PM Surya Ghar sees more than tripling of daily rooftop solar installations in 9 months: MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi
India's PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar scheme has seen a significant increase in daily installations, growing over three-fold in nine months. The government reports that millions of households are benefiting from the scheme, which aims to provide free electricity and generate extra income for participants.
Why it matters
The rapid adoption of the scheme demonstrates the effectiveness of government-led renewable energy initiatives in achieving national sustainability and economic goals.
India’s flagship PM Surya Ghar scheme has seen daily rooftop solar installations surge more than three-fold in the past nine months, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said at the seventh CII International Energy Conference on Thursday.
“The pace of [daily] installations has increased about 3.2 times in just nine months from 5,000 installations per day in October 2025 to over 16,328 per day in July 2026,” he said.
Separately in his address, the Union Minister also stated that India has added non-fossil capacity of more than 300 gigawatts (GW) a decade ago and is “on path to cross 500 GW capacity by 2030”.
Mr. Joshi also reiterated that the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has more than 50 lakh beneficiaries with one lakh beneficiaries added every six days.
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