A study on adaption of rooftop solar system in Gujarat: Opportunities and challenges

The current research paper examines the adaptation of the rooftop solar system in Gujarat and mainly pays attention to its opportunities and challenges. The main focus of this paper is to create an enabling environment that encourages investment, promotes awareness, and ensures the long-term sustainability of rooftop solar initiatives. Despite having the 6th largest land area and the 9th largest population, Gujarat is a crucial player in the world energy market and is frequently disregarded. Here, the government is committed to helping customers find cost-effective installations, and more than 20k MW of clean power are currently operational. The data has been considered from Patan and Mehsana districts of Gujarat, 400 participants from 20 villages participated in the current study. For data examination, the study has various sorts of variables; capital set-up cost is taken as a dependent variable while maintenance, subsidies, available space, and awareness are considered independent variables. The study is driven with the help of Karl Pearson’s Correlation Method and Durbin’s Autocorrelation Model to check the relationship among the selected variables. The study revealed a perfect correlation with the worth (1.0) and in the alignment of the result, Durbin’s Model (1.727) also found a positive autocorrelation among the selected dependent and independent variables. Gujarat has made significant strides in promoting rooftop solar systems through a variety of government initiatives, opening doors for financial savings, energy independence, and environmental benefits.  Resolving these issues and encouraging broader use across the state would need sustained efforts to increase awareness, better financial choices, and technology advancements.