# 71 March-April 2018 Why the Rooftop Solar Market is on fire in India? Despite the ‘growth of sorts’ achieved in the past few years, India has miles to go before it achieves the solar rooftop target. According to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance report, the pace of new installations needs to double every year between now and 2022 if we were to achieve the 2022 target. INTERVIEW • Dr. Gundu Sabde, Chairman and Managing Director, RelyOn Solar Pvt. Ltd. ARTICLES • Why the Rooftop Solar Market is on fire in India - SOLAR POWER • FRP and the ‘No pains, All gains’ proposition for rooftop solar power - SOLAR POWER • Rooftop Solar Power Plant: Requirements & Challenges - SOLAR POWER EVENT • RENEWX 2018 E D ITO R I A L Dear Energetica India Readers, will account for 80% of the building's structures have two fundamental electricity consumption. drawbacks; they are heavy and prone to Energetica India welcomes you to the corrosion. The search for a material that is March-April 2018 issue. In addition to our Energetica India, in its March-April 2018 both light and maintenance-free ends online and print subscribers, the issue will also issue, meets up with industry leaders to learn with fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP). FRP is a be distributed at Renewx 2018 in Hyderabad. more about the industry's latest trends and lightweight alternative to steel and opinions: The Indian government is working to doesn't corrode even when exposed to create an ecosystem focused on sustainability — Dr. Gundu Sabde, Chairman and harsh environmental conditions. and especially in the power sector. Power and Managing Director, RelyOn Solar Pvt. Ltd — R o o f t o p S o l a r P o w e r P l a n t : New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh Highlights of the March-April 2018 Issue: Requirements and Challenges - Mr. has urged battery manaufacturers to set up Khyati Vyas, Business Development, units in India and offered all possible support — Why the Rooftop Solar Market is on from the government to create an enabling fire in India - Mr. Kunwer Sachdev, Chemtrols Solar Pvt. Ltd. ecosystem for investments. The meeting was MD, Founder, Su-Kam Target consumers of rooftop solar are to discuss incentivizing battery manufacturing mostly not technical, so it becomes Despite the 'growth of sorts' achieved in in India. The government expects the future important to generate awareness about the past few years, India has miles to go demand to increase with the government adoption of solar power to them. The before it achieves the solar rooftop target. promoting e-vehicles in a big way. Also the government has taken many steps to According to the Bloomberg New Energy future bids in renewable energy will be for make rooftop solar popular among the Finance report, the pace of new solar/wind hybrid coupled with storage. A consumers and industries. To overcome installations needs to double every year policy in this regard is expected soon with the the challenges developers need to be between now and 2022 if we were to focus being "Make in India". more future ready. Even with the achieve the 2022 target. India, recently, had its moment when challenges, we expect the rooftop solar — FRP and the 'No pains, All gains' Microsoft inked its first-ever renewable sector to remain one of the fastest proposition for rooftop solar power - energy deal in India, a small solar Power growing cultures among the market over Mr. Ankur Kothari, Chief Operating Purchase Agreement with Atria Power in the the next five years. Officer ? Arvind Composites, Part of Indian state of Karnataka. 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