In the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year 2024, India scaled a new high with solar power generation reaching 36 billion units (BU), a 17.6% increase year-over-year (YoY). India added 10.1 GW of solar capacity in Q1 2024, a 399.4% increase from Q1 2023 when only 2 GW was installed. The country’s cumulative installed solar capacity stood at 82.1 GW at the end of Q1, according to Mercom India Research’s Q1 2024 India Solar Market Update. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka led the solar power generation during the quarter.