Gujarat leads PM Surya Ghar scheme with 3.3L systems

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt said on Thursday that the state leads the country in the implementation of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, accounting for 34% of all connections provided so far under the solar rooftop promotion project.As of May 11, 3.36 lakh solar rooftop systems were installed in the state, generating 1,232 MW of energy.The state govt said that to date, the Union govt has provided Rs 2,362 crore in subsidies to 3.03 lakh consumers in the state. The energy generated through solar rooftop panels resulted in savings of 1,284 metric tonnes of coal and a reduction of 1,504 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.Quoting data from the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL), an official statement said that as of May 11, 2025, 3.36 lakh solar rooftop panels were installed in Gujarat under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, the highest in the country.Among the top five states in terms of successful implementation, Gujarat holds the first position, followed by Maharashtra with 1.89 lakh rooftop solar installations, Uttar Pradesh with 1.22 lakh, Kerala with 95,000 and Rajasthan with 43,000 installations.The statement said that according to GUVNL data, the generation of 1,232 MW of solar energy is equivalent to 1,834 million units of conventional electricity production. If this energy were generated through coal-based plants, it would have required the consumption of approximately 1,284 metric tonnes of coal. This saving also prevented the emission of 1,504 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.Under the national scheme, which was launched in Feb, citizens are provided with free electricity of up to 300 units, along with a subsidy of up to Rs 78,000 for systems up to 3 KW.