NEW DELHI: More than 75 lakh households will be powered by rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana by Dec, minister for new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday.“PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is transforming India’s energy landscape at an unprecedented pace. In two years, the scheme has crossed the milestone of 40 lakh solar-powered households. With over 65 lakh applications already in the pipeline and a target of 75 lakh homes in the next seven months, the pace of adoption is truly unprecedented,” Joshi said.Scheme was launched in Feb 2024 with an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore to support rooftop solar installations and provide up to 300 units of free electricity every month to one crore households. While Centre provides a subsidy of up to Rs 78,000 on each installation, several states offer additional financial support.To expand scheme’s reach and cover poor and middle-income households, govt had launched the utility-led aggregation implementation model, minister said.Joshi also held a meeting with officials to review progress in installation of rooftop solar systems on govt buildings. He said nearly 54,000 govt buildings had been solarised so far, with a cumulative installed capacity of 855 MW, achieving 80% of installation target.
