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India added about 5.7 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity in the financial year 2019-20 (FY20), which is 24 per cent less than the 7.5 GW target set for this year, according to a recent report by a research firm. “As per Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in FY20 about 5.7 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity was added in India. Compared to previous year installations, FY20 installations are also marginally lesser about one per cent,” said JMK Research and Analytics in its report on 22 April 2020.