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50 lakh rooftop solar installations

August 12 , 2026 20 hrs 0 min 30 0

Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said that the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 50 lakh beneficiary households in India.
This scheme seeks to provide free electricity to households by facilitating the installation of rooftop solar panels.
It aims to provide up to 300 units of free monthly electricity and direct financial subsidies of up to ₹78,000 for residential households to install rooftop solar panels.
The scheme closes on March 31, 2027.
It is the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative.
It is a central sector scheme, implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and launched in 2024.
India added non-fossil capacity of more than 300 gigawatts (GW) a decade ago.
India is well on the path to achieve the target of 500 gigawatts by 2030.
India’s installed solar power capacity stood at 162.15 GW as of June 30.
It is inclusive of 125.6 GW of utility scale projects, 30.11 GW of rooftop projects and 6.43 GW of off-grid projects.
India is the world’s second-largest steel producer.