INDIA RE CEO SURVEY 2018 - Bridge To India
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Introduction This is the third year of our CEO survey. And the survey is bigger than ever - we have got 44 responses covering full range of private sector stakeholders from India as well as abroad. Project developers EPC contractors Equipment manufacturers Financiers Notes: 1. Some company names are shown more than once in this table depending on range of their business activities 2. For multinational companies, the survey has been completed by respective heads of Indian business units. © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 1
Respondents across the value chain The survey participants are highly diversified by business profile and geography. Financiers 4% Equipment 35% 36% Project manufacturers developers 25% EPC Respondents from across the globe This year’s survey has an almost equal level of participation from Indian and international players. Among the international players, we saw a greater participation from German, Chinese and US companies. International 45% 55% India © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 2
Key findings Industry outlook 3% 27% 52% 15% 3% Not optimistic Balanced Optimistic Very optimistic Extremely optimistic Total capacity by March 2022 Solar power Rooftop solar power Wind power 66 GW 10 GW 52 GW 66% 25% 87% of target of target of target Bidding environment Ranking of states Madhya Gujarat Pradesh Andhra Top 3 states for Pradesh Irrationally utility scale 70% aggresive RE projects Tamil Karnataka Nadu Andhra Top 3 states for Pradesh Integrated manufacturing open access capacity of modules by 2022 RE projects
Market growth Industry outlook Even with the threat of duties, Balanced falling tariffs, weak power demand and various policy challenges, bulk of respondents are optimistic about the industry and its growth prospects. Not optimistic 52% 27% 3% 15% Very optimistic Optimistic 3% Extremely optimistic Solar capacity by March 2022 18% 61% 14% 7% Sentiment regarding total solar < 50 GW 50 - 75 GW 75 - 100 GW >100 GW power capacity addition by March 2022 is in line with previous year. Most respondents believe that India will achieve total solar capacity of 50-75 GW by 2022, a little over 60% of the Government of India’s target. 10% 48% 26% 16% 80 GW CEO Survey 2017 Rooftop solar capacity by March 2022 60% of respondents expect total 21% 38% 24% 17% rooftop solar capacity to be less < 8 GW 8 - 10 GW 10 - 14 GW >14 GW than 10 GW by March 2022. 39% 22% 29% 10% < 10 GW 10 - 15 GW 15 - 20 GW >20x GW CEO Survey 2017 © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 5
Wind power capacity by March 2022 Wind power has undergone a compete paradigm shift in the 42% 45% 13% < 50 GW 50 - 60 GW > 60 GW last year by moving from feed-in-tariffs to auctions. Despite the resulting disruption, 58% of the industry believes that India would achieve a total capacity of over 50 GW by March 2022. Open access RE capacity by March 2022 Open access prospects seem 39% 42% 19% largely unchanged from last year. < 6 GW 6 - 10 GW > 10 GW Most respondents feel that India will add about 6-10 GW of open access power by March 2022. 14% 36% 36% 14% < 3 GW 3 - 5 GW 5 - 10 GW >10 GW CEO Survey 2017 Integrated solar module manufacturing capacity by March 2022 Notwithstanding the ongoing safeguard duty investigation and the government’s Make in India 28% 33% 27% 12% push, the industry is pessimistic 1 - 3 GW 3 - 6 GW > 6 GW None about module manufacturing prospects in India. 61% of the respondents believe that India will have less than 3 GW of integrated manufacturing capacity by March 2022. Business growth by March 2022 Outlook for individual business growth seems a little muted in 40% 40% comparison to last year. Most 3x 16% 16% 5% 5x-10x >10x >10x CEO Survey 2017 © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 6
Challenges facing the sector Current bidding environment Not surprisingly, more than 70% 3% of respondents feel that the Balanced current bidding environment is irrationally aggressive, a view maintained by BRIDGE TO INDIA for some time now. Tariffs ought to move up particularly in view of the increasing tender issuance, but it remains to be seen if 70% 27% DISCOMs are willing to accept Irrationally Fairly that. aggressive aggressive Challenges in utility scale renewable energy market The response on various Very challenging Not challenging Very challenging operational challenges paints a bleak picture. All factors are assessed as challenging/ very challenging. The three biggest concerns are safeguard duty threat, poor policy environment and weak financial condition of DISCOMs. Storage market challenges Storage has been talked about as a vital component of clean energy grid, but it is yet to find acceptance in India. The industry feels that high cost, lack of awareness and enabling 33% Lack of techo-commercial policy environment (in that understanding order) are restricting the growth of this market. 32% Lack of enabling policy environment 35% High Cost © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 7
State rankings Ease of doing business for utility scale projects Gujarat (followed by Madhya Very good Paradesh and Andhra Pradesh) Uttar Pradesh tops ratings for the most Maharashtra Tamil Nadu favourable state for policy Haryana framework (clarity and visibility), land acquisition, transmission capacity, permits and approval Fair Rajastahan Telangana process. The three worst states Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Karnataka Madhya Paradesh Punjab on these combined parameters are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Haryana. Very poor Attractiveness for open access RE projects Karnataka is understandably the Very good overwhelming favourite for open Uttar Pradesh access projects because of its Maharashtra Rajastahan very attractive policy and ease of Telangana Haryana getting approvals. It is followed Gujarat by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Punjab Nadu. The bottom three states Fair are Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Madhya Paradesh Gujarat. Very poor Attractiveness for rooftop solar projects Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Very good and Haryana are the most preferred states for rooftop solar. Less enthusiasm for Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Fair Rajastahan Telangana Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Haryana Karnataka Madhya Paradesh Maharashtra Punjab Uttar Pradesh Very poor © BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2018 8
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