Gujarat Hosts 30% of India’s Total Rooftop Solar Capacity: Data

Latest data on rooftop solar, shared by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh claimed that 30 percent of India’s total rooftop solar capacity comes from Gujarat alone. With a total capacity of 3.17 GW of rooftop solar, the state proved to be the frontrunner in India’s rooftop solar business. The data was shared as a written response by the minister recently before the Lok Sabha. 

As per the response, the state witnessed a total installation of 1956.85 MW of total rooftop solar capacity under the Phase-II of the of the programme of the government. The state meanwhile has a total of 3174.04 MW of total capacity under this, which is around 30 percent of the total installed capacity of solar power under rooftop solar. The ministry data said that India’s total rooftop solar capacity under Phase-II stood at 2651.10 MW, whereas its total capacity stood at 10,406.51 MW. 

The minister said, “The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) launched Phase-II on 08.03.2019 with an objective to achieve 40 GW of rooftop solar (RTS). The Programme envisages installation of 4,000 MW of RTS capacity in the residential sector by providing Central Financial Assistance (CFA). The CFA admissible for general category states is Rs. 14588/kW for first 3 kW RTS capacity and Rs. 7294/kW for RTS capacity beyond 3 kW and up to 10 kW.”

He also added, “For special category states (North-eastern states including Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands), the admissible CFA is Rs. 17662/kW for first 3 kW RTS capacity and Rs. 8831/kW for RTS capacity beyond 3 kW and up to 10 kW. The Resident Welfare Associations/ Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) are also eligible to avail CFA for RTS installation in common facilities, up to a maximum of 500 kW capacity. The CFA admissible for RWA/GHS is Rs. 7294/kW in general category states and Rs. 8831/kW in special category states.”

He mentioned that as reported by various distribution companies, the cumulative installed capacity under the segment increased from 1.8 GW as on 31.03.2019 to 10.4 GW as on 30.11.2023. The Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of RTS installations is around 46%.