India saw a surge in solar open access installations with the addition of 907 MW in the third quarter of 2023, a 36.1% increase over 666 MW in the previous quarter, according to the recently published Q3 2023 Mercom India Solar Open Access Market Report. The installations showed a growth of 20.6% from the 752 MW installed in the same quarter in 2022. Maharashtra added the most capacity (26.5%), followed by Karnataka (20.3%) and Tamil Nadu (19.5%). The top five states collectively accounted for 88.5% of the installations during the quarter. As of September 2023, the country’s total open-access solar capacity reached 11 GW.