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Targets for Rooftop Solar<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

Rooftop solar\u00a0 is the fastest-growing renewable energy sub-sector in India. It has achieved a cumulative capacity of\u00a01.3 GW\u00a0through March 2018.<\/p>\n

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report.<\/p>\n

The per capita energy consumption in India is one third the world average and one hopes that Solar energy will improve the gap.<\/p>\n

The BNEF report said that India\u2019s 40-GW target for rooftop solar PV by 2022 represents a $23 billion investment opportunity. This has happened largely because rooftop solar power is now cheaper than commercial and industrial power in all major Indian states, according to BNEF.\u00a0 Costs have halved over the last five years. Overall, because of increased competition and low solar panel prices, setting up rooftop solar systems has become cheaper than the global average by between 39% and 50% in India.<\/p>\n

Rooftop Solar Financing<\/span><\/h1>\n

A new partnership between the World Bank and the State Bank of India (SBI),<\/p>\n

India\u2019s largest bank ensures that the market for rooftop solar has also begun to take off as financing is more readily available.
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“Solar parks need land, and land is scarce in a densely-populated country,\u201d explains Simon Stolp, lead energy specialist at the World Bank in Delhi.<\/p>\n

\u201cRooftops, on the other hand, hold huge potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has\u00a0proposed<\/span><\/a>\u00a0a new-look rooftop solar power incentive program that targets commercial, industrial, residential, and institutional consumers. Known as the Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India (SRISTI), the program will have a financial support worth Rs 23,450 crore ($3.7 billion) from the government<\/p>\n

In a previous Blog,<\/a> we listed the players in the Indian Solar ecosystem. Here we will look at the Solar EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) companies who take up Solar Rooftop installations.<\/p>\n

Rooftop Solar is dependent on the following factors.<\/p>\n

Rooftop\u00a0 Construction<\/span><\/h1>\n

Ideal\u00a0 rooftop construction of concrete or some heavy material is ideal to take the weight of the panels and the inverter.\u00a0Rooftop solar PV plants are fairly heavy (about 30-60 Kgs\/m2).\u00a0A 100 kW off-grid\/hybrid inverter can weigh more than 1 tonne and occupy only a few square feet, creating a load of several hundred kilograms per square foot. Batteries can be heavy and may need installation on special beams or on the ground. Asbestos and other flimsy roof construction will not support the weight.<\/p>\n

Rooftop\u00a0 Area<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n