Rooftop Solar can strengthen GOI's Renewable mission
~Cooperative ownership proposition can accelerate adoption~ In a recent report by Mercom mentions India has added 521 MW rooftop Solar capacity in the period April - Jun 2021, this surge in adoption was particularly attributed to the net-metering revision of 10kw to 500Kw. Government of India is also providing incentives for residential installations. But looking at India's Solar ambition, the efforts need to be more cohesive and structured. Community Solar may be one of the solutions. There are major goals ahead of India, 450 GW renewable capacity (175 GW solar alone) by 2030 and pressure of International on India to achieve Carbon neutrality by 2050. Complication in EPC projects, land requirement, loss in transmission and expectation miss match makes solar economics less than viable for all the players. Adoption at an individual level holds the answer for solar success. GOI has been actively working on various projects and mission to boost solar adoption ...