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Prime Minister posted on social media X “In order to further sustainable development and people’s wellbeing, we are launching the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. This project, with an investment of over Rs. 75,000 crores, aims to light up 1 crore households by providing up to 300 units of free electricity every month.”
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Register in the portal with the following
Select your State
Select your Electricity Distribution Company
Enter your Electricity Consumer Number
Enter Mobile Number
Enter Email
Please follow the directions from the portal.
Login
Log in with your consumer number & mobile number.
Apply for the Rooftop Solar as per the form.
Wait for the feasibility approval from DISCOM. Once you get the feasibility approval install the plant by any of the registered vendors in your DISCOM.
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After the installation of net meter and inspection by DISCOM, they will generate commissioning certificate from portal.
Once you get the commissioning report. Submit the bank account details and a cancelled cheque through the portal. You will receive your subsidy in your bank account within 30 days.
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• Utilization of available vacant roof space, no additional land required.
• Low gestation period.
• No additional requirement for transmission and distribution (T&D) lines.
• Reduces T&D losses as power consumption and generation are collocated.
• Improvement in the tail-end grid voltages and reduction of system congestion.
• Long-term energy and ecological security by a reduction in carbon emission.
• Better management of daytime peak loads by DISCOM/ utility.
• Meeting of the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) of obligated entities.
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