The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) was launched in February 2024 to promote rooftop solar adoption across India. Since its launch, 2,085,514 rooftop solar systems have been installed nationwide, benefiting 2,614,446 households. The […]
In a recent interview with Renewable Watch, Jai, Chief Executive Officer, Galo Solar, discussed the company’s strategy to accelerate rooftop solar adoption across India through a fully integrated, end-to-end solutions model. He highlighted Galo Solar’s […]
Uttar Pradesh has been positioning itself as a key player in the renewable energy sector, with initiatives under way across segments to meet its growing energy demand. As of August 31, 2025, the state’s total […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued amendments in guidelines for implementation of PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for the component of central financial assistance (CFA) to residential consumers. According to the […]
This is an extract from a recent report “The Climate Response: Tapping into India’s climate and energy transition opportunity” by Deloitte. It covers the investment landscape of India’s climate and energy transition, highlighting sectoral opportunities, […]
By Sugandha Khurana Dwarkadas Suresh, now popular as Solar Suresh, was one of the earliest adopters of residential rooftop solar in India. During his travels to Germany, he was impressed with the widespread use of […]
Servotech Renewable Power System Ltd and the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the adoption of solar energy across India. As part of […]
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) has achieved 630,000 rooftop installations, with average monthly installations upto to an average of 70,000 and is expected to install over 1 million by March 2025 and reach […]
By Preeti Wadhwa India has made remarkable progress in advancing its renewable energy sector through policy and regulatory announcements across the renewable energy and energy storage segments over the past one year. The key developments […]
Key findings of the report “Unleashing the Residential Rooftop Solar Potential” by IEEFA indicate: The residential sector will grow at the fastest pace within the rooftop solar space in the next few years. The residential […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has notified Scheme Guidelines for implementation of ‘Innovative Projects’ under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana on 8th October 2024. Under the scheme component ‘Innovative Projects’, Rs 5 […]
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) received in-principle approval from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), to establish a wholly-owned retail subsidiary. This subsidiary will handle the retail business under PM-Surya […]
SJVN has floated a tender for the installation of 5.8 MW grid-connected rooftop solar power systems. The projects will be installed on Union Government buildings in several states, including Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued guidelines for implementing ‘Incentives to DISCOMs’ component under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Distribution companies (discoms) are designated as state implementation agencies under the scheme. They […]
By Sakshi Bansal India is required to add around 50 GW of new renewable energy capacity each year to meet its 2030 targets. Accelerating the deployment of distributed renewable energy (DRE) capacity can provide the […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released updated guidelines for vendor registration under the recently PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana rooftop solar programme. With a budget of Rs 750 billion, the […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced that Indian prime minister unveiled the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana programme, aimed at providing free electricity through residential rooftop solar installations. With an investment […]
The Union Cabinet has approved the PM-Surya Ghar scheme with a total outlay of Rs 750 billion. The scheme will provide a Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 60% of system cost upto capacities of 2 […]
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