What solar project management software has to do in India
Solar project management software plans and tracks an installation through its full lifecycle — design, statutory approvals, procurement, civil work, installation, commissioning and handover. In India it must also model the approvals that set the date: DISCOM net metering, CEIG clearance and, for open access, the approval chain and ABT metering.
Generic project management tools give you an empty board and a Gantt chart. They have no concept of a net-metering application, no place for a CEIG inspection date, and no idea that your liquidated damages clause keys off a date a distribution utility controls. That gap is why most Indian EPCs are still running projects in Excel.
Every project starts with its full task plan already built
Create a project in SunBiz and the task plan generates immediately — no template building, no blank board.
| Project type | Tasks generated |
|---|---|
| C&I rooftop | 63 |
| Ground-mount | 66 |
| Ground-mount open access | 87 |
All three run across the same eight phases:
- Lead & Contract
- Engineering & Design
- Statutory Approvals
- Procurement
- Civil Works
- Installation
- Testing & Commissioning
- Handover
Open access carries 21 more tasks than plain ground-mount, and the difference is not padding. It is the open access approval chain, the extra metering and wheeling formalities, and ABT metering at commissioning — real work that appears on no rooftop project and that generic software has no reason to know about.
Built around the approvals that actually move your dates
Statutory Approvals is a phase, not a checkbox. DISCOM net-metering application and sanction, CEIG / electrical inspectorate clearance, and open access approvals sit in the plan as tasks with dates, so the thing most likely to delay commissioning is visible from the day the project is created rather than the week it goes wrong.
Your COD is tracked against what it actually depends on. Liquidated damages accrue against a contractual commercial operation date. When that date rests on an approval outside your control, you need it on the same plan as the work you do control.
Site reporting from the field. Daily progress reports and material receipt notes are filed against the project, so what happened on site reaches the office as a record instead of as forty WhatsApp messages.
Purchase orders and invoices your accountant will accept
Generate GST-compliant purchase orders and proforma invoices straight off the project record — vendor GSTIN, HSN codes, amount in words, your branding — and download as PDF. A PO takes a minute instead of a Word template someone has to remember to update.
Each project carries its own payments ledger: contract value, billed, received, balance. One place per site rather than three spreadsheets.
Your client checks status without calling your project manager
Every project gets a client portal link. Share it once and the customer can see where the project stands, instead of ringing your PM on a Friday evening for an update that then takes an hour to assemble.
Role-based access — company admin, project manager, sales, procurement, accountant, field engineer, management view and client read-only — so a vendor never sees your margins and a client never sees your costs.
Everything else in one workspace
- Gantt, Kanban and list views — with RAG status and phase progress
- Solar CRM — pipeline from new lead through site survey, proposal and negotiation
- Bill audit — upload the DISCOM bill, get billing errors found and a policy-correct plant size
- Solar Designer — preliminary rooftop layouts on satellite imagery with a 3D impression, exported as PDF at proposal stage
- Document vault — drawings, approvals, site photos, handover files, per project
- Automated milestone emails — to clients
Pricing
Priced in rupees, per company, published openly. GST extra.
+ 18% GST. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
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SunBiz comes from ten years of running C&I rooftop, open access and ground-mount projects across Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bihar. The 63, 66 and 87-task plans are not a product decision — they are what those projects actually contained.
— Akshay Arora, Founder, Sun Bizcon · LinkedIn
Frequently asked questions
Is solar project management software the same as a solar ERP?
No. An ERP runs your company — accounting, inventory, payroll. Project management software runs your projects — tasks, approvals, site progress, handover. SunBiz is the second. It generates POs and proforma invoices, but it is not a replacement for Tally or your accounting system.
What is a solar CRM, and does SunBiz include one?
A solar CRM tracks enquiries from first contact through site survey, proposal and negotiation to a won deal. SunBiz includes one, so a won lead can become a project with its task plan already generated rather than being retyped into a separate tool.
Can it track DISCOM and CEIG approvals?
Yes. Statutory Approvals is one of the eight phases, with DISCOM net-metering and CEIG / electrical inspectorate steps as dated tasks. For open access projects the plan also covers the open access approval chain and ABT metering.
How many tasks are in a solar EPC project plan?
In SunBiz: 63 for a C&I rooftop project, 66 for ground-mount, and 87 for ground-mount open access, across eight phases from Lead & Contract to Handover. The plan is generated when you create the project.
Is there a free solar project management tool for Indian EPCs?
Not a serious one. What exists free is either design software such as OpenSolar, or a generic board like Trello or Notion that you configure yourself. SunBiz offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card, then starts at ₹2,999 per month plus GST.
Can I just manage solar projects in Excel?
You can, and most Indian EPCs still do. It breaks in predictable places: nobody updates the tracker after week three, material receipts get confirmed in a WhatsApp group and lost, and three people give the client three different answers on the same day.
Does it work on a phone for site engineers?
Site engineers file daily progress reports and material receipt notes against the project from any phone browser — no app to install. The desktop layout is where planning, procurement and billing are done.
What does it cost?
₹2,999, ₹6,999 or ₹12,999 per month per company, plus 18% GST, with annual pricing at roughly ten months' cost. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.