SolarQuarter May Issue 2020

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PERSPECTIVE

COVID 19 IMPACT

ON INVESTOR SENTIMENTS FOR INDIAN SOLAR PROJECTS

T h e r e n e w a b l e i n d u s t r y i s f a c i n g n u m e ro u s c h a lle n g e s a n d li m i ta ti o ns , d u e to t h e C O V I D - 1 9 o u t b r e a k . A l l t h e s o la r p ro je c ts i n th e c o u n try h a ve be e n ha lte d a n d i n d u s t r y i s c o n c e r n e d a b o u t th e d e la y s i n c o m p le ti o n o f th e i r s o la r pro j e c ts T h e C o r o n a v i r u s o u t b r e a k t h a t h a s h a lte d e c o n o m i c a c ti v i ty i n C hi na , a m a j o r g l o b a l s u p p l i e r o f s o l a r c e l l s a n d m o d u le s a n d a ls o h a s i m p a c te d the s o la r p o w e r i n d u s t r y h a r d t h r o u g h s u p p ly c h a i n d i s ru p ti o n s . T h e o th e r m a j o r c h a l l e n g e s t h a t t h e i n d u s t r y i s f a c i n g i s ra i s i n g c a p i ta l a n d m o b ili zi ng m a npo w e r t o m a n a g e a s s e t s t o m a i n t a i n t h e g u a ra n te e d g e n e ra ti o n le v e ls . Fo rtu na te ly, the I n d i a n g o v e r n m e n t h a s p r o v i d e d re li e f b y i n f u s i n g m u c h n e e d e d li q u i d i ty i n the m a r k e t a n d a d d r e s s i n g o t h e r d e v e lo p m e n t re la te d c h a lle n g e s . L o o k i ng a t the p o s i t i v e s , t h e g o v e r n m e n t i s a g g re s s i v e ly e n c o u ra g i n g lo c a l m a nu f a c tu re s o f t h e s o l a r p r o d u c t s s o a s t o b e s e lf re li a n t. H o p e f u lly th e c o m p a n i e s w i ll d e c i d e t o g o f o r m o r e l o c a l l y m a n u f a c t u re d M o d u le s , i n v e rte rs a n d o th e r c o m po ne nts a n d t h i s w i l l a l s o c r e a t e a d d i t i o n a l d e m a n d f ro m th e e x i s ti n g m a rk e t i ts e lf . A d v a n t a g e s o f t h e s a v i n g s h i g h c o s t o f p o w e r g e n e ra ti o n b i lls w i ll a ls o be r e a l i s e d , h e n c e a c c e r a r a t e l t i n g th e g ro w th o f th e s o la r i n d u s try s pe c i a lly C &I a n d r o o f t o p s o l a r . L e t u s u n d e r s ta n d w h a t o u r e x p e rts f e e l a b o u t the C O V ID - 1 9 i m p a c t o n t h e i n v e s t m e n t s i n t h e s o la r i n d u s try .

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