
Africa’s Solar Capacity Grew by 14% in 2022 to Nearly 1 GW
Africa added 989 MW of solar capacity in 2022, a 14% growth year-over-over, a report published by the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) said. It added that the continent's total ...

Average Cost of Large-Scale Solar Projects Up 8% Year-over-Year
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year (CY) 2022 was ₹45.6 million (~$559,866)/MW, a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 8%, according to ...

Falling Costs Drove Solar Installations in the US in 2021
Nearly 12.5 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity came online in the U.S. in 2021, taking the cumulative capacity to 51.34 GW across 1,131 projects. Falling costs drove the strong ...

Average Cost of Large-Scale Solar Projects Up 18% Year-over-Year
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2022 was ₹45.4 million (~$568,536)/MW, according to Mercom's recently released Q2 2022 India ...

Mercom India Solar Awards 2022 Announced for Ten Categories
Mercom India announced the awards under ten categories at the Mercom India Solar Summit 2022, held on July 28 and 29, 2022. The awards were presented for outstanding work in ...

Average Cost of Large-Scale Solar Projects up 19% Year-over-Year
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2022 was approximately ₹43.5 million (~$560,512)/MW, according to Mercom’s recently released Q1 2022 ...

Average Cost to Develop Large-Scale Solar Projects Up by 21.6% YoY in Q4 2021
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the fourth quarter of 2021 (Q4 2021) was approximately ₹43 million (~$566,008)/MW, according to Mercom's recently released 2021 Q4 and Annual India ...

Average Cost to Build Large-Scale Solar Projects Climbed by 23% YoY in Q3 2021
The average cost of large-scale solar projects in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021) was about ₹42.4 million (~$559,828)/MW, according to Mercom’s recently released Q3 2021 India Solar Market ...

Cost of Large-Scale, Rooftop Solar Systems Rise Slightly in Q4 2020
The average cost of large-scale solar projects stood at about ₹35.3 million (~$488,255)/MW as of the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4 2020), according to Mercom's recently released 2020 Q4 & Annual ...
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Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar Installations in 2020 [Infographics]
Cumulative utility-scale solar installations in India at the end of December 2020 stood at 34 GW, according to Mercom India Research. Installations were slow for most of the year due ...

Cost of Large-Scale and Rooftop Solar Projects Rose Slightly in Q3 2020
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 Q3 2020 India Solar ...
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Top Five States for Utility-Scale Solar Installations [Infographics]
During the first quarter of 2020, 886 MW of large-scale solar projects were installed in India, accounting for 82% of overall solar installations, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2020 ...

35 GW of Solar Installed, 65 GW More to go for India to Reach its 100 GW Solar Target
Total solar installations in India have crossed the 35 GW mark, according to Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker. The country has a goal of reaching 100 GW of solar capacity ...

China Announces 2019 Feed-in-Tariff Levels for Solar Projects
Ending months of uncertainty in the solar market, the Price Bureau of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced the level of solar FIT payments for large-scale projects which ...

With Over 3 GW Installed, Indian Solar Installations Surpass the US in Q1 2018
The Indian solar market had its best quarter in which it surpassed the United States during the first quarter (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2018. According to the recently released ...