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Feasibility of India’s rooftop ambitions

India: While the financials in several subsets of the rooftop PV market segment in India can play out, some key regulatory hurdles must be overcome if India is to meet its ambitious solar goals. Akhilesh Magal the Head Solar Advisor to the Government of Gujarat provides this insightful analysis.

India intends to install a total rooftop solar PV capacity of 40 GW by 2022. The Central Government in New Delhi appears to be adopting a top-down approach by mandating states to comply with the targets. The total target has been apportioned to each state based on the state’s power consumption. The coupling of the …

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