Rooftop Solar

Advancing residential rooftop solar adoption in India under PM Surya Ghar Yojana Date of release: October 2025 Report by JMK Research and IEEFA The Government of India’s initiative to convert rooftops across the country into a significant solar energy resource marks a strategic move towards long-term energy security and self-reliance. Although initial progress in the residential rooftop solar (RTS) segment was limited, the sector witnessed a considerable shift following the introduction of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana (PMSGY) last…

Unleashing the Residential Rooftop Solar Potential Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana to be the game changer The central government’s plan to transform India’s rooftops into a vast solar resource to secure the nation’s energy independence is as laudable as it is ambitious. However, rooftop solar installation progress in the residential segment was slow. That was until the launch of PMSGY in February 2024. The popular new scheme is a quantum leap towards India’s bright solar future, increasing the country’s residential…

The Rooftop Solar Commercial & Industrial Market in India Report by IEEFA and JMK Research Rooftop solar market in India is bubbling with new energy, even though there are major roadblocks. The country is likely to add a record-high 4 gigawatts (GW) of rooftop solar power capacity in fiscal year (FY) 2024, half of which has already been installed in the first four months, according to industry estimates. While the market for large creditworthy commercial & industrial (C&I) customers for…

Indian Residential Rooftops: A Vast Trove of Solar Energy Potential Report by IEEFA and JMK Research Executive Summary India had announced an ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. As a step towards this goal, the Indian government updated the country’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) – a climate action plan – in August 2022. As per the NDC, India targets to achieve 50% of the cumulative power capacity from…