The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has allowed residential rooftop solar consumers under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to execute net...

The Gujarat government has announced an additional state subsidy for residential consumers installing rooftop solar systems up to 2.18 kW under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) added 402 MW of solar cell manufacturing capacity to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers List-II, taking the...

The PM Surya Ghar portal made consumer approval of vendor agreements mandatory before rooftop solar installations can proceed. Vendors cannot upload installation details...

The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana portal has now made digital consumer verification and approval of vendor consumer agreements mandatory before the rooftop solar...

Rooftop installers expect PM Surya Ghar 2.0 to provide for integration of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with rooftop solar systems. Integrating battery energy...

Integrating battery energy storage with rooftop solar systems could improve residential power consumption and reduce reliance on the grid during non-solar hours, but it...

India added 6.6 GW of rooftop solar capacity in the first half (1H) of 2026, up 131% year-over-year (YoY) from 2.8 GW, according to Mercom India Research’s newly...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has deactivated 66 vendors under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for one month for not clearing their backlog of...

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved new generic tariffs for grid-connected distributed solar projects and solar projects under different...

India added nearly 6 GW of solar open access capacity in the first half (1H) of the calendar year 2026, up 42% year-over-year (YoY) compared to 4 GW, according to Mercom...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has directed inverter manufacturers supplying rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to ensure...

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has allowed Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) to implement the utility-led aggregation...

The Tamil Nadu government announced that electricity consumers installing solar panels under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana will receive a subsidy of up to ₹100,...

The Tamil Nadu government has announced that electricity consumers installing solar panels under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana will receive a subsidy of up to...