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A total 4565 MW of Solar Power Capacity has been installed in the Country till 30th October 2015. Typically, on an average, 4500 Solar panels of capacity 250 watt (peak) are used for installation of 1 MW Solar Power Plant. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister stated that the target and achievement thereof under the National Solar Mission (NSM) for the year 2014-2015 is as under:
| Application Segment | Target
|
Achievement |
| Grid solar power (large plants, roof
top & distribution grid plants) |
1100 MW | 1112.07 MW |
| Off grid solar applications | 125 MW (sanctioned)
60 MW (installed) |
302 MW (sanctioned)
60 MW (installed) |
During 2014-15, a total capacity of 1112 MW of grid connected solar power projects and 44.5 MW of rooftop projects was installed, the Minister added.
