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<p>The average cost of large-scale solar projects stood at about ₹34.5 million (~$466,468)/MW as of the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020), according to Mercom’s recently released <a href="https://mercomindia.com/product/q3-2020-india-solar-market-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Q3 2020 India Solar Market Update</a>.</p>
<p>This represented a nearly 8% decline from the same period last year when prices stood at about ₹37.5 million (~$507,031)/MW. However, costs were up marginally from the previous quarter (Q2 2020) when large-scale solar projects cost ₹34.4 million (~$465,116)/MW.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Large-scale-Solar-Project-Cost-per-MW.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22870" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Large-scale-Solar-Project-Cost-per-MW.png" alt="Q3 2020 Average Large-scale Solar Project Cost per MW" width="505" height="326" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Large-scale-Solar-Project-Cost-per-MW.png 505w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Large-scale-Solar-Project-Cost-per-MW-300x194.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px" /></a></p>
<p>Meanwhile, the average cost per MW for rooftop solar installations stood at ₹36.7 million (~$496,214)/MW, down about 6% from the same quarter last year when the cost was ₹39.1 million (~$528,664)/MW. In Q2 2020, the average cost for setting up rooftop solar systems was slightly lower at ₹36.5 million (~$493,510)/MW.</p>
<p>While the average costs for large-scale and rooftop solar fell steadily over the last several quarters, they have risen slightly this quarter as a result of the rise in module prices due to a <a href="https://mercomindia.com/solar-glass-china-module-market/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shortage</a> of glass, supply issues, the nationwide lockdown, and tighter import restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Rooftop-Solar-System-Cost-in-India-per-MW.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22869" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Rooftop-Solar-System-Cost-in-India-per-MW.png" alt="Q3 2020 Average Rooftop Solar System Cost in India per MW" width="443" height="308" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Rooftop-Solar-System-Cost-in-India-per-MW.png 443w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Q3-2020-Average-Rooftop-Solar-System-Cost-in-India-per-MW-300x209.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px" /></a></p>
<p>However, rooftop solar developers said they had witnessed a rise in interest from commercial and industrial (C&amp;I) customers over the last few months amid the pandemic. C&amp;I consumers have slowly started to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/why-rooftop-solar-makes-sense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">realize</a> that going solar is one of the best ways to cut down operational costs.</p>
<p>Residential consumers have also started expressing interest in going solar due to the fall in installations on the back of attractive subsidies and government incentives. Mercom has previously <a href="https://mercomindia.com/money-rooftop-solar-systems-save/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">written</a> about how much money these systems can help consumers save.</p>
<p>Mercom’s latest report <a href="https://mercomindia.com/solar-installations-india-picked-speed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">showed</a> that India added 438 MW of solar in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3 2020), a 114% rise over last quarter’s 205 MW. While this was an improvement from the quarter before, solar installations were still about 80% lower from the same quarter the previous year, which saw nearly 2.2 GW of solar capacity additions.</p>
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<p><strong style="text-decoration: underline">Nithin Thomas,</strong> Staff reporter at Mercom India<br />
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