Ministry of New and Renewable Energy press release · 25 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

PM Surya Ghar Yojana Drives Energy Transition: 9.56 GW Rooftop Solar Capacity Added till March 2026

PRID2245159 MinistryMinistry of New and Renewable Energy Released25 March 2026 Reading10 min

Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi Under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), it has been estimated that RTS installation in one crore households will produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units, which will result in reduction of 720 million ton of CO2eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime for rooftop solar projects. Since the launch of the PMSG: MBY in February 2024, a total of 9,566.89 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity has been added across the country, as on 20.03.2026. With the implementation of PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that around 17 lakh jobs will be created in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales and installations, O&M services, financial services, etc. The PMSG: MBY is a demand driven scheme wherein all residential consumers in the country, having grid connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of RTS systems, by applying on the National Portal of the scheme. The Ministry has taken the following measures to promote the rooftop solar adoption and achieve target of installation of rooftop solar for one crore households in the country, under the scheme: Online process from application to disbursal of subsidy directly into the bank account of the residential consumer through the National Portal. · Availability of collateral-free loan from nationalized banks at a concessional interest rate of repo-rate plus 50 bps, i.e., 5.75% per annum for the present, with a tenure of 10 years. · Simplified the regulatory approval process by waiving technical feasibility requirement and introducing auto load enhancement upto 10 kW. · Net metering agreement has been made part of application in the National Portal. · Included RESCO/Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) Models · Simplified process for registration of vendors to ensure sufficient and qualified vendors are available. · Capacity building and training programmes being conducted for creating skilled manpower. · Creating awareness about the scheme, through awareness and outreach program such as print advertising in leading newspapers, TV commercials campaigns, Radio campaigns across FM stations including regional channels, etc., in the country. · Regular monitoring of the progress of the scheme at different levels including with states/DISCOMs. · Conducted regional review meetings from time to time. · Established grievance redressal mechanism for timely resolution of grievances. A Call Centre with telephone number 15555 is operational in 12 languages. In addition, MNRE and REC ltd., as the National Programme Implementing Agency (NPIA), for PMSG: MBY, work in close coordination with all the DISCOMs, for effective implementation of the scheme. *** Navin Sreejith (Release ID: 2245159) Visitor Counter : 1502 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of New and Renewable Energy PM Surya Ghar Yojana Drives Energy Transition: 9.56 GW Rooftop Solar Capacity Added till March 2026 Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 5:04PM by PIB Delhi Under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), it has been estimated that RTS installation in one crore households will produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units, which will result in reduction of 720 million ton of CO2eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime for rooftop solar projects. Since the launch of the PMSG: MBY in February 2024, a total of 9,566.89 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity has been added across the country, as on 20.03.2026. With the implementation of PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that around 17 lakh jobs will be created in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales and installations, O&M services, financial services, etc. The PMSG: MBY is a demand driven scheme wherein all residential consumers in the country, having grid connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of RTS systems, by applying on the National Portal of the scheme. The Ministry has taken the following measures to promote the rooftop solar adoption and achieve target of installation of rooftop solar for one crore households in the country, under the scheme: Online process from application to disbursal of subsidy directly into the bank account of the residential consumer through the National Portal. · Availability of collateral-free loan from nationalized banks at a concessional interest rate of repo-rate plus 50 bps, i.e., 5.75% per annum for the present, with a tenure of 10 years. · Simplified the regulatory approval process by waiving technical feasibility requirement and introducing auto load enhancement upto 10 kW. · Net metering agreement has been made part of application in the National Portal. · Included RESCO/Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) Models · Simplified process for registration of vendors to ensure sufficient and qualified vendors are available. · Capacity building and training programmes being conducted for creating skilled manpower. · Creating awareness about the scheme, through awareness and outreach program such as print advertising in leading newspapers, TV commercials campaigns, Radio campaigns across FM stations including regional channels, etc., in the country. · Regular monitoring of the progress of the scheme at different levels including with states/DISCOMs. · Conducted regional review meetings from time to time. · Established grievance redressal mechanism for timely resolution of grievances. A Call Centre with telephone number 15555 is operational in 12 languages. In addition, MNRE and REC ltd., as the National Programme Implementing Agency (NPIA), for PMSG: MBY, work in close coordination with all the DISCOMs, for effective implementation of the scheme. *** Navin Sreejith (Release ID: 2245159) Under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY), it has been estimated that RTS installation in one crore households will produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units, which will result in reduction of 720 million ton of CO2eq emission during the 25 years of lifetime for rooftop solar projects. Since the launch of the PMSG: MBY in February 2024, a total of 9,566.89 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity has been added across the country, as on 20.03.2026. With the implementation of PMSG: MBY, it has been estimated that around 17 lakh jobs will be created in manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales and installations, O&M services, financial services, etc. The PMSG: MBY is a demand driven scheme wherein all residential consumers in the country, having grid connected electricity connection of the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the scheme, for installation of RTS systems, by applying on the National Portal of the scheme. The Ministry has taken the following measures to promote the rooftop solar adoption and achieve target of installation of rooftop solar for one crore households in the country, under the scheme: Online process from application to disbursal of subsidy directly into the bank account of the residential consumer through the National Portal. ·       Availability of collateral-free loan from nationalized banks at a concessional interest rate of repo-rate plus 50 bps, i.e., 5.75% per annum for the present, with a tenure of 10 years. ·       Simplified the regulatory approval process by waiving technical feasibility requirement and introducing auto load enhancement upto 10 kW. ·       Net metering agreement has been made part of application in the National Portal. ·       Included RESCO/Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) Models ·       Simplified process for registration of vendors to ensure sufficient and qualified vendors are available. ·       Capacity building and training programmes being conducted for creating skilled manpower. ·       Creating awareness about the scheme, through awareness and outreach program such as print advertising in leading newspapers, TV commercials campaigns, Radio campaigns across FM stations including regional channels, etc., in the country. ·       Regular monitoring of the progress of the scheme at different levels including with states/DISCOMs. ·       Conducted regional review meetings from time to time. ·       Established grievance redressal mechanism for timely resolution of grievances. A Call Centre with telephone number 15555 is operational in 12 languages. 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