Rooftop Solar

ISMA says subsidies under PM Surya Ghar are driving installations, but policy continuity beyond March 2027 will be critical to sustain demand and manufacturing investment

Rajasthan will provide 5,000 fault repair workers accident insurance of up to ₹30 lakh, while a new digital tool will monitor renewable energy projects and schemes

Fujiyama Power Systems (UTL Solar) share price hit a new high of ₹431.25, soaring 5% on the BSE in Friday's intra-day trade after it reported strong a operational performance in Q1FY27.

PM Surya Ghar has received 7.77 million applications since February 2024, with 4.19 million rooftop solar systems installed, covering 5.04 million households

PM Surya Ghar scheme has crossed 50 lakh rooftop solar installations, with 14.8 GW commissioned and nearly 19 lakh households reporting zero electricity bills

More than 85,000 people have found employment so far through over 7,000 solar companies operating in the state

The World Bank will mobilise $4.2 billion in private financing and provide an $890 million package to accelerate rooftop solar adoption under the PM Surya Ghar scheme

India added a record 2.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the January-March quarter, but growth remains concentrated in a handful of states.

India added a record 2.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the January-March quarter, marking the sector's strongest-ever quarterly performance

Case-to-case basis exemption allowed under the new ALMM-II framework

Residential rooftop solar projects under PM Surya Ghar not availing central subsidy will remain exempt from ALMM List-II for solar cells until March 2027

Rooftop solar creates more jobs because it has to be installed in homes, shops and buildings, unlike large RE projects that are built at a single site

Aims to double monthly installations by December 2026

2 years after the launch of PM Surya Ghar, rooftop solar adoption has accelerated but remains far short of the 10-million-home target

The government plans to install 39 lakh rooftop solar systems with 11,700 MW capacity in FY27 under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, the MNRE informed a parliamentary panel

India's rooftop solar installations have crossed 30 lakh households, with MNRE officials stressing the need for digitised DRE data, real-time monitoring

Gujarat remains the top state in rooftop solar installations and has already achieved 50 per cent of its goal to install 1 million residential rooftop solar systems by March 2027

Gujarat and Kerala shine bright but other states trail in PM Surya Ghar Yojana

Solar's daytime-only output is well-known, and using storage to get power during other periods, especially the evening peak, seems like an obvious solution

Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd (TPSSL) has installed rooftop solar systems at more than 600 locations in Chhattisgarh under an initiative, a company official said on Sunday. The company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), launched its rooftop solar system installation initiative after its success in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, the official said.. Though the installation of rooftop solar systems under the initiative, 'GharGharSolar, Tata Power ke Sang', started in mid-this year in the state, it was officially launched by Tata Power Company Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Praveer Sinha and TPREL CEO and MD Deepesh Nanda this week, the official said. The initiative intends to make clean energy available to all households in the state, building on the commitment to promoting sustainable energy solutions throughout India, he said. Chhattisgarh has become a significant hub for TPSSL's activities and initiatives, with a cate