The government will soon announce a utility-led program under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to enable households without suitable rooftop space to benefit from the program, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said. He was speaking before presenting the Mercom India Awards at the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2025. Joshi said 1.72 million rooftop solar systems have been installed under the PM Surya Ghar program as of date. “These numbers reveal the real progress on the ground.” Listing out India’s achievements in the energy transition, he said the country had already met 50% of the target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based renewable energy capacity, five years ahead of schedule. “The 500 GW goal is not merely a slogan; we will achieve it.”