Que: Sungrow has crossed 1,000 GW of power-electronic converter installations globally. What are the next growth frontiers for the company, and how important is India in that global strategy?

Ans: Reaching more than 1,000 GW of power-electronic converters installed globally is an important milestone for Sungrow, but we see it as a foundation for the next phase of growth rather than an endpoint.

The next growth frontiers are increasingly around solar-plus-storage, utility-scale BESS, C&I energy solutions, EV charging, power-management technologies and grid-support solutions. The industry is moving from simply adding renewable generation to creating a more flexible and intelligent energy ecosystem.

India is a strategically important market in this journey. The country has strong renewable energy growth potential, rapidly increasing electricity demand and a growing requirement for flexible power and storage. Our focus is not only on supplying products but on building long-term local capabilities across technology, manufacturing, service, engineering and customer support.

Que: What are the biggest changes you are seeing in customer requirements in India, particularly among utility-scale developers, C&I consumers and EPC companies?

Ans: Customer expectations are becoming much more sophisticated. Earlier, the discussion was largely around inverter efficiency, price and availability. Today, customers are looking at the complete lifecycle of the asset.

For utility-scale developers, the focus is increasingly on higher power density, grid-support capabilities, energy yield, availability, reliability, cybersecurity and lifecycle cost.

For C&I customers, energy management is becoming increasingly important. They want to optimise solar generation, reduce peak demand and increasingly integrate solar, storage, EV charging and energy-management systems as one ecosystem. Sungrow is also positioning its C&I portfolio around this integrated approach.

For EPC companies, ease of installation, commissioning time, system integration, remote monitoring, local technical support and predictable service response are becoming critical. So, the market is moving from a product-centric approach toward a solution and lifecycle-centric approach.

Que: As module power and current levels continue to increase, what technological changes are required from the inverter side to optimise energy yield and maintain reliability?

Ans: As module power and current increase, inverter design has to evolve across the entire electrical and thermal architecture.

The key areas are higher DC current capability, improved MPPT architecture, lower conduction losses, better thermal management, advanced semiconductor technology and stronger DC-side protection.

At the same time, simply increasing the current rating is not enough. The inverter needs to operate reliably under India's challenging conditions, including high ambient temperatures, dust, humidity and grid variations.

We are therefore seeing greater emphasis on higher power density, intelligent cooling, advanced monitoring and protection, and better system-level design. The objective is to increase energy yield while maintaining long-term reliability rather than optimising only the nameplate efficiency.

Que: Sungrow has made energy storage a major part of its global portfolio. How quickly do you expect India’s utility-scale BESS market to scale over the next three to five years?

Ans: We see utility-scale BESS becoming an increasingly important part of India's power infrastructure over the next three to five years. Rather than putting a speculative single number on the market, I would look at the structural indicators.

According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India's National Electricity Plan projects total energy-storage requirements of 82.37 GWh in 2026–27, increasing to 411.4 GWh by 2031–32, of which BESS accounts for 34.72 GWh and 236.22 GWh, respectively. This indicates a substantial expansion in the role of battery storage.

The key drivers will be renewable integration, peak-load management, ancillary services, grid balancing and the increasing penetration of variable renewable generation. As market mechanisms and project economics mature, BESS is likely to move from being an emerging technology to an integral component of large renewable projects.

Que: Safety has become one of the biggest concerns around large-scale battery storage. What innovations is Sungrow bringing to address thermal runaway, fire safety and system-level battery protection?

Ans: Safety has to be designed into a BESS at cell, battery, electrical and system levels rather than treated as a single fire-protection function.
Sungrow's Power Titan platform uses multiple layers of protection, including real-time battery monitoring, intelligent thermal management, electrical protection, fast overcurrent interruption and arc-extinguishing protection. The latest Power Titan 2.0 architecture also separates the electrical and battery cabinets to help limit thermal-runaway propagation.

Thermal management is particularly important because maintaining uniform cell temperatures directly supports battery life and system performance. Sungrow uses liquid cooling and intelligent temperature control to improve heat dissipation and manage auxiliary energy consumption.

We also place strong emphasis on system-level fire containment and validation. In Sungrow's published large-scale Power Titan 2.0 burn test, the company reported no thermal-runaway propagation to adjacent containers and no re-ignition after the test.

Ultimately, BESS safety requires a combination of cell chemistry, BMS intelligence, electrical protection, thermal management, mechanical design, fire protection and appropriate site-level safety practices.

Que: What are Sungrow’s key priorities for India through 2027, and what milestones should the market watch for?

Ans: India is moving from a phase of renewable-energy capacity addition to a phase of intelligent, flexible and storage-enabled power systems. Sungrow's objective is to support that transition with reliable power-conversion technology, energy storage and strong local capabilities across the entire asset lifecycle.