India added 521 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar in the second quarter (Q2) of calendar year (CY) 2021, a 53 per cent quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) increase compared to 341 MW installed in Q1 2021, according to a recent report.

It added that rooftop solar installations were up 517 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) compared to the 85 MW installed in Q2 2020.

“Rooftop solar capacity additions in India in Q2 2021 were the highest in a quarter... Installations were significantly higher than the previous quarter despite the second wave of the COVID-19 and related state lockdown,” said the report by Mercom India Research.