India 's growing floating solar industry is at risk from a lack of financial viability , including project costs that are between 30 % and 40 % greater than ground - mounted projects , a lack of access to domestic floats and a dependence on foreign investment , according to industry analysts . An even bigger obstacle lies in the logistics of transporting floating solar arrays , which threaten the cost - effectiveness of the sector . Indian companies solar and Tata Power have tested the market with the launch of pilot schemes of 100 kW and 13 kW respectively .
India's fledgling floating solar industry is at risk from a lack of financial viability, including project costs that are between 30% and 50% greater than ground-mounted projects, a lack of access to domestic floats and a dependence on foreign imports, according to industry analysts. An even bigger obstacle lies in the logistics of transporting floating solar arrays, which threaten the cost-effectiveness of the sector. Indian firms NTPC and Tata Power have tested the market with the launch of pilot schemes of 100 kW and 13 kW respectively.