Market update · Asia-Pacific
India Advances Floating Solar Deployment with New Government Support
India's federal government is actively promoting the expansion of floating solar capacity through new investments and incentives, targeting a significant increase over the next five years despite the country's ample ground-mounted solar potential.
SolTraCo market update · · 3 min readGovernment Policy and Support
India's federal government has expressed a clear ambition to accelerate floating solar deployment, backing this goal with investment and incentives. This policy support aims to expand the country's floating solar capacity significantly.
In July, India's cabinet approved a new support mechanism designed to increase floating solar capacity by 5 GW within five years.
Current Floating Solar Capacity
As of 2026, India has approximately 700 MW of deployed floating solar capacity. The new government initiative seeks to build on this foundation to achieve a substantial scale-up.
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