Solar power accounted for 16.44% of the total installed power capacity and 39.4% of the total installed renewable capacity in Q3 of 2023, marginally up from 15.9% and 38.4% in the previous quarter. India’s installed renewable energy capacity, including large hydropower projects, stood at 177.1 GW, making up for 41.8% of the overall power capacity at the end of the quarter, according to data from the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), and Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker.