Getting empanelled in a new DISCOM without stalling work
Registering on the national portal does not let you install in a new territory. What DISCOM level empanelment asks for, and how to sequence it against your sales.
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Compliance
ALMM, net metering approvals, DISCOM requirements and the standards a rooftop solar project has to meet before it can be commissioned.
New CEA standards land in April 2027. Check your BOM
The CEA notified amended technical standards in July 2026, effective April 2027: 25 year design life, bypass diodes and salt mist testing near the coast.
Your inverter brand may be off the PM Surya Ghar list
MNRE has told inverter makers to host monitoring servers and generation data inside India. Brands that did not confirm cannot be installed under the scheme.
Maharashtra wants a battery on every job above 100 kW
New rooftop solar above 100 kW in Maharashtra must carry storage at half the solar capacity for two hours. How to size it, quote it and explain what it costs.
ALMM List-II is live. Your price list is three months stale
The cell mandate took effect on 1 June 2026 and procurement costs moved with it. How to requote an open pipeline without eating the difference yourself.
Net metering is being rewritten. What to tell customers now
Two central drafts and a run of state orders all point the same way: net metering gets narrower above 5 kW. What to tell a customer who wants to wait.
DCR and ALMM List-II are not the same rule
Non-DCR modules are not banned outright. Which rule applies to which project, and why the net metering exemption expiring on 31 December 2026 matters.
ALMM List-II and your rooftop pipeline
List-I covers modules. List-II covers the cells inside them. What that distinction means for rooftop jobs you have already quoted, and how to avoid stranding stock.