According to the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the country’s renewable capacity including solar, wind, biomass, and small hydro grew by 11.2 GW in 2017. India also increased its new solar capacity by 83% in 2017, up to 5,526 MW.

8Minutes’ core mission was to accelerate India’s transition to clean energy. A significant component of this was to make solar energy more accessible – both in terms of pricing and awareness – to the average Indian consumer. The 8Minutes' mission constitute- Orb Energy(manufactures solar photovoltaic modules and solar water heating systems),ReNew Power Ventures(end-to-end Engineering-Procurement-Construction life cycle of solar projects), Ostro Energy(a large pipeline and strong intent exclusively in the solar space) ,Oorjan( is on a mission to make solar energy more accessible to households and small businesses), Nuevosol Energy, Sun Mobility, IndiaGoSolar(is bringing the wonders of e-commerce to the nascent solar market.)