More than 48 lakh families across India have installed rooftop solar panels under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana as electricity consumption rises.
The state government provides substantial subsidies under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to assist households facing heavy power bills, with systems costing between 5,400 rupees and 10,000 rupees after financial aid.
Additional subsidies target small electricity consumers with systems up to 2.18 kilowatts.
Kunal Panchal, managing director at Kosten Energy, said that consumers must ensure name consistency between electricity bills and application documents to avoid processing issues.
Particularly those consumers whose monthly electricity bill ranges between 1,500 and 2,000 rupees and who have been avoiding getting a solar system installed so far can take advantage of it, Panchal told Dainik Bhaskar as reported by Mint.
In Delhi, over one lakh residents registered for the initiative as of November 2026, according to official figures shared during the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo at Bharat Mandapam.
Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta said that residents installing solar plants up to 3 kilowatts do not need to pay out of pocket, while plants exceeding that capacity qualify for subsidies up to 1.56 lakh rupees.
Delhi’s deployment includes rooftop solar systems across 33,000 buildings and 2,000 government structures, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for clean energy SDG-7.
Applicants use the official portal by logging in with an OTP, selecting a registered vendor from electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs), and uploading documents.
Vendors contact applicants within 45 days of submission, and installation finishes within seven days after vendor contact. Approved subsidies transfer directly to beneficiary bank accounts after net metering and verification.
