PM Surya Ghar: 17,561 MW installed by September 2026

India's residential rooftop solar capacity under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG: MBY) hit 17,561 MW by September 2026. It covered 5,947,035 homes. JMK Research & Analytics data shows UP, Maharashtra and Gujarat made up 45 per cent of installed capacity.

UP led monthly installs with 234.46 MW. Maharashtra did 208.04 MW, and Gujarat 165.6 MW. UP got 93,437 applications and finished 74,784 installs in the month. Maharashtra logged 71,371 applications and 60,453 installs. Gujarat got 152,642 applications and completed 45,221 installs, as per PMSG: MBY portal data.

India saw monthly capacity drops for three straight months. It fell from 1,592 MW in July to 1,407.32 MW in August, then 1,357.52 MW in September. That is a 2.2 per cent dip month-on-month. States got 602,376 applications versus 357,100 installs in September.

Total applications reached 8,842,231. Installs hit 5,080,690. Reported capacity rose to 17,794.16 MW. Subsidies paid so far came to Rs. 336.42 bn. UP had 2,942.02 MW cumulative capacity. Maharashtra had 3,044.43 MW. Gujarat had 3,287.39 MW.