In Short : India added 1.2 GW rooftop solar capacity in Q1 2025, a 232% rise from Q1 2024, driven mainly by the PM Surya Ghar Yojana. Residential installations led with 78% share. Despite a slight dip from Q4 2024, cumulative capacity reached 14.9 GW. Key states included Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh, though rising […]
Major steps taken to scale-up rooftop solar in the country, inter-alia, include: Launch of Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II with CFA for residential sector and incentives in slabs for the DISCOMs for achievement of additional RTS capacity in a year over and above the installed RTS capacity of the previous year. Launch of National Portal where […]