Operational playbooks for India's solar EPCs
Deep, practical guides on the schemes, compliance and operations that decide whether a solar job is profitable — written for the people who run the projects, not the homeowner.
PM Surya Ghar for installers & EPCs
The complete operational playbook for India's rooftop solar subsidy scheme — empanelment, the ₹78,000 subsidy, ALMM/DCR modules, net metering, state DISCOMs and getting paid. 70 guides, all from the installer's side.
Get registered
→Vendor registration, PBG & trained manpower
Run the money
→Subsidy slabs, margins, GST & finance
Run the process
→Feasibility to subsidy, net metering & claims
Stay compliant
→ALMM/DCR, ratings, RWAs & deadlines
Operate by state
→16 state & DISCOM empanelment guides
Free tool
→Subsidy & EPC-margin calculator
See every guide on the PM Surya Ghar hub.
Net metering & DISCOM approvals by state
The state-by-state playbook for clearing net-metering approvals — the application process, feasibility and transformer limits, the bidirectional meter, charges, and a guide for every major DISCOM. 72 guides, written for the people who file the applications.
The process
→Feasibility, agreement, meter, commissioning
Net vs gross
→Which metering model the state offers
Feasibility
→The transformer limit that stops jobs
Documents
→The per-DISCOM application checklist
Operate by state
→22 state & DISCOM net-metering guides
When it stalls
→Delay & rejection escalation
See every guide on the net metering hub.
PM-KUSUM agri-solar execution playbook
The tender-driven playbook for India's agriculture-solar scheme — Components A, B and C, empanelment, bid economics, DCR/ALMM, state nodal agencies and getting paid. 78 guides, written for the EPCs who win and execute the tenders.
Start here
→Components A, B & C explained for EPCs
Get empanelled
→The vendor empanelment & tender path
Run the maths
→Bid economics & where the margin is
Stay compliant
→DCR/ALMM rules for KUSUM supplies
Operate by state
→17 state nodal-agency tender guides
Component B
→Standalone solar pumps, end to end
See every guide on the PM-KUSUM hub.
ALMM & DCR module compliance
The approved-list regime that decides which modules you can legally fit — List-I, the 2026 List-II cell mandate, DCR certificates, BIS, the cost impact and keeping every bill of materials compliant. 73 guides, for the people who place the orders and sign the paperwork.
Start here
→What the ALMM list actually is
The 2026 mandate
→The List-II domestic-cell rule
DCR vs non-DCR
→Which job needs which module
Check a module
→Verify a model before you buy
Keep a BOM clean
→Compliance at procurement
Operate by state
→10 DISCOM compliance guides
See every guide on the ALMM & DCR hub.
The rest of the solar EPC playbook
We're building the same depth across every topic that runs a solar business. These hubs are on the way — start with PM Surya Ghar today.
Solar AMC & O&M
Coming soonTurning every install into a 25-year service relationship.
Solar Components
Coming soonPanels, inverters, cables and structures, chosen for compliance.
Installation & Commissioning
Coming soonSite survey to commissioning, done to standard.
Safety Standards
Coming soonElectrical and structural safety for rooftop solar.