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title: India added 1534 MW of rooftop solar in calendar year 2019
description: China’s Growatt emerged as the largest rooftop solar inverter supplier, claiming around 21% of the 1534 MW market, followed by rivals Solis (18%) and Sungrow (17%).
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# [India added 1534 MW of rooftop solar in calendar year 2019](https://blog.breiterplanet.com/india/india-added-1534-mw-of-rooftop-solar-in-calendar-year-2019)

 Written by [Uma Gupta, pv magazine](https://blog.breiterplanet.com/india/author/uma-gupta-pv-magazine) | 5 May, 2020 4:30:00 AM

Skoda's 8.5 MWp rooftop solar plant at its Chakan facility in Pune

*Image: Amp Energy*

 

India’s cumulative installed capacity of [rooftop solar](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2020/04/14/covid-lockdown-will-impact-rooftop-solar-more-than-grid-connected-says-care-ratings/) stood at 5440 MW as on December 31, 2019, with 1534 MW added in the calendar year 2019.

Of the total 5440 MW, commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftops accounted for 3964 MW, residential 748 MW and public sector installations 728 MW – according to the latest [rooftop solar](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/?s=rooftop) map released by consultant Bridge To India.

**Capex rules!**

The capital expenditure (capex) payment model, under which systems are bought and owned by consumers, accounted for the majority (72%)—3917 MW—of rooftop installations.

The remaining 28% (1523 MW) was installed under the operating expenditure (opex) alternative—wherein systems are owned and installed by third-party investors.

**Maharashtra leads**

[Maharashtra](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2020/01/07/after-much-criticism-maharashtra-issues-final-regulations-restoring-net-metering/) is the largest [rooftop solar](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2019/07/01/us-investor-encourage-capital-raises-40-million-to-fund-rooftop-solar-for-indian-msmes/) base with 812 MW of generation capacity, comprising 595 MW of industrial systems, 160 MW of commercial and 57 MW of public sector arrays.

[Rajasthan](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2019/09/07/rajasthan-tenders-50-mw-rooftop-solar-for-government-buildings/), with 482 MW of rooftop capacity, ranks next—closely followed by [Tamil Nadu](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2020/03/04/lt-bags-50-mw-solar-project-in-tamil-nadu/) at 464 MW.

In all these three states together, industrial sector accounts for bulk (75%) of the rooftop installation.

States with the lowest rooftop solar installation include [Himachal Pradesh](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2019/09/05/himachal-pradesh-signs-mous-worth-rs1000-crore-to-set-up-solar-plants/) (10 MW) and Bihar (22 MW).

**Top players during 2019**

During year 2019, China’s [Growatt](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/press-releases/growatt-looks-to-expand-business-in-telangana-and-andhra-pradesh-2/) emerged as the largest rooftop inverter supplier, claiming around 21% of the 1534 MW market, followed by rivals Solis (18%) and Sungrow (17%).

Cleantech Solar—with a 15.4% market share—was the leading solar rooftop developer, followed by Fourth Partner (12.3%) and Amplus (11.7%).

 

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This article originally appeared on [pv-magazine-india.com](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/?utm_source=crossdomain&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tabs) and has been republished with permission by pv magazine ([www.pv-magazine.com](http://www.pv-magazine.com/) and [www.pv-magazine-india.com](https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/?utm_source=crossdomain&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=tabs).)

 

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