ENA Sectors 2025-12-10 13:53:56 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Dec 10 (KNN)</strong> The government is implementing the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) to achieve rooftop solar installations in one crore households in the residential sector by FY 2026-27, Minister of State for New &amp; Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Yesso Naik said in Rajya Sabha.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In written reply to a question in the Upper House, the MoS said that the scheme with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore is designed to provide free or low-cost electricity of up to 300 units per month to individual households through rooftop solar systems with central financial assistance (CFA).</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Financial Assistance Details</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Under the scheme, individual households are eligible for a CFA of Rs 30,000 per kWp for the first 2 kWp and Rs 18,000 per kWp for the additional 1 kWp, with a cap at 3 kWp. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Group Housing Societies and Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWAs) can avail Rs 18,000 per kWp, up to a rooftop solar capacity of 500 kWp. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Special category states and Union Territories, including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, North East states, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep, receive a 10 percent higher CFA.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Scheme Participation</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">PMSG: MBY is a demand-driven scheme, open to all residential consumers with a grid-connected electricity connection. Beneficiaries can apply through the National Portal, which handles registration, subsidy approval, and disbursal directly into consumers bank accounts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Surplus Power and Tariff</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Surplus solar power rates are set by State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, with no uniform national tariff. Income depends on rooftop capacity, installation cost, generation, and household consumption.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Simplifying Approvals</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The government has simplified rooftop solar approvals with online registration, subsidy disbursal, auto load enhancement up to 10 kW, and integrated net metering. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 44371 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/pm-surya-ghar-yojana-targets-1-cr-rooftop-solar-installations-by-fy27 2025-12-10 13:53:56 knnindia.co.in