New & Renewable Energy Schemes

PM-SURYA GHAR: MUFT BIJLI YOJANA -- Detailed Notes

Purpose: To increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity Model Solar Village: One village will be developed in each district to act as a role model for the adoption of RTS in rural areas. Incentives to local bodies: Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions will be incentivised to promote RTS installations in their areas.

Quick Facts Installation of 30 GW of solar capacity through residential rooftop solar system (RTS) To help provide free/low-cost electricity to 1 crore households up to 300 units of electricity per month by installation of RTS To produce renewable electricity of 1,000 billion units through the capacity installed under the programme To develop the required enabling ecosystem for rooftop solar projects, including regulatory support, manufacturing facilities, supply chain, etc. To boost local economy and employment generation along with enhanced energy security.

Objective Background: In 2019 Phase II Grid Connective Rooftop Solar Programme was launched to be implemented till 2025-26. Now the scheme is subsumed under PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Phase II Grid Connective Rooftop Solar Programme aimed to 40 GW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition is targeted through Central Financial Assistance (CFA) in residential sector including for households in rural areas. Scheme has provision for Performance based incentives to DISCOMs for initial capacity addition of 18 GW.

Subsidy Structure: The scheme will support the installation of grid-connected rooftop solar projects in the residential sector through Central Financial Support (CFA) upto: Salient Features

Type of Residential Segment CFA CFA (Special Category States) First 2 kWp of RTS capacity or part thereof Rs 30,000/kWp Rs 33,000/kWp Additional RTS capacity of 1 kWp or part thereof Rs 18,000/kWp Rs 19,800/kWp Additional RTS capacity beyond 3 kW No additional CFA Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA), etc., for common facilities including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@3 kWp per house Rs 18,000/kWp Rs 19,800/kWp Conditions for availing CFA The CFA shall be irrespective of the size of the inverter installed.

Solar modules used in the installation must satisfy the Domestic Content Requirement condition. A rooftop solar installation by residential consumers/RWAs that has availed CFA under a prior/current scheme for rooftop solar by Ministry has subsequently increased the RTS installation size shall be eligible for additional CFA under the current scheme only for the balance capacity up to 3 kW of overall RTS plant size. Loan for installation of residential RTS: Households can access collateral-free low-interest loan products of around 7% for installation of RTS systems up to 3 kW.

National Portal: The portal will facilitate households: To apply for subsidies and select a suitable vendor for installing rooftop solar. In decision-making, by providing relevant information such as appropriate system sizes, vendor ratings, grievance redressal, etc. Financings support for other activities: Financial assistance will be provided for capacity building, awareness and Outreach, etc. Protection of beneficiary: In order to ensure that the customers are not overcharged, the Ministry will publish benchmark prices of solar modules, inverters, and other important equipment on the national portal every year.

Quality assurance: The scheme will establish minimum technical specifications required for rooftop solar to be considered eligible for the CFA. Additional State Subsidy: The State/UT governments may supplement the CFA provided by the central government for the residential sector with an additional subsidy for RTS. Type: Central Sector Scheme Purpose: To subsidize farmers to install solar irrigation pumps for cultivation Demand driven: Capacities are allocated based on demand received from the states/ UTs Tenure: Till 2026 Quick Facts

PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN URJA SURAKSHA EVAM UTTHAAN MAHABHIYAN (PM KUSUM) -- Detailed Notes

Objective Key components: Feeder Level Solarisation for setting up 10,000 MW of decentralised solar or other renewable energy plants on agricultural lands Component-A Solarisation of 3.5 million Grid-connected Agriculture Pumps including through Feeder Level Solarisation. Component-C for installation of 3.5 million stand-alone solar pumps for off-grid areas and to replace diesel pumps Component-B Benefits and beneficiaries Component-A: Beneficiaries can install solar power plants up to 2 MW capacity on barren/fallow/ marshy/cultivable land.

• Beneficiaries: Cooperatives, Panchayats, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Water User Associations (WUAs) and Individual farmers or a group of farmers Component-B and Component-C: Beneficiaries include individual farmers, group of farmers, cluster irrigation systems, WUAs, FPOs, and Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) Incentive Component-A: DISCOM would be eligible to get Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) @ Rs. 0.40 per unit purchased or Rs. 6.6 lakh per MW of capacity installed, whichever is less, for a period of five years from the commercial operation date.

For Components-B and C: Central Financial Assistance (CFA) @ 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost of standalone pump or solarization of existing pump, whichever is lower is provided to the beneficiary. The CFA is 50% in North Eastern states including Sikkim; states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh; and island UTs of Lakshadweep and A&N. The State Government will give a subsidy of at-least 30%; and the remaining at-most 20% will be provided by the farmer.

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