{"id":35505,"date":"2025-01-15T18:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T13:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35505"},"modified":"2025-01-15T20:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:23:49","slug":"pm-surya-ghar-muft-bijli-yojana-operational-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/15-01-2025\/pm-surya-ghar-muft-bijli-yojana-operational-guidelines","title":{"rendered":"Operational Guidelines For \u2018PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Government Policy and Intervention; GS3\/Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently issued operational guidelines for the implementation of various components under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/07-12-2024\/pm-surya-ghar-muft-bijli-yojana\"><strong>\u2018PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana\u2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d9e7da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/projected-growth-in-installations-under-pm-surya-ghar.png\" alt=\"projected-growth-in-installations-under-pm-surya-ghar\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-35510\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d9e7da; width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/projected-growth-in-installations-under-pm-surya-ghar.png 972w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/projected-growth-in-installations-under-pm-surya-ghar-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/projected-growth-in-installations-under-pm-surya-ghar-768x572.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>About:<\/strong> It was launched with the aim to promote the use of rooftop solar power in residential sectors under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subsidy and Financial Assistance: <\/strong>Offers a subsidy of up to 40% to reduce the upfront cost of rooftop solar installations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Payment Security Mechanism<\/strong>: Guarantees timely payments through DBT to vendors and installers, encouraging more participation from the private sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capacity Building and Training:<\/strong> Aims to create 3 lakh skilled manpower through fresh skilling and up-skilling programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ease of Application<\/strong>: The \u2018National Portal for Rooftop Solar\u2019 streamlines the application process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model Solar Village: <\/strong>The &#8220;Model Solar Village&#8221; component aims to establish one solar-powered village per district across India, promoting energy self-reliance and solar adoption. \u20b9800 crore has been allocated, with \u20b91 crore for each village.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Components of the Recent Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Payment Security Mechanism (PSM):<\/strong> A \u20b9100 crore corpus fund has been established to de-risk investments in <strong>Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) <\/strong>based grid-connected rooftop solar models in the residential sector.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This fund may be supplemented through other grants, funds, and sources after due approval from the Ministry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"cfc68f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pm-surya-ghar-pic-1024x537.webp\" alt=\"pm surya ghar\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-35506\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cfc68f; width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pm-surya-ghar-pic-1024x537.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pm-surya-ghar-pic-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pm-surya-ghar-pic-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pm-surya-ghar-pic.webp 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Implementation Models:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RESCO Model:<\/strong> Third-party entities invest in rooftop solar installations, allowing consumers to pay only for the electricity consumed without bearing the upfront costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Utility-Led Aggregation (ULA) Model:<\/strong> DISCOMs or state-designated entities will install rooftop solar projects on behalf of individual residential sector households.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Central Financial Assistance (CFA): <\/strong>Aims to support 1 crore residential consumers in installing rooftop solar systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>India and Renewable Energy<\/strong><br>&#8211; <strong>Total Electricity Generation Capacity:<\/strong> 452.69 GW (October 2024);<br>1. <strong>Renewable Energy:<\/strong> 203.18 GW (about 46.3% of total installed capacity), surged from 178.98 GW in October 2023.<br>2. It aligns with the country&#8217;s ambitious renewable energy target of achieving 500 GW from non-fossil sources by 2030.<br>&#8211; <strong>India\u2019s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)<\/strong> target to achieve about 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources and to reduce the emission intensity of its <strong>GDP by 45% from 2005 level by 2030.<\/strong><br><strong>Solar Energy in India<\/strong><br>&#8211; About <em>5,000 trillion kWh per year<\/em> energy is incident over <strong>India\u2019s land area<\/strong> with most parts receiving 4-7 kWh per sqm per day.<br>&#8211; <strong>National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) <\/strong>has assessed the country\u2019s solar potential of <strong>about 748 GW<\/strong> assuming 3% of the waste land area to be covered by Solar PV modules.<br>&#8211; <strong>National Solar Mission (NSM)<\/strong> is one of the key missions in India\u2019s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2092717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently issued operational guidelines for the implementation of various components under the \u2018PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35530,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35505\/revisions\/35530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}