June 2018
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The main objectives of using renewable energy enables us to attain sustainable growth without compromising the future. India is on the 7th nation in generating renewable energy while USA, China and Germany is on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively. Secondly, in case of Solar energy, the statistics are: India is on the 7th nation in generating solar energy while China, Japan, and Germany is on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively, Generating 9, 78, 42.8 and 41.2 (GW) gigawatts from sun power. India having great opportunities in generating solar power because of its location and the availability of large unused land banks throughout the nation. The purpose of the paper is to examine the challenges to the adoption of solar energy as a means of generation of energy and power for the nation's requirement. The methodology adopted for the study is to identify the hurdles/factors limiting the use of solar energy as an alternate source of energy production for the nation from the existing literature review and group discussions with the industry professional and prioritize them using relative importance index and additional tools. The hurdles/factors identified for the study is 16 and a targeted data collection of 105 for the study using convenient sampling technique throughout India. The research finding shall contribute to the existing body of knowledge and provide suggestions to the policy makers, the manufactures and the local bodies working on ground to implement the solar energy as an alternate energy resource to fossil fuels in India.