Solar insights
What we have learned about choosing, sizing, buying and maintaining solar in India.
Projects
75 lakh rooftops by December: what the target actually requires
The government expects PM Surya Ghar to pass 75 lakh beneficiary households by December 2026. With 50.06 lakh reached in early August, the remaining gap is large but the recent run rate is larger than most coverage suggests.
23 August 2026
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Five states hold most of India's rooftop solar. The rest are not far behind by accident
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Kerala account for the large majority of installed rooftop capacity under PM Surya Ghar. The concentration is not about sunshine — it is about process, awareness and finance.
23 August 2026
Projects
PM Surya Ghar crosses 50 lakh households — and July was its biggest month yet
The rooftop scheme passed 50.06 lakh beneficiary households in early August 2026, with 14.8 GW commissioned under it. July alone added 5.06 lakh households, the strongest month since the scheme began in February 2024.
23 August 2026
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7.77 million, 4.19 million, 5.04 million: three rooftop numbers that are not the same number
PM Surya Ghar reports applications, installations and beneficiary households separately, and they are not interchangeable. Telling them apart explains most of the apparent contradictions in rooftop solar coverage.
23 August 2026
Projects
India has 637 GW of residential rooftop potential. It has built about 15 GW of it
A CEEW study put India's residential rooftop solar technical potential at 637 GW across more than 25 crore households. Against that, PM Surya Ghar has commissioned roughly 14.8 GW — a gap that reframes what 'large' means in rooftop solar.
23 August 2026