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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
PM Surya Ghar scheme benefited 16.5 lakh households, says Minister Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi announced on Wednesday that the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana ( PMSG:MBY ) has provided rooftop solar installations to approximately 16.51 lakh households across India as of July 2025. The minister provided these figures in a response to a query in the Lok Sabha, highlighting the significant progress of the government's ambitious clean energy initiative. According to Joshi, the National Portal for the scheme has received a total of 58,01,654 applications, with 16,50,969 households having already benefited from the rooftop solar installations. The PMSG:MBY, implemented by the MNRE since February 2024, aims to achieve rooftop solar installations for one crore households in the residential sector by the 2026-27 financial year. While the scheme has seen widespread adoption, there are notable regional variations in its implementation. Data shared by the minister revealed that Maharashtra leads the nation with 2,34,736 rooftop installations, followed closely by Gujarat with 2,28,507 and Uttar Pradesh with 1,20,866. Conversely, some states are lagging behind, with Arunachal Pradesh reporting zero installations, and Meghalaya and Sikkim recording single-digit figures at 6 and 9, respectively. In a related development, the MNRE also announced a green hydrogen mission. The state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) conducted its first auction for green ammonia procurement under the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme, receiving a winning bid of ₹55.75 per kilogram.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt says 16.51 lakh households benefitted from rooftop solar installations under PM Surya Ghar
Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, around 16.51 lakh households have benefitted from rooftop solar installations till July 2025, according to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. Maharashtra leads with the highest installations, followed by Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. SECI's first green ammonia auction marks a significant step in India's green energy journey. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Around 16.51 lakh households have been benefitted from rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) till July 2025, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on minister for new and renewable energy (MNRE) made the remarks in reply to a question in Lok Sabha."A total of 58,01,654 no. of applications have been submitted on the National Portal and 16,50,969 no. of households have been benefitted with rooftop solar installations under the scheme as on 31.07.2025," Joshi scheme is being implemented by his ministry since February 2024, and targets to achieve rooftop solar installations in one crore households in the residential sector by 2026-27, the minister per the data shared by the minister, Arunachal Pradesh has reported nil installations under the scheme, while Meghalaya and Sikkim have seen installations in single digits at 6 and 9, of July 2025, Maharashtra has reported highest rooftop installations under PMSG:MBY at 2,34,736, followed by 2,28,507 in Gujarat and 1,20,866 in Uttar per the MNRE, state-owned SECI has received a bid of Rs 55.75/kg in the first auction for procurement of green ammonia under the SIGHT programme of National Green Hydrogen Mission Reacting to the development, Joshi in a post on X termed it "a landmark moment in India's green energy journey!"SECI has successfully conducted its first-ever Green Ammonia auction under the National Green Hydrogen Mission marking a new era of clean energy innovation and self-reliance, the minister said.
Economic Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Govt says 16.51 lakh households benefitted from rooftop solar installations under PM Surya Ghar
Synopsis Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, around 16.51 lakh households have benefitted from rooftop solar installations till July 2025, according to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. Maharashtra leads with the highest installations, followed by Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. SECI's first green ammonia auction marks a significant step in India's green energy journey. Agencies Around 16.51 lakh households have been benefitted from rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) till July 2025, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday. The minister for new and renewable energy (MNRE) made the remarks in reply to a question in Lok Sabha. "A total of 58,01,654 no. of applications have been submitted on the National Portal and 16,50,969 no. of households have been benefitted with rooftop solar installations under the scheme as on 31.07.2025," Joshi said. The scheme is being implemented by his ministry since February 2024, and targets to achieve rooftop solar installations in one crore households in the residential sector by 2026-27, the minister stated. As per the data shared by the minister, Arunachal Pradesh has reported nil installations under the scheme, while Meghalaya and Sikkim have seen installations in single digits at 6 and 9, respectively. As of July 2025, Maharashtra has reported highest rooftop installations under PMSG:MBY at 2,34,736, followed by 2,28,507 in Gujarat and 1,20,866 in Uttar Pradesh. As per the MNRE, state-owned SECI has received a bid of Rs 55.75/kg in the first auction for procurement of green ammonia under the SIGHT programme of National Green Hydrogen Mission. Reacting to the development, Joshi in a post on X termed it "a landmark moment in India's green energy journey!" SECI has successfully conducted its first-ever Green Ammonia auction under the National Green Hydrogen Mission marking a new era of clean energy innovation and self-reliance, the minister said.
