Gujarat Attains Top Position in Rooftop Solar Power Generation Capacity

Gujarat has developed as the state with the most rooftop solar panels installed.

As per data tabled in Rajya Sabha, Gujarat has an installed rooftop solar power capacity of 261.97 MW, against 1,700.54 MW for all of India. Gujarat is trailed by Maharashtra (198.52 MW) and Tamil Nadu (151.62 MW) in terms of installed rooftop capacity.

According to the data, out of the 261.97 MW installed, 183.51 MW is bankrolled.

The data was tabled by R K Singh, Union minister of state for new and renewable energy, in the upper house of Parliament.

As part of the grid-connected rooftop solar programme, the Union government delivered financial assistance and incentives worth Rs 678.01 crore in financial year 2016-17 and Rs 446.7 crore in 2018-19.

The Union government targets to install rooftop solar capacity of 40,000 MW by 2022. The reply also indicated that no formal study has been done to evaluate the amount of power generated through solar panels on rooftops of houses.