BUSINESS MODEL: HOW TO GO THE SOLAR WAY?

Solar energy power plants (both utility and rooftop scale) have seen tremendous amount of growth in last few years. With such growth in conjunction with the country’s ambitious target of 100 GW, the market is to achieve new heights. However, acting as a hitch to such target (from consumer’s perspective) may be selecting the correct investment plan (or more commonly business model) by which a consumer can get desired return. Additionally the prices of solar power plant have seen a huge downshift ( Figure 1 ) due to various (positive and negative) reasons. Such downshift of prices has led to a round of curiosity among the investors on the profit margins from the system. With the advancement of technology it is now possible to have various alterations (both technical and commercial) in a solar power plant. A business model in simple terms may be defined as a plan which would deliver a particular product or service and earn profits in return. With reference to solar power plant a busine...