Time of India
25-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt mandates all rooftop solar inverters under PM scheme to connect to national servers
New Delhi: Rooftop solar inverters installed under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) will be required to mandatorily connect to national servers and use machine-to-machine (M2M) SIM-based communication protocol, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said in a compliance order issued to all stakeholders. The PMSG: MBY scheme targets installation of rooftop solar (RTS) systems in one crore households with a total capacity of 30 gigawatts (GW). The ministry has said integration of such a large number of RTS plants introduces grid stability and cybersecurity challenges , especially due to inverters transmitting data outside India or interacting with third-party servers. 'To ensure secure and reliable data transmission, all inverter communication devices/dongles/data loggers deployed under the scheme shall have Machine-to-Machine (M2M) SIM communication protocol,' MNRE said in the memorandum dated July 21. The ministry added that inverter modules transmitting sensitive data to servers outside India threaten national energy sovereignty and increase the risk of unauthorised control. It further stated that third-party communication could be exploited to manipulate inverter operations, potentially disrupting power generation and grid operations. 'In this regard, multiple rounds of deliberation have been done with major stakeholders to implement a framework to track generation benefits of RTS installations as well as for the centralisation of RTS data on a National Software Platform hosted on servers located in India and managed by MNRE or any other Government Agency,' the ministry said. The MNRE is finalising a vendor-neutral open communication protocol along with security guidelines for data communication to enable real-time monitoring and control of inverters through the National Portal. Integration testing of inverter communication devices will commence from September 1, 2025. 'A separate communication in this regard shall be issued shortly,' the ministry said. Further, all Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) listed for supplying inverters under the scheme 'shall mandatorily connect their inverters directly to National Servers and Software managed by MNRE or any other agency designated by MNRE, with effective from the date to be notified,' it said.
Mint
23-07-2025
- Business
- Mint
Govt tightens cybersecurity norms for inverters used in rooftop solar scheme
Amid cybersecurity threats emanating from China, the Union new and renewable energy ministry has mandated all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) supplying inverters under the 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' to connect their inverters to the ministry's national servers and software platform. The ministry will notify the date for implementation of the directive. In a notification, the ministry said that the integration of 10 million rooftop solar systems under the scheme would also introduce challenges regarding grid stability and cybersecurity concerns. It added that inverter communication modules that transmit data to servers outside India not only pose risks of unauthorized control but also threaten national energy sovereignty by exposing sensitive power consumption and generation data. 'All OEMs enlisted for supplying inverters under the PMSG: MBY scheme shall mandatorily connect their inverters directly to national servers and software managed by the ministry or any other agency designated by the ministry, with effect from the date to be notified,' it said. Inverters are essential components of solar energy systems, as they convert the direct current (DC) generated by solar panels into alternating current (AC) that can be used by homes and businesses. They also facilitate the interaction between solar energy systems and the electrical grid, allowing the transmission of excess energy back into the grid. The ministry held multiple rounds of deliberations with stakeholders to implement a framework to track the generation benefits of rooftop solar installations. The discussions also deliberated over centralization of rooftop solar data on a national software platform hosted on servers located in India and managed by the ministry or any other government agency, in a bid to ensure effective monitoring of millions of inverters aggregating large capacity and ensure grid security and stability. The government has also mandated that all inverter communication devices, or dongles, or data loggers deployed under the scheme shall have machine-to-machine (M2M) SIM communication protocol to enable a secure and reliable data transmission. The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has been under implementation since February 2024, and as of 15 July, over 1,545,000 households have been covered under the scheme. Under the scheme, government plans to install rooftop solar systems on 10 million houses and add 30GW of solar power capacity. The developments come in the backdrop of undocumented communication equipment found inside some Chinese-made inverter devices in May, raising security concerns. In the past few years, the government has taken a number of steps to lower its dependence on Chinese imports in the renewable energy space. In this course, it has increased import duties on solar modules and cells and introduced incentives to boost local manufacturing of these products.
