Narasimhan Santhanam, Author at Solar Mango

About Narasimhan Santhanam

I cofounded Solar Mango, and serve as its Director. After graduating from IIT Madras & IIM Calcutta, and after working in different industries, I have had the privilege to assist companies along the entire spectrum of the solar PV value chain – from polysilicon to power plants to offgrid solar products. My work in India also gives me hope that solar can be a real game changer for the country, both from economic and socio-development perspectives. If you or your company is interested in assistance in solar, do drop in a note to narsi@solarmango.com and I will do my best. You can connect with me at LinkedIn here.

Solar Installation with Trackers to Replace 300,000 metric tons of CO2 per year

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Interesting web resources

C2V – CO2 to Value – a comprehensive web resource providing insights on opportunities in converting CO2 into a range of useful products – fuels, chemicals, food & materials
All about CO2 – CO2 Q&A – a unique resource providing answers to 100+ questions on the most talked about gas today.
See […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|October 10th, 2021|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Investors Needed for Profitable Solar Power Firm

Highlights:

Highly profitable solar products – cum – EPC
Led by seasoned technical professionals
Implemented projects pan India
Looking for Rs 60-100 crore growth capital

One of Solar Mango’s clients is a vertically integrated Hyderabad based solar EPC – cum – Solar Products firm. It makes its own solar panels, LEDs light and solar based streetlights […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|April 13th, 2018|Solar Financing, Solar Investments|2 Comments

Monkey Insurance Anyone?

Pic credit: Reuters/American Energy News

Just when you thought many uncertainties were coming to an end for solar in India and things were kind of settling down, you read about a new kind of uncertainty – this time from monkeys.

Apparently, monkeys like solar panels, or at least they frequent the rooftop solar panel installations in quite […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|July 17th, 2016|Rooftop Solar, Solar - India, Solar Insurance|0 Comments

Consolidation in the Indian Solar and Other RE Sectors

Recently, I had written a detailed blog post on the M&A and related investments happening in the Indian solar power sector.

Read an interesting article in the Hindu Business Line that reviewed the various M&A and investment activities happening in the Indian solar power sector in specific, and renewable energy in general.

Such an acceleration and consolidation […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|July 15th, 2016|Solar - India, Solar Companies, Solar Financing, Solar Investments|0 Comments

The Problem with Rooftop Solar is that…It is Not a Must Have

(pic credit: CAD-IT Consultants)

A year back, I had given a 10 minute speech at Intersolar India on the real challenge for rooftop solar.

Some of my co-speakers felt I had hit the nub, while some others felt I was being pessimistic.

After I finish my post here, you decide which camp you belong to.

My main point was this: […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|July 15th, 2016|Residential Rooftop Solar, Rooftop Solar, Rooftop Solar Companies, Rooftop Solar for Commercial Buildings, Solar - India, Solar Profits|2 Comments

Solar to be 30% of global capacity by 2040, a 1500% growth story

From just 4% of installed capacity in 2015, solar will rise to become the largest installed capacity energy source by 2040, increasing to 30% of total, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

In 2015, the total global electricity installed capacity was 6412 GW, of which solar had 4%. By 2040, the total global electricity capacity would […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|July 13th, 2016|Solar Capacity|1 Comment

Should India Say WTF to WTO on Solar?

Recently, a WTO ruling on solar went against India, in the context of “discriminatory trade practices”. The case was filed by the US against India.

I am sure there are lots of Indians having a knee-jerk reaction to this adverse ruling – WTF!

But I beg to differ from them. Let me explain this better.

To ADD or Not to […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|May 4th, 2016|Solar - India, Solar Policies and Regulations, Solar PV Manufacturing|0 Comments

Innovate or Suffocate – Solar Industry’s Watershed Moment

There’s a dark secret about the sunny solar industry.

It is not very profitable.

Surprised?

The surprise is justified: After all, you hear about the fantastic growth of solar sector. The world just crossed 200 GW in installations. It is already a $100+ billion industry worldwide. And is getting bigger, faster. India vows 100 GW by 2022. China ups the […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|May 4th, 2016|Offgrid Solar, Rooftop Solar, Solar Business Opportunities, Solar Hybrids, Solar Inventions, Solar R&D|0 Comments

Why Make in India Makes Enormous Sense for Solar

The Make in India campaign by the Modi government is in full flow.

There is a visceral “feel-good” factor about making something in our country, isn’t there? The economists among you will point out that feeling good viscerally is not enough, it should feel good economically too. And it is indeed true that making everything at […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|May 4th, 2016|Solar - India, Solar Business Opportunities, Solar Companies, Solar Inventions, Solar Products, Solar Profits, Solar PV Components, Solar PV Manufacturing, Solar R&D|0 Comments

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Can Solar Get Me a Date? – What Solar Can and Can’t

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Can Solar Get Me a Date? – What Solar Can and Can’t

I am a solar evangelist by profession, and a realist by nature.

Not the best DNA to sleep in peace, but let’s just say this has made me write this post.

Having worked in almost all main alternative energy sectors (solar, wind, biomass, biofuels, small hydro and waste to energy) in the last 10 years, I can say with confidence […]

By Narasimhan Santhanam|May 4th, 2016|Offgrid Solar, Rooftop Solar, Solar Inventions|2 Comments

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