scheme for Development of Solar Zones in the
country.
Also this is notable that India’s commitment of raising 40%
of electric installed capacity from non-fossil fuel by 2030
under Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
(INDC) of UNFCCC gives a great advantage to the future of
Solar power projects in India. In a recent notification the GoI
has announced to increase the capacity of ultra MW Solar
parks from 20000 MW to 40000 MW. As of 6 April 2017,
the country's solar grid had a cumulative capacity of 12.28
gigawatts (GW) compared to 6.76 GW at the end of March
2016. To achieve the targets of year 2022 and 2030 the solar
industry would have to grow by leaps and bounds.
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Commissioning
status of Solar power
projects as on
31.01.2017 (MW)
Maharashtra: 430.46
Manipur: 0.01
Meghalaya: 0.01
Mizoram: 0.10
Nagaland: 0.50
Odisha: 77.64
Puducherry: 0.03
Punjab: 552.35
Rajasthan: 1317.64
Sikkim: 0.01
Tamil Nadu: 1590.97
Telangana: 1073.41
Tripura: 5.02
Uttar Pradesh: 269.26
Uttarakhand: 45.10
West Bengal: 23.07
Other/MoR/PSU: 61.70