Rooftop Solar

UP rooftop solar capacity reaches 3,000 Mw with over 900,000 installations

Uttar Pradesh has installed over 900,000 rooftop solar plants, taking capacity to 3,000 Mw, with daily additions of 9-10 Mw and an estimated 100,000 direct jobs created

PM Surya Ghar crosses 17.5 GW; rooftop additions fall for 2nd month: Report

PM Surya Ghar has crossed 17.5 GW, but monthly rooftop solar additions fell for a second straight month, a report shows

India's rooftop solar mkt has 132 GW potential, demand may hit 15 GW: Isma

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

5,000 fault repair workers to get up to ₹30 lakh financial security

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 hits record high, stock zooms 153% from March low

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 got 7.77 million applications, 4.19 million installations

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

Rooftop solar installations reached 50 lakh households: Pralhad Joshi

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

UP tops Maharashtra to become India's No 2 in rooftop solar installations

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

World Bank to mobilise $4.2 billion for India's rooftop solar programme

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

Why some states lag in rooftop solar installation despite PM Surya Ghar

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's rooftop solar additions soar 125% to record 2.7 GW in March quarter

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

Centre eases compliance burden for pre-installed rooftop solar modules

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

Centre relaxes solar module sourcing rules to boost rooftop installations

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

RE targets may create 4.4 mn jobs by 2030, rooftop solar to lead: Study

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

Rajasthan govt installs over 200K rooftop solar plants under PMSG

Aims to double monthly installations by December 2026

3 million homes solarised, 70 million to go: SolarSquare CEO Shreya Mishra

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

Govt targets installing 39 lakh rooftop solar systems under PMSGMBY in FY27

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

Rooftop solar power installations at record 3 million households: Joshi

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

Gujarat leads rooftop solar race, reaches 1,879 MW installed capacity

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

Rooftop solar scheme is still charging up almost 2 years after launch

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