Rooftop solar has a promising future in India where land is a scarce commodity. So far, rooftop solar has lagged well behind large-scale projects making up only 12 percent of the total solar installations in the country according to Mercom Q4 and Annual 2018 India Solar Market Quarterly Update. With this in mind, the Andhra Pradesh utility has now come up with a novel idea to tap the potential of rooftop solar with the involvement of distribution companies from the beginning of the installation process.