Context:
A study shows progress under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGY) remains slow, with only 13.1% of the rooftop solar capacity target achieved by July 2025.
Key Highlights / Details:
- Applications received (till July 2025): 59.7 lakh
- Installed rooftop capacity: 4.946 MW
- Contribution to total solar capacity: 44.5% from residential rooftop
- Issues hampering growth:
- Meter shortages
- Coordination issues between DISCOMs, consumers, and installers
- Slow approvals and procedural delays
- Subsidy delays also affecting implementation
- Scheme supports only DCR-compliant modules (domestically made) which are costlier
- High cost deters middle-class and rural households
Relevant Prelims Points:
- PMSGY launched in 2024
- Ministry: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
- Rooftop solar target: 40 GW (under National Solar Mission)
- KUSUM scheme – Solar pumps for farmers
- DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) – promotes Make in India
Relevant Mains Points:
- Energy security and renewable transition
- Challenges in solar rooftop adoption: finance, grid integration
- Role of subsidies and domestic manufacturing
- Contribution to India’s Net Zero 2070 target