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How many teams reached site and could not install anything?
What your surveys are missing. How long net metering really takes after commissioning. How many service calls needed a second visit.
One installer counted twenty-nine halted installations in a quarter. Fourteen were things the survey should have caught.
One installer measured fourteen weeks on a rooftop project. Eleven of them were spent waiting on approvals nobody was chasing on a schedule.
Solar installation businesses, project phase visibility live
As featured in PrintWeek India, April 2026 ↗
Three installers. Each one surveyed the site and found out on installation day.
01 The site survey that missed something
A survey decides the design, the bill of materials and the price. It is done once, often quickly.
Something is missed, a shading issue, a roof condition, a distance to the inverter. The team discovers it on installation day, with the material already on the truck.
Installations halted on arrival, one quarter
Survey missed something14 sites
Roof or structure issue6 sites
Wrong material sent5 sites
Access not available4 sites
The survey becomes a checklist stage with photos, signed before design is released.
29 halted → 8per quarter
Show me howFifteen minutes. We look at one survey.
02 Net metering, and the wait after commissioning
The system is installed and working. The customer cannot use it properly, or be billed for it, until net metering is approved.
The application sits with the discom. Nobody owns following it up, so weeks pass and the customer assumes you have forgotten them.
One installation, commissioned to net metered
Installation3 days
Application submitted4 days
Discom inspection21 days
Meter installed34 days
Each approval step is a stage with an owner and a follow-up date, visible to the customer too.
62 days → 31commissioned to net metered
Show me howFifteen minutes. Bring one site.
03 The service call that came back
A system underperforms. A technician visits, finds nothing obvious, and leaves.
The same site calls again a month later. Nothing from the first visit was recorded, so the second technician starts from zero.
Service calls needing a repeat visit
Resolved first visit38 calls
Repeat visit needed61 calls
Three or more visits19 calls
Every visit records what was checked, what was found and what was done, against the site.
61 repeats → 22per quarter
Show me howFifteen minutes. We look at one site.
The panels are the easy part. Everything before and after them is where the days go.
Your Production Flow
Every project. Every approval. Every installation tracked.
This is how a print job moves through your business. Clicarity gives you live visibility at every phase, and flags delays before they become client calls.
01
Lead & Survey
4 stages
Lead Received
Customer enquiry received, system size, roof type, current consumption, location.
✓ Clicarity: Project ID created, customer details logged, survey scheduled
Site Survey
Roof survey conducted, structural assessment, shading analysis, metering point.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: survey not completed on time, customer follows up, loses interest
Design & Proposal
System design prepared, panel layout, inverter sizing, generation estimate.
Proposal Accepted
Customer approves proposal and signs agreement. Project initiated.
✓ Clicarity: Project moves to approval and procurement phase automatically
02
Approvals & Documentation
5 stages
Net Metering Application
Net metering application submitted to DISCOM with required documents.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: DISCOM processing takes weeks, no visibility on status
DISCOM Technical Sanction
DISCOM provides technical sanction for the installation.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: deficiencies raised, additional documents required, timeline resets
Municipal / Society NOC
NOC obtained from housing society, RWA, or municipal authority where required.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: committee meetings delayed, approval takes months
Subsidy Application
PM Surya Ghar or state subsidy application submitted where applicable.
✓ Clicarity: Application date logged, follow-up triggered automatically at set intervals
Electrical Inspector Appointment
Electrical Inspector visit scheduled for post-installation verification.
✓ Clicarity: Appointment date tracked, commissioning cannot proceed without clearance
03
Procurement & Logistics
4 stages
Material Planning
Panels, inverter, mounting structure, cables, and BOS components planned per design.
Purchase Order
Purchase orders placed with panel and inverter suppliers.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: supplier delivery delayed, installation team ready but material not arrived
Material Receipt
All materials received at site or warehouse and checked against PO.
✓ Clicarity: Material receipt logged, installation cannot start until confirmed
Material Dispatch to Site
Materials dispatched to installation site with delivery confirmation.
✓ Clicarity: Site receipt confirmed, installation team notified automatically
04
Installation
4 stages
Mounting Structure Installation
Roof mounting structure erected as per approved design.
✓ Clicarity: Installation phase tracked, progress visible to project manager live
Panel Installation
Solar panels mounted, clamped, and interconnected on structure.
Electrical & Inverter Installation
Inverter installed, DC and AC wiring completed, earthing done.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: electrical inspector scheduling, installation complete but commissioning held
Electrical Inspector Verification
Inspector verifies installation against approved drawings.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: inspector finds deviation, rectification required before clearance
05
Commissioning & Handover
3 stages
DISCOM Meter Installation
DISCOM installs bi-directional meter after inspection clearance.
⚠ ⚠ Common delay: DISCOM scheduling, project complete but cannot generate until meter installed
System Commissioning
System energised, generation verified, monitoring app configured.
✓ Clicarity: Commissioning date logged, warranty period starts from this date
Customer Handover & Documentation
System handed over with generation report, warranty cards, and subsidy claim documents.
✓ Clicarity: Full project history from survey to commissioning preserved
Real Printing Business. Real Results.
""DISCOM approvals were our biggest blackhole, projects would go in and we had no idea where they were in the process. Now each approval step is a stage. We follow up at the right time and projects move faster.""
What improves in solar installation businesses using Clicarity
↓ 45%
Project timeline overruns
↑ 38%
On-time commissioning rate
↓ 65%
Approval follow-up calls
5 days
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Questions from solar installation businesses
How does Clicarity work for a printing business specifically?
Clicarity is configured around your specific print workflow, pre-press, printing, finishing, dispatch, in your terminology. Every job gets a unique ID and moves through your defined stages. You see live status, timestamps, and alerts when a job sits too long at every stage. The Clicarity team builds everything for you. You go live in 5 days.
Does it work for both offset and digital printing?
Yes. Clicarity works for any print process, offset, digital, wide format, screen printing, or a combination. The stages are configured around your actual workflow. If offset jobs go through plate making and digital jobs skip that stage, both can be tracked correctly under the same system.
Can it track material wastage at each stage?
Yes, with the Multi Licence. At every stage, your team logs quantity in and quantity out. Clicarity calculates the loss automatically. You see wastage by stage, by job, live, not at month-end when nothing can be done about it.
Will my press operators actually use it?
Yes. The update screen has two fields. Job ID and status. Under a minute. No training needed. GP Offset's entire team was using it from day one, including floor workers who had never used a software system before.
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