PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has received 7.77 million applications since February 2024, with 4.19 million rooftop solar systems installed across 5.04 million households. The installations have added 14,894.95 MW capacity, backed by ₹28,390.50 crore in Central Financial Assistance. Gujarat leads installations, while Maharashtra recorded the highest number of applications.
New Delhi: The government's PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has received 7.77 million applications since its launch in February 2024, with nearly 4.19 million rooftop solar systems installed, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
These installations have led to a cumulative rooftop solar capacity of 14,894.95 MW, covering 5.04 million households, with the government releasing Rs 28,390.50 crore as Central Financial Assistance under the scheme, MoS, New and Renewable Energy and Power Shripad Yesso Naik said in Rajya Sabha.
The installation count accounts for around 54 per cent of the applications received nationally with Gujarat clocking the highest number of installations at 7,80,553, followed by Uttar Pradesh at 7,29,337 and Maharashtra at 7,11,190.
Gujarat also recorded the highest installed capacity among the states at 2,924.99 MW, followed by Maharashtra at 2,608.12 MW and Uttar Pradesh at 2,456.15 MW. Kerala had 1,220.83 MW and Rajasthan 1,097.92 MW.
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