States to be pushed for ‘utility led aggregation’ to meet PM Surya Ghar targets

To meet its target of one crore PM Surya Ghar households by March 2027, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is encouraging States to adopt a ‘utility led aggregation (ULA)’ model, whereby State electricity distribution companies (DISCOMS) will pay for installing rooftop solar systems in households that either can’t afford them or don’t have adequate infrastructure to instal rooftop systems.

Though this scheme has been in force since mid 2025, it has not been popular. However the MNRE is mooting an incentive scheme to make this more attractive to States. “With this scheme, we should be able to cover 30 lakh households. Combine that with the 35 lakh households under the scheme so far (which works to 65 lakh households), we will be able to close the gap by March (2027),” MNRE Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday (April 8, 2026).