India adds 4.9GW residential rooftop solar in H1

India adds 4.9GW residential rooftop solar in H1

India has installed 4.9GW of residential rooftop solar capacity in the first half of 2025, according to a report by IEEFA and JMK Research.

PMSGY Drives Rooftop Solar Expansion, But Challenges Remain: Report

The report said PMSGY has witnessed 57.9 lakh applications submitted yet installations remain at 13%.  A new report found that Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana (PMSGY) addressed the gap to make rooftop solar financially accessible for households, which was earlier concentrated in the commercial and industrial segments.  The report titled, “Advancing Residential Rooftop Adoption in India Under PM Surya Ghar Yojana” by the Institute for Energy Eco…

PMSGY accelerates residential rooftop solar, yet supply and financing hurdles remain

Despite a nearly fourfold increase in applications between March 2024 and July 2025, only 13.1% of the target of one crore (10 million) residential rooftop solar installations had been achieved, and just 14.1% of the allocated INR 65,700 crore ($7.5 billion) in subsidies released under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana as of July 2025. Given this context, achieving the FY2027 target of 30 GW capacity remains a considerable challenge, accordin…