Early Times Report
Lucknow, July 17: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh has scripted a new chapter in clean energy and energy self-reliance. Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Uttar Pradesh has overtaken Maharashtra to secure the second position in the country in residential rooftop solar installations. So far, 6,74,393 residential rooftop solar systems have been installed across the state.
In the national ranking under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, Gujarat ranks first with 7,49,839 installations, while Uttar Pradesh has moved to second place with 6,74,393 installations. Maharashtra ranks third with 6,73,717 installations.
This achievement of Uttar Pradesh is the result of the effective implementation of the scheme, high-level monitoring, inter-departmental coordination, and mission-mode efforts under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The state government has consistently made efforts at various levels, from connecting consumers with the scheme to facilitating solar plant installation, bank loans, DISCOM inspections, and expediting the subsidy process. During this period, UPNEDA Director Ravinder Singh stated that, as a result of the rapid expansion of residential rooftop solar installations in Uttar Pradesh, approximately 2,283.8 MW (2.28 GW) of solar power generation capacity has been installed so far. As a result, lakhs of households across the state are generating clean energy from their rooftops.
He noted that rooftop solar has not only reduced consumers’ dependence on conventional grid electricity but has also led to a significant reduction in their monthly electricity bills. Lakhs of families across the state are benefiting from free solar power, worth approximately Rs 6.5 crore every day.
He further noted that this transformation is taking Uttar Pradesh beyond being merely a consumer of electricity towards a new economic direction, where consumers themselves are generating electricity from their rooftops to meet their energy needs while also becoming capable of supplying surplus electricity to the grid.
The large-scale expansion of the PM Surya Ghar Yojana has played a significant role in developing a strong solar economy ecosystem in Uttar Pradesh. More than 7,000 companies and business establishments associated with the solar sector are now active in the state, creating direct and indirect employment opportunities for more than 85,000 people.
A comprehensive employment value chain has emerged, spanning solar panel installation, surveying, design, engineering, electrical work, net metering, logistics, sales, marketing, and operations and maintenance. This has created new employment and self-employment opportunities, particularly for youth, technical professionals, electricians, engineers, local entrepreneurs, and small businesses.
The rapidly growing demand for rooftop solar in Uttar Pradesh has also provided fresh momentum to the state’s solar manufacturing and supply chain ecosystem. New manufacturing units and assembly lines have been established for solar modules and related equipment. At the same time, businesses associated with inverters, mounting structures, cables, electrical components, metering equipment, warehousing, transportation, and logistics have also witnessed fresh demand. |
