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Gibson Remigio

Co-Founder, Blues Renewables

Gibson co-founded Blues Renewables in 2020 and leads system design and project delivery. His focus is the commercial and industrial side: helping factories and commercial units cut recurring EB bills and carbon emissions with solar PV. Before founding the company he spent close to three years as Solar Project Co-Ordinator on the Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project, co-ordinating solar initiatives across rural Tamil Nadu with government teams and vendors. He holds a PG Diploma in Solar Energy Technology from the Indian Institute of Solar Energy.

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Indian business owner at a desk comparing two printed solar contracts side by side with a rooftop solar array visible through the office window

Finance ModelsSolar Lease vs PPA: Why the Lease Barely Exists in IndiaSeptember 8, 202611 min read

A lease charges fixed rent; a PPA charges per unit, so it carries the risk of a poor solar year. In India the PPA is standard at ₹3.50 to ₹5.50 a unit.

Indian factory floor with machinery opening onto a large corrugated roof covered edge to edge with solar panels in Tamil Nadu

Open Access & CaptiveCan Factories Run on Solar Power in India? The Honest AnswerSeptember 8, 202610 min read

Learn whether factories can run on solar power in India, discover what share your roof can realistically cover, and read the four routes beyond it.

Indian couple at a dining table comparing electricity bills with a calculator, with rooftop solar panels on their home visible through the window

Tax, GST & PaybackHow to Calculate Solar Payback Period in India: A Working MethodSeptember 8, 202610 min read

Learn how to calculate solar payback period step by step, discover why self-consumption matters more than panel wattage, and read worked Chennai examples.

Indian businesswoman examining printed GST tax invoices and a ledger at her desk with solar panels on an industrial rooftop visible through the window

Tax, GST & PaybackWhat Is GST on Solar Power Plant? Rates and ITC ExplainedSeptember 7, 202610 min read

Learn what GST applies to a solar power plant, discover why a turnkey contract costs 8.9% not 5%, and read when you can claim ITC on solar energy.

Desk calculator, printed multi-year depreciation table and laptop spreadsheet used to work out accelerated depreciation on a solar plant

Tax, GST & PaybackHow to Calculate Accelerated Depreciation for Solar in IndiaSeptember 6, 20269 min read

Learn how to calculate accelerated depreciation for solar in India step by step, discover what belongs in the asset cost, and read three fully worked examples.

Indian chartered accountant reviewing a depreciation schedule at a desk with a rooftop solar array visible through the office window

Tax, GST & PaybackAccelerated Depreciation on Solar in India: Rate, Rules and Who Can ClaimSeptember 6, 202614 min read

Learn what accelerated depreciation in solar means, discover the 40% rate that actually applies, and read why it shifts tax rather than cutting your bill.

Large South Indian warehouse rooftop fully covered with solar panels at golden hour with the building owner looking across the array

Finance ModelsWhat Is Solar Lease? What It Means in India, and What It Does NotSeptember 5, 20269 min read

Solar lease means three different things in India: leasing equipment, renting out your roof, and the American-style lease that is effectively unavailable.

Two Indian solar engineers inspecting rows of panels at a large industrial site in Tamil Nadu, illustrating a RESCO owning and operating a solar plant

Finance ModelsWhat Is the RESCO Model in Solar? Meaning and 9 ChecksSeptember 4, 202610 min read

RESCO means Renewable Energy Service Company: it funds, owns and runs the plant, then sells you the units. The same arrangement OPEX describes.

Two Indian business professionals signing a solar power purchase agreement at a meeting table with a rooftop solar array visible through the window

Finance ModelsWhat Is a Solar PPA? Power Purchase Agreement Clauses ExplainedSeptember 4, 202611 min read

A solar PPA buys electricity at an agreed rate for 15 to 25 years from a plant the developer owns. The twelve clauses, and the red flags before signing.

Indian factory owner standing beside a rooftop solar array on their own manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu, illustrating the CAPEX solar ownership model

Finance ModelsWhat Is CAPEX Model in Solar? Costs, Tax and Payback ExplainedSeptember 3, 202610 min read

CAPEX means you fund and own the plant, so every unit saves the full retail tariff. GST is now 5 percent and accelerated depreciation is 40, not 80.

Solar inverter and energy meter on a South Indian commercial rooftop with a technician recording a reading, illustrating the OPEX solar billing model

Finance ModelsWhat Is OPEX Model in Solar? Zero Investment Solar ExplainedSeptember 3, 202611 min read

Learn what the OPEX model in solar means, discover the per-unit rates and savings to expect, and read the four clauses that decide whether it pays off.

Aerial view of a shared ground-mounted solar farm and substation serving several separate factories in South India, illustrating a group captive solar plant

Open Access & CaptiveWho Can Use Power From a Group Captive Solar Plant? Rules ExplainedSeptember 2, 202610 min read

Only shareholders can use the power. A buyer with no equity is a third party whatever the contract says, and the 26 and 51 percent tests must both hold.