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Lokesh

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Blues Renewables

Lokesh is the founder and chief executive of Blues Renewables and writes the guides on this blog. He covers system sizing, from a single kilowatt up to a megawatt of ground mount, TANGEDCO net metering and wheeling charges, the PM Surya Ghar subsidy, and the four ways a rooftop plant gets paid for: CAPEX, OPEX, RESCO and the power purchase agreement. His open access and group captive pieces are written for commercial and industrial users in Tamil Nadu weighing a move off the utility tariff.

Showing 61–72 of 84 articles by Lokesh

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.

A South Indian factory beside its own fenced ground-mounted solar plant with inverter room and switchyard, illustrating a captive solar power plant

Open Access & CaptiveWhat Is a Captive Solar Power Plant? The 26 and 51 Percent RulesSeptember 1, 20269 min read

Learn what a captive solar power plant is, how the 26 and 51 percent tests work, and discover why captive status saves about ₹2.09 per unit in Tamil Nadu.