Indian photovoltaic production capacity tops 1 GW per year
India’s solar PV (photovoltaic) module production capacity has crossed more than 1 gigawatt (GW) per year or nearly 10% of the global production capacity, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. The country has ramped up its production from around 0.06 GW in 2005 to 1 GW by the end of 2009, the firm said.
However, nearly all of the production is exported. Even as India now produces around 1 GW of modules a year, the total installed PV capacity in India is merely 0.12 to 0.15 GW, according to industry estimates.
