There has been a lot of talk lately echoing the sentiment that the next big market in India at the residential level will be solar integrated with power back-up technology. Mercom India recently sat down with Sachin Bhalla, vice president of marketing for Luminous India, during the Renewable Energy India Expo 2018, to discuss the effects of a plethora of issues affecting the solar industry right now like rupee depreciation, market competition, pace of innovations, government support and policies. Luminous India is a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, one of the largest inverter suppliers in India.