Solar Panel Installation in Maduravoyal
Clear on what a water heater does and what panels do, before you spend on either
A good number of homes in Maduravoyal already have a solar water heater on the terrace, and a fair number of owners believe that means they already have solar. They are two entirely different things, and only one of them reduces your electricity bill in the way you are imagining.
Installing across Chennai since 2020
Two years free maintenance included
Subsidy and TANGEDCO paperwork filed by us
Free site survey and energy audit, no obligation
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Blues Renewables is a solar panel installation company working in Maduravoyal and across Chennai since 2020. We install rooftop solar for homes, apartments, businesses and industrial units, handle the PM Surya Ghar subsidy of up to ₹78,000 for households and the TANGEDCO net metering application end to end, and include two years of free maintenance with every installation.
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A solar water heater is not solar power
A solar water heater and a solar photovoltaic system are different technologies doing different jobs. A water heater uses sunlight to heat water directly and reduces only the electricity you would have spent on a geyser. A photovoltaic system converts sunlight into electricity that powers everything in the house and can be exported to the grid for credit. Having one does not mean you have the other.
Can you have both?
Yes, and many households here do
The practical question is roof area, because both compete for the same shade-free space. On a constrained terrace we look at what the water heater actually saves you against what the same area would generate as electricity.
Relocating can free up better roof
Sometimes moving or replacing the heater frees up better-positioned roof for panels.
Check older water heaters
Many installed a decade or more ago have failing elements or scaled tanks and are quietly running on their electric backup element, which means they are costing rather than saving. If yours is old, it is worth verifying before deciding how much roof to give it.
Maduravoyal’s mix brings both
Houses sit on reasonable plots with mostly flat terraces, typically supporting 3 kW to 5 kW. Small industrial and workshop units along the bypass approaches have sheet or RCC roofs and commercial tariffs, where each displaced unit saves more than a domestic one but no subsidy applies.
Areas we cover around Maduravoyal: Maduravoyal, Vanagaram border, Koyambedu approach, Nerkundram, Alapakkam, the bypass frontage.
All areas we cover in Chennai →Not sure what your site can carry?
Send us your last electricity bill on WhatsApp and we will come back with an indicative system size and what it would offset. No visit needed for that first answer.
Residential
Solar for Maduravoyal homes
Independent houses
Typically install 3 kW to 5 kW on reasonable plots.
Existing solar water heaters
Should be assessed for whether they still work before allocating roof to them.
Apartment blocks
Follow the association route for common-area systems.
Three-phase conversion
Where systems exceed 4 kW, filed alongside the net metering application.
Commercial and industrial
Solar for Maduravoyal businesses
Small industrial and workshop units
On the bypass approaches. Commercial tariffs, no subsidy, depreciation subject to taxable profit.
Retail and showrooms
On the main roads. Evening-weighted and usually leased.
Clinics and small offices
Good daytime match.
Schools and coaching centres
Term-time daytime load.
What we install
What we install in Maduravoyal
The process
How installation works
Free site survey
Shade-free roof area measured across the day, structure checked, connection name and sanctioned load confirmed.
Design and itemised quotation
Sized against twelve months of consumption, with every component named.
Approvals filed
PM Surya Ghar and TANGEDCO net metering, plus load enhancement or phase conversion in parallel where needed.
Installation
One to three days for a residential system, carried out by our own team rather than subcontracted.
Inspection and commissioning
TANGEDCO inspects, both meters go in, the system goes live.
Subsidy tracked to your account
And two years of maintenance included from commissioning.
We check the name on your electricity connection at the survey, because a mismatch stops more applications than any technical issue. See what to keep ready.
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Already have a water heater on the roof?
That heats water. It does not power your house or earn you a subsidy. They are different products doing different jobs.
What happens after you send your details
- We call you within one working day, and an engineer rather than a salesperson attends the site.
- The survey is free. We measure usable area and shading, check your connection and sanctioned load, and photograph the site.
- You get an itemised quotation naming every component and brand, with the subsidy or depreciation position set out.
- No obligation at any point. If solar does not make sense for your property, we will say so.
Common questions
Solar in Maduravoyal, common questions
They do different jobs. A water heater produces hot water and reduces only your geyser consumption. A photovoltaic system produces electricity that powers everything in the house and exports surplus for credit under net metering. Only the PV system qualifies for the PM Surya Ghar subsidy of up to ₹78,000.
Usually yes, subject to shade-free area, since both compete for the same space. On a constrained terrace it is worth comparing what the water heater actually saves against what the same area would generate as electricity. Sometimes relocating the heater frees up better-positioned roof for panels.
It might. Many older units have failing elements or scaled tanks and quietly run on their electric backup, which means they cost rather than save. If yours is more than a decade old it is worth verifying it still works before deciding how much roof area to leave it.
Six to ten weeks from survey to a live, net-metered system, with TANGEDCO approval and meter installation the main variable. The installation itself is one to three days for a residential system, and longer for a commercial or industrial project.
Yes. We file the PM Surya Ghar application and the TANGEDCO net metering application, follow both through the section office, and track the subsidy to your bank account. We also check the name on your electricity connection at the survey, since a mismatch stops applications more often than any technical issue.
Two years of free maintenance from commissioning, covering panel cleaning, annual inspection of connections and structure, generation monitoring and warranty coordination with the manufacturer.
Long tail coverage
Areas we cover around Maduravoyal
Not listed? We survey across Chennai and the surrounding districts. Call and we will tell you straight away whether we can reach your site this week.