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While large-scale projects of over 100 megawatt (MW) are now common, the investment risks caused by climate, poor installation and lack of proper maintenance are on the rise in the solar sector.

The task of taking seven million solar study lamps to students living in some of the most backward areas of India is not an easy one

Confusion regarding GST rate on solar and safeguard duty on SEZ-based manufacturing units are not allowing the domestic manufacturing industry to grow, feels Ivan Saha, BU Head- Solar Manufacturing and CTO, Vikram Solar.

However, according to Krishnan Rajgopalan, Director-BD, Statkraft BLP India, difficulties with respect to synchronised working with grid (voltage and frequency) and hybrid inverter behaviours are the key.

For Uday Bhende, Managing Director, Kirloskar Solar Technologies, it remains to be seen as to what impact the imposition of safeguard duty would have on the manufacturing sector supporting solar energy.

"At a time when the Indian utilities are likely to transform into network services providers, derivation of accurate, consistent and complete data holds the key to obtaining actionable insights," a team from Cyient's utilities business told POWER TODAY during an interaction in New Delhi.

India will be missing its target of 145 GW by 2022 as only 6 per cent of the 40 GW of rooftop solar power systems are set since July 2015.

Wind dominates the renewable energy (RE) segment with an installed capacity of over 34,000 MW. The segment, which was once the leader in RE, may lose its sheen as grid-connected solar energy may take over wind in the coming years