Indian Solar Market (Way Forward to 2025)

Are you ready to dive into one of the fastest-growing sectors in India’s energy landscape?
The Indian Solar Market Mechanism course is your complete guide to understanding how solar power is generated, traded, financed, and consumed within India’s dynamic electricity market.

From the Electricity Act 2003 that reshaped the power sector, to modern procurement models like PPAs, open access, net metering, wheeling, and energy banking, this course breaks down complex policies and market structures into simple, practical insights. You’ll not only learn the theory but also explore real-world case studies like Tata Power’s Captive Solar Plant and CleanMax Solar’s Group Captive Project—so you can see exactly how leading companies implement large-scale solar solutions.

You’ll also gain clarity on the financial side of solar projects, including CAPEX vs OPEX models, and learn how contracts, guidelines, and regulatory mechanisms shape investment and operations in renewable energy.

Whether you are a student, energy professional, policymaker, or entrepreneur, this course equips you with the tools to understand and work with the solar energy ecosystem in India. By the end, you’ll have a strong grasp of market frameworks, project structures, and the regulatory environment—giving you the confidence to analyze, design, or participate in solar projects with ease.

Why Take This Course?

• Learn how India’s solar market actually works.

• Understand PPAs, open access, DSM, and net metering.

• Master financial models for solar projects.

• Gain insights from real-world case studies.

• Prepare yourself for careers in renewable energy, consulting, or sustainability.

This isn’t just another policy-heavy course—it’s a practical, career-focused roadmap to India’s solar revolution.

In this course you will following point in detail:

• Introduction Indian Solar Market Mechanism

• Mechanism of Indian Solar Market

• Important Aspects of the Indian Electricity Act 2003

• The Power Sector in Summary

• Total Generation in India

• Types of Power Procurement Mechanism

• Types of Power Procurement Mechanism

• Long term open access

• Medium-Term Open Access

• Short Term - Bilateral

• Short Term – Power Exchange

• Priority order of transmission contracts

• Types of PPAs

• Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

• Types, Structures and Benefit of Long-Term PPAs

• Medium-Term Power Purchase Agreements

• Short-Term Power Purchase Agreements

• Types and Structures of Short-Term PPAs

• Power Exchange Contracts - Day Ahead or Week Ahead

• Week-Ahead Contracts

• Comparison of Day ahead and Week Ahead PPA

• Bilateral Contracts

• Comparison bilateral contracts  to Market-Based Contracts

• Captive Power Purchase Agreements

• Comparison between Traditional, Bilateral & Captive contract

• Wheeling Agreements

• Comparison between wheeling agreement, Captive PPAs and Traditional PPAs

• Energy Banking Agreements

• Comparison between Energy banking, Wheeling and PPA Agreement

• Renewable Energy Purchase Contracts

• Inter-State Trading License Agreements

• Comparison between interstate, intrastate and bilateral contract

• Open Access Contracts

• DSM (Deviation Settlement Mechanism)
  Long Term and Medium  Power Procurement

• Ministry of Power Guidelines for the Purchase of ST Power

• CERC Mandatory Functions

• Open Access

• Open Access Mechanism

• Requirements for open access

• Various Charges in Availing the Open Access

• Issues with Open access in India with reference to various stakeholders

• Types of Charges levied on Power purchase

• Captive Solar Power Plant

• Case Study Tata Power's Captive Solar Power Plant for Indore Municipal Corp.

• Group Captive Solar Power Plant

• Case Study CleanMax Solar's Group Captive Solar Project for Multiple Corporates

• Net Metering Mechanism

• Net Metering

• Benefits of Net Metering

• Open Access Solar Project Finance Models

• CAPEX Model

• Benefits of CAPEX Model

• OPEX Model

• Benefits of OPEX Model

• Structure of Power Purchase Agreement (PPAs)

• Power Purchase Agreement

• Stakeholders in a Power Purchase Agreement

• Major Components of PPA

• Nodal agencies involved in operation of PPA