Can you become a rooftop solar EPC

company?

Register as a company

• Business owners have to pay tax• Register as a company• Receive a TIN number and pay tax

Establish sources of leads

• Business should be located in an area with either or all the following for demand to exist:

• High irradiation• High power tariff• Lack of grid supply• Net-metering/ Gross- metering

Understand the solar EPC process

Site Analysis

• Shading analysis• Roof strength

analysis

Need Assessment

• Recommend type of system: Grid connected, Off-grid or Hybrid

System Sizing

• Size the system based on load and usage patterns

Technical matching

• Match components based on technical specifications

Component Procurement

• Procure components from vendors and install onsite

System Maintenance

• Recommend plan for maintenance

• Offer an AMC

After Sales support

• Visit site in case of a problem

• Provide telephonic support for queries

Warranty

• Provide component and system warranties to customers

MNRE channel partnership standards

• Follow standards specified by MNRE for components as given here• Empanel yourself as an MNRE

channel partner for greater trust among your potential customers

Possess working capital

• Solar is an expensive game• Everything works on upfront costs• You need a working capital of 70%

of the project cost to be in solar. A minimum solar project size is 1 Kw (approx. 1 lakh)

First project timeline template

Company Incorporation

Component Procurement

Solar EPC Process

Net-metering Process

2 months

1 week

15 days2 months

All set to go!

• Considered all the points listed in the presentation? You’re all set to become an EPC company.• You could start your journey by

becoming a Growth Partner at Sunkalp Energy. Click here to know more.

Sunkalp Energy is one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction companies for rooftop solar in Delhi-NCR. We are a channel partner of Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. We provide end-to-end EPC services starting from solar system installation to system performance monitoring. Further, we maintain transparency by giving them access to system monitoring. Finally, we take responsibility of your solar system’s performance by following quality standards and providing you with maintenance guidelines.