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PM rooftop solar scheme

Context

Renewed thrust to increase adoption of household rooftop solar systems (h-RTS) via the Pradhan Mantri Suryoday Yojana.

About

About the Scheme:

Rooftop solar panels are photovoltaic panels installed on the roof of a building that is connected to the main power supply unit.
It reduces the consumption of grid-connected electricity and saves electricity costs for the consumer.
Surplus solar power units generated from the rooftop solar plant can be exported to the grid as per the metering provisions.
The consumer can receive monetary benefits for the surplus exported power as per the prevailing regulations

Related Government Initiatives:

In 2014, the government launched the Rooftop Solar Programme that aimed to achieve a cumulative installed capacity of 40,000 megawatts (MW) or 40 gigawatts (GW) by 2022.
However, this target could not be achieved. As a result, the government extended the deadline from 2022 to 2026.
According to some reports, the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana seems to be an attempt to help reach the target of 40 GW rooftop solar capacity.

India’s Solar Capacity

Rooftop Solar Capacity:
- Total rooftop solar installed capacity is around 11.08 GW as of December 2023.
- Gujarat tops the list with 2.8 GW, followed by Maharashtra by 1.7 GW.
- According to a recent report by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), only 20% of rooftop solar capacity installations are in the residential sector, with the majority in commercial and industrial sectors.
- The report suggests that India's 25 crore households could deploy 637 GW of solar energy on rooftops, and just one-third of this could meet the entire residential electricity demand in the country.
·Total Installed Capacity:
- According to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy solar power installed capacity in India has reached around 73.31 GW as of December 2023.
- In terms of total solar capacity, Rajasthan is at the top with 18.7 GW. Gujarat is at the second position with 10.5 GW.
- When it comes to rooftop solar capacity, Gujarat tops the list with 2.8 GW, followed by Maharashtra by 1.7 GW.

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