Grid power or solar PV off grid power

Tidal power can be a significant portion in the energy mix.  Hydro power is very much welcome. More the better. We also need to explore thorium based reactors and we can harness fast breeders, maybe in smaller quantities.

Let the customers decide the viability of rooftops. Eventually it is market factors that determine the easiest path towards power fulfillment. Whether people want to pay less for grid power or for polluting DG sets (risky diesel storage) or they want to pay for something that is not reliable. Already people are invested in inverters and batteries, adding a few solar panels is the next logical step. Why would they worry about T&D losses, under recoveries, discoms not making profits and all those other things of which the lesser said the better. Agreed rooftop solutions are expensive, but people who have invested for 4 hours of battery backup per day due to unreliable grid have already, in some ways, crossed that point of no return, it is the next simple step of investing in solar PV panels and control equipment. Even that investment can be incremental. There is always a case for standalone off grid rooftop to succeed. There is enough competition in the solar PV space and day to day improvements in technology that would make subsidies irrelevant at some point in time.

Companies of repute do get easy funds, possibly they should share their gain by starting some kind of SME FUND, where they get to verify the credentials of the smaller players and ensure everyone is being treated fair. Some kind of corporate social responsibility.