With 300 sunny days a year, India’s solar energy is one of the highest in the world. With a very targeted policy, India today is one of the few countries to have crossed the 10 GW installed solar power barrier. While achieving this success, India shares the same platform with countries such as Germany, the United States and China, which are prominent in the field of solar energy.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2015, he announced an ambitious solar energy target of 100 GW by 2022; this was five times the previous target of 20 GW. Since then it has been the new message from the sun. Of the 100 GW target, 40 GW must be provided with solar energy. Although the target is challenging, the central and state governments are taking efforts and actions through various policies and financial incentives to help the country achieve its solar energy targets. . As each state in India today has different energy and solar capacity, each state has developed its own solar policy and net metering rules.

The largest contribution to 1 GW installed on rooftops is made by the industrial sector at over 40%, with both homes and workplaces contributing an equal 25%. The rest of the capacity is provided by government buildings. Approximately 85% of the projects were implemented under the Capex model, and the remaining 15% were implemented under the Opex model.

If we talk about different states in the country, Tamil Nadu has the highest solar power capacity in India with 132 MW, followed by Maharashtra with 89 MW, Gujarat with 69 MW, Haryana with 57 MW and Punjab with 55 MW. The largest solar power plant is located in Beas, Punjab and has a capacity of 11. 5MW. Each country has its own target within the 40 GW target to be reached by 2022.

As all governments strive to achieve their targets and India approaches 100 GW, we at Geo Solar have tried to collect and organize all the information regarding solar policy in one place. In the Rooftop Solar Policies section here, you’ll find not only state-by-state solar policies, including measurements, but also policies that vary by consumer class. So, whether you are a private user, commercial user or industrial user, the solar energy policy you are interested in is prepared specifically for you. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of financing options, including grants, rapid depreciation, tax breaks, and loan options from every state in the country, so you can gather all the information you need before going solar. Also the owner can somehow get information about CAPEX or RESCO so that you can make the right choice whether you should buy solar panels or just buy solar power. In short, Statewise solar policy page is a complete collection of nationwide solar policies arranged uniformly and category wise for you to know all the solar policies and related information in India.