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PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar installation crosses 50L milestone

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Sun power:

• PM Surya Ghar is the world’s fastest-growing clean energy programme

• Solar power installation pace has increased 3.2 times in last 9 months

• It has gone up from 5,038 installations in Oct 2025 to nearly 16,328 per day in July 2026

• Over 5.06L households installed rooftop solar power last month

New Delhi: The PM Surya Ghar scheme has crossed a milestone with over 50.06 lakh households now benefiting from rooftop solar installations across the country, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy said on Tuesday.

Achieved in just over two years since its launch, this milestone marked a significant acceleration compared to the 7.94 lakh rooftop solar installations recorded over the previous 10 years, a ministry statement said. It reflects the rapid implementation of the world’s largest rooftop solar programme, with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore, it noted.

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is the government’s flagship rooftop solar scheme under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scheme is today benefiting 1 lakh households every six days, making it one of the fastest-growing clean energy programmes anywhere in the world, the ministry said.

The pace of installation has increased 3.2 times over the last nine months, rising from 5,038 installations a day in October 2025 to nearly 16,328 per day in July 2026, it added. July 2026 alone recorded installations in 5.06 lakh households, the highest ever monthly figure since the scheme began. To support this momentum, Rs 28,024 crore in subsidy has been released directly to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer.

As a result, nearly 19 lakh households are now receiving zero electricity bills, significantly easing the financial burden on families.

More than 12 lakh households have together earned Rs 421 crore through sale of surplus power in FY25, translating to an extra income of around Rs 3,500 per year per household for those exporting power back to the grid.

Under the Utility Led Aggregation model, 1.6 lakh installations have been completed for PMAY, BPL and SC/ST households across 4 states, with the model sanctioned for rollout in 12 states.

The model is enabling low-income households to access rooftop solar while helping states reduce their tariff subsidy burden. Concessional loans at 5.75 per cent, benchmarked to the Repo rate plus 50 basis points, have been sanctioned for 21.87 lakh applicants, of which 17.5 lakh installations have already been completed through loan financing, with Jan Samarth integration enabling paperless loan processing.

The scheme has also created a wide vendor and employment ecosystem, with 34,219 registered vendors, of whom 29,469 are active, operating across the country.

Over 2.32 lakh people have been trained under capacity building programmes supporting the rooftop solar value chain. Cumulatively, 14.8 GW of rooftop solar capacity has been commissioned under the scheme so far.

The scheme completely runs online.

This has been enabled through Jan Samarth integration for paperless loans, PFMS integration allowing subsidy release within 15 days, API integration with over 80 Discoms for seamless processing, a Digital Net Metering Agreement through the National Portal, and a vendor rating framework offering star ratings visible to consumers. 

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