Bhubaneswar: Odisha has improved its rank in rooftop solar in India from 13th to 7th in India, and has emerged as one of India’s fastest-growing rooftop solar markets.
Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the State has crossed the landmark 1.5 lakh installation milestone, with ~1.74 lakh rooftop solar systems installed, reflecting the rapid acceleration of residential solar adoption across Odisha. The State has also crossed 3.1 lakh applications, with 3,12,527 applications received under the scheme.
A major driver of adoption has been the State’s additional financial support over and above the Central subsidy available under PM Surya Ghar. Eligible residential consumers can receive combined Central and State assistance of up to ₹1.38 lakh for a 3 kWp rooftop solar system, subject to applicable capacity, consumer category and scheme guidelines.
Odisha has set an ambitious target of 3 lakh rooftop solar installations by 2027. The strong subsidy proposition, combined with increasingly streamlined implementation, is helping make rooftop solar more accessible to households across urban, rural and semi-urban areas.
At the implementation level, the four discoms—TPCODL, TPWODL, TPNODL and TPSODL—have played a pivotal role in accelerating rooftop solar adoption across the State. Together, the discoms have facilitated ~1.74 lakh rooftop solar installations across their respective service areas. TPCODL has facilitated 56,842 installations, TPWODL 48,905, TPNODL 44,785 and TPSODL 23,881 installations.
Gajanan Kale, Chief- Odisha Distribution Business, Tata Power, said: “ We are focused on ensuring installations through strong last-mile execution, consumer facilitation, net-metering support, vendor coordination and grassroots engagement. Through initiatives such as ‘Mo Chhata, Mo Sanchaya’, Surya Ghar Gram Sabhas, ULA-based outreach and Solar Didi, we are working to make rooftop solar simpler, more accessible and more relevant to households across Odisha.”
