Supply Chain Flow

☀️ Solar Panel Maintenance

Full supply chain — from raw inputs to end customer. Click any node to explore suppliers, real costs, margins, common pitfalls, and the tools used at each stage.

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Your Service Operations

Your business

AMC contracts · Scheduling · Quality control · Reporting

Margin at this stage:38–55% net

This is your margin to defend. Residential: higher margin (60–70% gross) but small contracts. C&I: lower gross (40–50%) but large contracts. Performance-guarantee models earn 30% premium but require IV-tracer data.

Housing societies (residential)

Pan-India

3–10 kW systems; ₹2,000–5,000/quarter AMC; acquired via RWA referrals and solar installer partnerships

Factories & warehouses (C&I)

Industrial zones

50 kW–2 MW; ₹800–1,500/kW/year; acquired via energy auditors, MSME clusters, IndiaMart

Solar EPCs

Pan-India

White-label O&M contracts from installers who don't want to run O&M operations; steady pipeline

DISCOMs / net-metering customers

State-wise

Residential prosumers who want to maximize generation to reduce bills — performance-guarantee pitch works well

Full Chain at a Glance

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Data compiled from MNRE reports, NSDC solar sector skill gap studies, Mercom India, NISE, and interviews with solar O&M operators. Costs are indicative for FY2024.