Greentech Lead India: India has commissioned 11 projects of 50.50 MW capacity under migration scheme, 26 projects of 130 MW capacity under Batch-I and 69 projects totaling 88.80 MW of small capacity power projects (RPSSGP Programme) under the National Solar Mission, as per the official release from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
The 11 projects of 50.50 MW capacity include 48 MW PV+ 2.5 MW ST under migration scheme.
In all, a total capacity of over 1759.43 MW Grid connected Solar Power Projects have been commissioned in the country as on 31.05.2013.
A total capacity of 252.50 MW off-grid Solar Power Projects have been sanctioned and 60 MW have been commissioned. About 70.01 lakh sq. meter of collector area of solar thermal systems have been installed against a target of 70 lakh sq. meter of collector area, as per the data available in MNRE.
Government of India has set a target of 1100 MW for grid-interactive solar energy for the year 2013-14.
Earlier this year, the government said the country targets to raise its renewable energy capacity to 30 GW by 2017. Solar will constitute a major share of this capacity, with the country expected to increase it from the current 2 GW to about 10 GW by 2017, the government said.