• Rooftop Solar vs. Diesel
• Rooftop Solar vs. Grid
  • Grid tariffs in Indian cities – Industrial, Commercial, and Residential

• Types of rooftop solar PV systems
• Component cost of rooftop PV systems
• Incentives/Subsidies
  • Accelerated Depreciation (AD)
  • MNRE Subsidy
• Final cost of Rooftop PV system factoring in AD and Subsidies
• Prospects for further cost reduction
• Variations in pricing

• Constraints in generating power from rooftop solar
• Integrating rooftop solar with a diesel generator
• Economics of substituting Diesel with Rooftop Solar PV
  • Methodology
  • Returns under different scenarios
• Solutions to support different loads
  • Light loads
  • Critical loads
• Can rooftop solar power replace all of my diesel consumption?

• Factors affecting roof area required by rooftop solar PV plants
  • Shade-free roof area
  • Panel efficiency
    • Shade-free area required at different plant capacities and panel efficiencies
• Other considerations
  • Weight of the rooftop PV plant
  • Mountings that can withstand wind pressure

• Factors affecting rooftop solar plant output
  • Location
  • Orientation
  • Panel Efficiency
  • Ambient Temperature
    • Temperature Coefficient
• Approximation of PV plant output
  • PV plant outputs in different states for different roof areas
• Optimising rooftop PV plant design to maximise power output
  • Orientation
  • Panel Efficiency
  • Ambient Temperature

What are the various components of a rooftop solar system?

• Basics of rooftop Solar PV
• Components of a rooftop solar PV plant
  • PV modules (panels)
    • Panel efficiency
    • Capacity rating
  • Inverters
    • Will I get power during a power failure?
    • Kinds of inverters
  • Mounting structures
    • Trackers
  • Batteries
    • Reasons to use batteries
    • Drawbacks to using batteries
  • Charge Controllers
• Maintenance of rooftop solar PV systems
• Warranties
• How do I choose a good vendor for a rooftop PV system?
  • Supplier Background & Credibility
  • Price
• How long does it take to install a rooftop PV system?

• Solar Panels
• Inverters
• Mounting structures
• Batteries
• Charge Controller/MPPT units
• Cables
• Junction Boxes/Enclosures
• Expected lifetime of rooftop PV plant components
• Examples of component failure
  • Failures not covered by warranty

• 5 Steps to sizing your rooftop PV plant
  • Scoping the project
  • Calculating the amount of solar energy available
  • Surveying the site
  • Calculating the amount of energy needed
  • Sizing the solar system
    • System size
    • Panel size
    • Inverter size
• If sufficient solar energy is not available
  • Solar power for critical loads
  • Solar power for light loads
  • Solar-diesel hybrid

• Do all rooftop solar plants generate power during power failure?
• Why some rooftop solar plants shut down during power failure
  • Reference Voltage
  • Anti-islanding
• Kinds of inverters

• Methods of procuring solar power
  • 3rd Party Sale using Open Access
    • Advantages
    • Drawbacks
  • Group Captive
    • Advantages
    • Drawbacks
  • BOO(T) – Build Own Operate (Transfer)
    • Advantages
    • Drawbacks
• Summary of procurement options by consumer category
• Illustration of charges applicable to each option

• Central schemes
  • Accelerated Depreciation (AD)
  • MNRE Subsidy
  • Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
    • Criteria
    • Procedure
    • Price of Solar RECs
    • Risks associated with RECs
• State schemes
  • Gujarat
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamil Nadu
• What is net metering?
• Permissions