PM-KUSUM in Punjab: what is open, what is closed, and what falls due on 30 September 2026.
Most pages about this scheme still tell farmers to apply online. Punjab's own implementing agency says the scheme is closed. The two statements can both be found today, and the difference matters if you have a project running. Here is what each official source actually says, with the date it said it.
The short version
- PEDA, the Punjab implementing agency, states that MNRE has closed PM-KUSUM Scheme 1.0 with effect from 31 December 2025. There is no open application window for a Punjab farmer today.
- Projects already sanctioned did not stop. MNRE extended timelines for projects whose power purchase agreement or notice to proceed was issued on or before 31 December 2025.
- 30 September 2026 is two different deadlines. For Component A and feeder-level Component C it is the date for financial closure. For Component B and individual pump solarisation it is the date for commissioning.
- Component A and feeder-level Component C then have until 31 March 2027 to commission.
- The scheme is to be subsumed under PM-KUSUM 2.0, which had not been notified when this page was last reviewed.
Where the official sources disagree
This is the part no summary gets right, so it is worth setting out plainly.
| Source | What it says |
|---|---|
| PEDA peda.gov.in | "MNRE, GoI has closed PM-KUSUM Scheme 1.0 with effect from 31.12.2025" |
| MNRE scheme page mnre.gov.in | Still describes the scheme as running to March 2026, with targets of 10,000 MW under Component A, 14 lakh standalone pumps under Component B and 35 lakh pump solarisations under Component C |
| MNRE office memorandum reported as OM 32/645/2017-SPV, March 2026 | Treats 31 December 2025 as an eligibility cut-off for agreements rather than a hard stop, and extends financial closure and commissioning for qualifying projects as set out above |
Read together: 31 December 2025 closed the door to new sanctions, and the extensions keep existing sanctioned projects alive into 2027. A page that tells you to apply online today is describing a window that shut. We have linked every source at the foot of this page so you can check rather than take our word.
What Punjab actually ran, by component
Component A, small grid-connected plants on farm land
Decentralised ground-mounted or stilt-mounted plants of 500 kW to 2 MW on farmers' land. The land test that decides most enquiries is two to five acres of barren or fallow land within five kilometres of a 33/11 kV PSPCL substation. Punjab has not published an open target or window for this component.
Component B, standalone solar pumps
Off-grid pumps up to 7.5 HP, for land without a grid connection. PEDA's published subsidy split is 60% for general category applicants, being 30% central and 30% state, and 80% for Scheduled Caste applicants, being 30% central and 50% state. The application window ran from 9 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 and drew 5,048 applications. It has not reopened.
You will see a different split quoted widely, of 30% central plus 30% state plus a 30% bank loan plus 10% from the farmer. That is the national guideline template, not what PEDA publishes for Punjab.
Component C-1, solarising individual grid-connected pumps
The cost split here is unusual and worth knowing: Punjab 81%, Government of India 9%, and the farmer 10%. A pilot was approved on 13 February 2025 and 25 pumps were solarised under it.
Component C-2, feeder-level solarisation
Rather than solarising pumps one by one, the agricultural feeder itself is solarised from a central plant. This is the component that buys utility-scale modules and three-phase inverters, and it is the one with a financial closure date of 30 September 2026 for projects already sanctioned.
If you are a farmer reading this
There is no PM-KUSUM application to make in Punjab right now. The honest advice is to watch for PM-KUSUM 2.0 rather than pay anyone a fee to "register" you for a scheme that is not accepting applications. PEDA is the only body that runs this in Punjab, and its notices are the thing to watch.
If your interest is a rooftop system on your house rather than a pump, that is a different and currently open scheme: see PM Surya Ghar, which is live, and our daily tracker of how it is moving across the country.
What we do and do not do. Solentra supplies solar modules and inverters to the trade. We are not empanelled by MNRE or PEDA, we do not bid for scheme work, and we do not process subsidy applications for anyone. If you are an EPC or installer pricing scheme or tender work, we quote the equipment: see DCR modules and grid-tie inverter supply.
Sources
- PEDA, PM-KUSUM — the component detail, the Punjab subsidy splits, the Component B window and the closure note.
- MNRE, PM-KUSUM — scheme targets and the central scheme page.
- Mercom India and Saur Energy — the extension memorandum and its dates. These are trade press reports of the office memorandum, not the memorandum itself, and are labelled as such above.