Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Solar Power Capacity up from 2.82 GW in March
2014 to 73.32 GW in December 2023: Union Power
and New & Renewable Energy Minister
Posted On: 07 FEB 2024 5:03PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that the solar power installed
capacity in the country has increased from 2.82 GW as on 31.03.2014 to 73.32 GW as on 31.12.2023.
The details of state-wise installation of solar power capacity under the National Solar Mission, is given below.
State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power (as on 31.12.2023)
S. No. STATES / UTs Solar Power Capacity in MW
1 Andhra Pradesh 4565.60
2 Arunachal Pradesh 11.79
3 Assam 155.81
4 Bihar 223.54
5 Chhattisgarh 1072.24
6 Goa 35.76
7 Gujarat 10549.07
8 Haryana 1240.47
9 Himachal Pradesh 111.55
10 Jammu & Kashmir 54.98
11 Jharkhand 121.77
12 Karnataka 9412.71
13 Kerala 859.01
14 Ladakh 7.80
15 Madhya Pradesh 3170.05
16 Maharashtra 5080.28
17 Manipur 13.04
18 Meghalaya 4.19
19 Mizoram 30.43
20 Nagaland 3.17
21 Odisha 473.03
22 Punjab 1266.55
23 Rajasthan 18777.14
24 Sikkim 4.69
25 Tamil Nadu 7360.94
26 Telangana 4712.98
27 Tripura 18.47
28 Uttar Pradesh 2740.87
29 Uttarakhand 575.53
30 West Bengal 194.06
31 Andaman & Nicobar 29.91
32 Chandigarh 64.05
Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman
33 46.47
& Diu
34 Delhi 237.29
35 Lakshadweep 4.97
36 Puducherry 43.27
37 Others 45.01
Total (MW) 73318.49
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Rooftop Solar (RTS) Programme
Phase-II, wherein, Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is being provided for the installation of RTS
in the Residential sector only, including Residential Welfare Association (RWA)/Group Housing
Society (GHS). The Programme envisages the installation of 4,000 MW of RTS capacity in the
residential sector till 31.03.2026. CFA is not available for other categories i.e. institutional,
educational, social, government, commercial, and industrial sectors as the beneficiaries in these
sectors are high tariff-paying consumers and adoption of solar would be economically beneficial for
them even without CFA.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K.
Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Rajya Sabha on February 6, 2023.
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PIB DELHI | Alok Mishra / Dheep Joy Mampilly
(Release ID: 2003545)