Chayan Seth
Solar Energy Professional
Category Archives: EPC
How to Control Cost, Quality, and Timelines in Multi-Site Solar Projects
Managing multi-site solar projects is fundamentally different from executing a single large plant. The complexity does not increase linearly; it multiplies. Costs, quality, and timelines are interlinked, and a failure in one almost always cascades into the others. The first pillar of control is standardization. Multi-site projects demand standardized designs, BOQs, vendor scopes, documentation formats,…
Hidden Cost Leakages in Solar Projects Nobody Talks About
Most solar cost overruns do not come from obvious failures or headline-grabbing mistakes. They rarely stem from a single wrong decision or a major equipment breakdown. Instead, they emerge quietly—through small, overlooked leakages that gradually erode project margins. These leakages seldom appear in project proposals, DPRs, or financial models, but they show up painfully during…
Battery Storage Design: What Looks Good on Paper vs Site Reality
Battery storage systems often look elegant in simulations but become far more complex when confronted with site realities. The gap between paper design and execution is where many storage projects struggle—not because the technology is weak, but because assumptions are too optimistic. On paper, parameters like depth of discharge, cycle life, temperature range, and round-trip…