Abstract In India, utility-scale power plants face problems like, availability of larger land, Transmission & Distribution losses (T&D), Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses (AT&C) and availability of the grid because of which around 240 million of people do not have access to electricity. Increasing installed capacity of fossil-based power plants to meet the power requirement will increase the greenhouse gas emissions, our dependency on fossil fuels, adverse environmental and social impacts. Decentralized solar rooftop PV system, because of its proven technology and environmental benefits, will overcome these factors in a sustainable way. The growth and development of solar rooftop PV, as per the current status, are of substandard level despite the fact that the Government of India has set a target of installing 40 GW of decentralized solar rooftop PV up-to 2022. Therefore, this paper highlights the solar power policies adopted for the decentralized solar rooftop PV segment along with various business models adopted and current status in India. The author has also analyzed various factors which motivate the end consumer to invest in solar rooftop PV. At the end, the author has summarized some key barriers to the growth and development of the solar rooftop PV segment in India.

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印度分散式太阳能屋顶光伏：走上可持续能源安全之路

摘要在印度，公用事业规模的发电厂面临着诸如更大土地的可用性、输配电损失 (T&D)、技术和商业综合损失 (AT&C) 以及电网可用性等问题，因为大约 2.4 亿人没有获得电力。增加化石发电厂的装机容量以满足电力需求将增加温室气体排放、我们对化石燃料的依赖以及不利的环境和社会影响。分散式太阳能屋顶光伏系统，由于其成熟的技术和环境效益，将以可持续的方式克服这些因素。太阳能屋顶光伏的增长和发展，从目前的情况来看，尽管印度政府设定了到 2022 年安装 40 GW 分布式太阳能屋顶光伏的目标，但仍处于不合格水平。因此，本文重点介绍了分布式太阳能屋顶光伏细分市场采用的太阳能政策以及各种印度采用的商业模式和现状。作者还分析了促使终端消费者投资太阳能屋顶光伏的各种因素。最后，作者总结了印度太阳能屋顶光伏细分市场增长和发展的一些主要障碍。作者还分析了促使终端消费者投资太阳能屋顶光伏的各种因素。最后，作者总结了印度太阳能屋顶光伏细分市场增长和发展的一些主要障碍。作者还分析了促使终端消费者投资太阳能屋顶光伏的各种因素。最后，作者总结了印度太阳能屋顶光伏细分市场增长和发展的一些主要障碍。