New Delhi, March 25 Since the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana was launched in February 2024, 9,566.89 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar capacity has been added across the country, the government said on Wednesday.
Rooftop solar installations in one crore households would generate approximately 1,000 billion units of renewable electricity and reduce 720 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions over a 25-year project life, according to government estimates cited in an official statement.
The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is estimated to create around 17 lakh jobs across manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales, and installation services, as well as O&M and financial services, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy stated in its official statement.
Furthermore, the government also informed that India's capacity for producing green hydrogen is likely to reach 5 million metric tonnes per year by 2030.
"According to available information, around 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India until February 2026," said Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in the Rajya Sabha.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) aims to make India a global hub for the production, usage, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.
The World Bank Group stated that renewable energy accounts for 50-70 per cent of the total cost of green hydrogen production.
Residential consumers with grid-connected electricity connections from the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana for installing RTS systems by applying through the scheme's National Portal.
To promote the adoption of rooftop solar and achieve the target of installing rooftop solar for one crore households in the country, the government has enabled an online process from application to disbursal of subsidies directly into the residential consumer's bank account through the National Portal.
Furthermore, collateral-free loans from nationalized banks are available to applicants at a concessional interest rate of the repo rate plus 50 bps, or at 5.75 per cent per annum for the present, with a tenure of 10 years.
Rooftop solar installations in one crore households would generate approximately 1,000 billion units of renewable electricity and reduce 720 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions over a 25-year project life, according to government estimates cited in an official statement.
The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is estimated to create around 17 lakh jobs across manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, sales, and installation services, as well as O&M and financial services, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy stated in its official statement.
Furthermore, the government also informed that India's capacity for producing green hydrogen is likely to reach 5 million metric tonnes per year by 2030.
"According to available information, around 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen production capacity has been commissioned in India until February 2026," said Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, in the Rajya Sabha.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM) aims to make India a global hub for the production, usage, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives.
The World Bank Group stated that renewable energy accounts for 50-70 per cent of the total cost of green hydrogen production.
Residential consumers with grid-connected electricity connections from the local DISCOM can avail the benefits of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana for installing RTS systems by applying through the scheme's National Portal.
To promote the adoption of rooftop solar and achieve the target of installing rooftop solar for one crore households in the country, the government has enabled an online process from application to disbursal of subsidies directly into the residential consumer's bank account through the National Portal.
Furthermore, collateral-free loans from nationalized banks are available to applicants at a concessional interest rate of the repo rate plus 50 bps, or at 5.75 per cent per annum for the present, with a tenure of 10 years.
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