Insights from Utility-Scale Solar Operations

Q1. To begin, could you briefly outline your professional background and how your experience across solar EPC design, energy yield assessment, asset management, and M&A evaluations has shaped your current responsibilities?

I conceptualise solar plants and design both the DC and AC sides based on plant-specific requirements. My responsibilities include BOQ preparation, design optimisation, and energy yield modelling for budget preparation and operational performance tracking. I also assess operational plants where there is a drop in generation, carry out operational fault analysis, and support M&A activities by evaluating plants in terms of generation performance, fault analysis, and budgeted versus actual generation.

Q2. From a utility-scale solar developer and asset-owner perspective, how do you assess the current market size and growth outlook for ground-mounted solar, repowering opportunities, and hybrid configurations, and which segments are showing the most durable expansion?

This is directed by the business development team in line with country-specific targets. Repowering assessments are carried out to maintain target generation levels and to avoid penalties.

Q3. Based on your hands-on experience with yield assessment and repowering, what are the most common drivers of CUF degradation over time, and under what conditions does repowering meaningfully improve project-level returns?

The main drivers…