en.Wedoany.com Reported - Pralhad Joshi, India's Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, stated that the country's "PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana" has benefited over 4 million households within two years of its launch, with a target of surpassing 7.5 million beneficiary households by December 2026.

Minister Joshi noted that the Utility-Linked Aggregation (ULA) model adopted in the scheme aims to accelerate implementation, particularly for underserved households. Under this model, states have planned approximately 3 million rooftop solar installations. The scheme specifically benefits households with electricity consumption between 1 kW and 3 kW, helping ensure broader access to affordable clean energy. Currently, over 6.5 million applications are being processed.

The minister highlighted the acceleration of India's solar growth with data: the first 50 GW of installed capacity took 96 months, the second 50 GW took 36 months, and the growth from 100 GW to 150 GW took only 14 months. May 2026 was the strongest month since the scheme's launch, with a record 316,000 rooftop solar installations in a single month, including 15,000 new households added in one day.

The minister explained that the adoption rate by households has improved from 118 days required to add 100,000 households to less than 8 days now. To date, over 227.5 billion rupees in subsidies have been disbursed, with 27.43 billion rupees disbursed in May 2026 alone. Joshi believes the scheme is creating one of the world's largest residential solar markets. Rooftop solar installations have increased from approximately 7,000 per month before the scheme to over 300,000 per month now, with more than 1.7 million households achieving zero electricity bills.

Minister Joshi envisioned that by 2047, every household will have rooftop solar, and the scheme will become a people's movement. As energy storage costs decline, battery energy storage systems will be integrated in the future, and adoption will be expanded through the Solar Demonstration Village Initiative. New and Renewable Energy Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi and other senior officials attended the related event.

The "PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana" was launched on February 13, 2024, with a total allocation of 750.21 billion rupees. As of May 2026, over 10 million households have registered on the national portal nationwide, with a cumulative installation of over 3.3 million rooftop systems, adding more than 12 GW of new capacity. Rooftop solar now accounts for nearly 45% of residential solar capacity, with a deployment growth rate of 85% between 2024 and 2026. The scheme is helping India achieve its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel installed capacity by 2030, with total solar installed capacity surpassing 150 GW as of March 2026.

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