NEW DELHI: Greater than 19,000 residential areas have arrange group rooftop photo voltaic techniques beneath PM Surya Ghar Yojana to energy widespread utilities, benefiting over 9 lakh households.Officers stated the clear vitality generated is used for working lifts, common-area lighting, water pumps, safety techniques and sewage remedy vegetation. Govt has launched Rs 422 crore as central monetary help to resident welfare associations (RWAs) to assist them set up the techniques.“With common-area electrical energy payments forming a significant factor of month-to-month upkeep bills in lots of massive housing complexes, govt help helps them cut back recurring prices whereas transitioning to cleaner vitality,” an official stated. The cumulative rooftop photo voltaic capability of over 278 MW has been put in for these communities.Gujarat leads in complete installations, with greater than 9,000 housing societies organising photo voltaic capability, adopted by Maharashtra, the place over 7,500 residential areas have opted for the power. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are additionally steadily increasing the adoption of group photo voltaic, stated one other official.Ahmedabad, Pune, Vadodara, Nashik and Surat are among the many prime 5 cities with the very best variety of rooftop photo voltaic installations for housing societies.To make community-scale rooftop photo voltaic financially viable, govt supplies central monetary help of Rs 18,000 per kW for eligible RWA and group housing society tasks. Housing societies in particular class states and Union territories, together with the North-Jap states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep, are eligible for the next central monetary help (CFA) of Rs 19,800 per kW, the official added.
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Launched in Feb 2024, PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) goals to carry rooftop photo voltaic to at least one crore Indian properties by March 2027. The entire variety of rooftop photo voltaic installations, together with particular person households, has reached 47.8 lakh with complete put in capability of 16.8 GW, benefitting practically 56.9 lakh households. The Ministry of New and Renewable Vitality has up to now disbursed over Rs 31,515 crore as central monetary help, whereas a number of states are additionally working separate subsidy schemes to advertise the set up of rooftop photo voltaic techniques.