Over 39.7 lakh rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar scheme: Minister

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) As many as 18.71 lakh rooftop solar (RTS) systems were installed during 2025–26, adding a cumulative installed solar capacity of 6.7 GW and benefitting 22.71 lakh households nationwide under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the government said on Tuesday.

A total of 39,72,447 RTS systems has been installed, since the scheme’s launch in February 2024, benefitting 48,02,717 households across the country, including rural households, MoS New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik said in Rajya Sabha.