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Shankar
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Shankar
Asked: April 29, 2025

What is Component-A of PM-KUSUM?

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    Team of Solar Faqs | Answer on April 29, 2025 at 3:50 pm

    Component-A focuses on setting up decentralized, grid-connected solar power plants up to 2 MW capacity each, primarily on barren or unused farmland. These plants help generate clean electricity locally and feed it into the grid.

    Component-A focuses on setting up decentralized, grid-connected solar power plants up to 2 MW capacity each, primarily on barren or unused farmland. These plants help generate clean electricity locally and feed it into the grid.

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Swapnil
Asked: August 8, 2024

What do I need to know before buying an inverter?

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    M R Gundurao
    Product Manager- Solar & BESS, FIMER | Answer on August 8, 2024 at 5:59 pm

    1. Solar Inverter Battery Your inverter’s endurance depends significantly on its battery. Hence, choosing the right battery matters. Your battery’s capacity is defined as the maximum number of hours for which a battery can power all devices. Accordingly, you should assess your energy needs and the aRead more

    1. Solar Inverter Battery

    Your inverter’s endurance depends significantly on its battery. Hence, choosing the right battery matters. Your battery’s capacity is defined as the maximum number of hours for which a battery can power all devices. Accordingly, you should assess your energy needs and the average time for which you will require the solar inverter and make an informed decision that helps you optimize the use of solar power.

    2. Safety Certification

    This one is another essential consideration. You must check the solar inverter for its level of safety. It is crucial to choose a solar inverter certified for its safety by an independent testing authority before you purchase and use it for your solar venture.

    3. Inverter’s VA Rating Range

    Check the inverter’s VA rating or VA capacity to determine the solar inverter’s output. The VA rating depends on your consumption of power. Higher power consumption refers to a higher requirement of the inverter’s VA rating.

    4. Peak Power Considerations

    Solar inverters are usually expected to supply two types of power – peak and typical power. Now, what are peak and typical power?
    Peak power is the optimal power a solar inverter can supply for a trivial duration, which could be between a few seconds to around ten to twelve minutes. Some appliances require higher power while starting up than they do to operate under normal circumstances after being powered.

    On the other hand, typical power is the usual power that the inverter supplies consistently
    after the device receives its power to begin and stabilize.

    5. Inverter Brand

    It is another critical factor to consider. While it is a no-brainer to choose the most popular and the best solar inverter brand, what matters is whether the brand you select enables you to reap optimal returns. Accordingly, you should choose solar inverter brands that offer the features, efficiency, and proposition that allow you to achieve the energy self-dependence you’ve always endeavored for.

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Ravi
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Ravi
Asked: May 12, 2025

How can India accelerate its smart metering adoption to meet energy goals?

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    Team of Solar Faqs | Answer on May 12, 2025 at 5:27 pm

    India can accelerate adoption by investing in scalable communication networks, upgrading data management capabilities, and implementing supportive policies to overcome infrastructure challenges and meet its ambitious smart metering targets.

    India can accelerate adoption by investing in scalable communication networks, upgrading data management capabilities, and implementing supportive policies to overcome infrastructure challenges and meet its ambitious smart metering targets.

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UPEN2602
Asked: April 30, 2024

How does ALMM affects Imports of Solar Module for Captive Power Plant?

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    Chitrika
    Answer on May 2, 2024 at 5:08 am

    ALMM restrictions, effective April 1, apply to almost all solar projects. The only exception they effectively allow is for off grid projects, where you are not using the grid at all. Captive projects, since they are connected to the grid, are not exempt anymore.

    ALMM restrictions, effective April 1, apply to almost all solar projects. The only exception they effectively allow is for off grid projects, where you are not using the grid at all. Captive projects, since they are connected to the grid, are not exempt anymore.

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Jitendra
Asked: December 17, 2024

How to clean solar panels with water. What precuations are needed? What should be water pressure to clean solar modules?

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    Team of Solar Faqs | Answer on December 17, 2024 at 11:06 am

    While cleaning solar modules with water first thing you should do is to use soft bristle cleaner or dedicated solar panel cleaning brushes. You need to also ensure that you do not use excessive water pressure. Excess water pressure can damage your solar panels leading to the development of microcracRead more

    While cleaning solar modules with water first thing you should do is to use soft bristle cleaner or dedicated solar panel cleaning brushes. You need to also ensure that you do not use excessive water pressure. Excess water pressure can damage your solar panels leading to the development of microcracks. The maximum pressure that can be used for solar panel cleaning is 35 bars. You should also try to use soft water for cleaning solar modules.

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Nikita Jain
Asked: April 5, 2024

What Are Micro-inverters? Are they more efficient than other inverters? If yes, why don’t more people use them?

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    Balvinder singh
    Answer on April 9, 2024 at 5:56 am

    Microinverters are more efficient than other inverters because they can harvest 5–20% more energy than string systems, and the efficiency of one panel doesn't affect the others.

    Microinverters are more efficient than other inverters because they can harvest 5–20% more energy than string systems, and the efficiency of one panel doesn’t affect the others.

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Mohan Singh
Asked: May 23, 2025

How can I calculate how much my rooftop solar can generate in a day?

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    Team of Solar Faqs | Answer on May 23, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    To estimate how much electricity your solar system can generate in a day, you need a few key pieces of information: The total DC capacity of your solar system (in kW) The average number of peak sunlight hours in your area (also called solar irradiation) Just multiply your system size by the peak sunRead more

    To estimate how much electricity your solar system can generate in a day, you need a few key pieces of information:

    The total DC capacity of your solar system (in kW)

    The average number of peak sunlight hours in your area (also called solar irradiation)

    Just multiply your system size by the peak sunlight hours to get the theoretical daily generation.
    For example, if you have a 3 kW system and your area gets 5 hours of good sunlight daily, then:

    3 kW × 5 hours = 15 units (kWh) per day (theoretical)

    However, in real-world conditions, solar systems usually operate at about 78% to 80% efficiency due to energy losses (from wiring, inverter, dust on panels, etc.).

    So, you can expect around 20% less generation than the theoretical figure.
    Using the example above, the actual generation would be about:

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