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Why Your Neighbor Paid ₹1.8L and You Were Quoted ₹2.5L
Investigative Team
Jan 28, 20267 min readWe did a mystery audit. We called 5 vendors in Dehradun for the same 5kW Tata Power system.
The Quotes We Got:
- Vendor A (Rajpur Road): ₹2.8 Lakhs
- Vendor B (Haridwar Bypass): ₹2.4 Lakhs
- Vendor C (Online Ad): ₹1.9 Lakhs
Why the difference? Vendor A added a "Liaison Fee" of ₹20k (which is illegal) and inflated the structure cost. Vendor C was cheapest but used "Galvalume" structure instead of "Hot Dip Galvanized" (which will rust in 2 years). The fair price? Around ₹2.3-2.4 Lakhs with proper mounting. Know your specs before you sign.