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PM Surya Ghar in Bihar: rooftop solar progress

Bihar has 31,689 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 2,65,214 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 16 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 16 of 36 states and UTs
31,689
rooftop systems, from 2,65,214 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+1,110 in the last 7 days 3,447 in September so far

Key figures

PM Surya Ghar in Bihar, cumulative, as recorded on the national portal. The bar is Bihar's share of India's total.

Applications
2,65,2143.1% of India
Installations
31,6890.6% of India
Households covered
32,3190.5% of India
Installed capacity
113.8 MW0.7% of India
Subsidy released
₹196 Cr0.6% of India

Bihar against India

How Bihar compares with India

BiharIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 16 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 9 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
12%
India 58%
Average system size
3.59 kW
India 3.51 kW

"Applications built" is installations as a share of applications, cumulative. Installations count systems; households count homes covered, and the two differ.

Only what is true for Bihar

What stands out

  • About 1 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.
  • Patna accounts for 36% of Bihar's installations.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

Bihar recorded 1,110 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 3,447 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in Bihar, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +1,110 last 7 days 26,00028,00030,00032,000 +278 0 30 Aug: +10431 Aug: +852 Sep: +2783 Sep: +1114 Sep: +1575 Sep: +1456 Sep: +1457 Sep: +878 Sep: +1279 Sep: +13510 Sep: +14411 Sep: +14112 Sep: +14713 Sep: +15614 Sep: +9815 Sep: +12016 Sep: +13217 Sep: +18118 Sep: +9619 Sep: +12020 Sep: +18721 Sep: +6922 Sep: +15023 Sep: +16624 Sep: +15625 Sep: +19126 Sep: +18127 Sep: +16228 Sep: +104 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 31,689 Rooftop solar installations recorded in Bihar, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +1,110 last 7 days 26,00028,00030,00032,000 +278 0 30 Aug: +10431 Aug: +852 Sep: +2783 Sep: +1114 Sep: +1575 Sep: +1456 Sep: +1457 Sep: +878 Sep: +1279 Sep: +13510 Sep: +14411 Sep: +14112 Sep: +14713 Sep: +15614 Sep: +9815 Sep: +12016 Sep: +13217 Sep: +18118 Sep: +9619 Sep: +12020 Sep: +18721 Sep: +6922 Sep: +15023 Sep: +16624 Sep: +15625 Sep: +19126 Sep: +18127 Sep: +16228 Sep: +104 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 31,689
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep2,65,21431,689+104
27 Sep2,64,59031,585+162
26 Sep2,62,42031,423+181
25 Sep2,59,47031,242+191
24 Sep2,57,18231,051+156
23 Sep2,54,03530,895+166
22 Sep2,51,06130,729+150
21 Sep2,48,04930,579+69
20 Sep2,46,97130,510+187
19 Sep2,43,13930,323+120
18 Sep2,39,79430,203+96
17 Sep2,38,42230,107+181
16 Sep2,35,37629,926+132
15 Sep2,32,62529,794+120
14 Sep2,29,14529,674+98
13 Sep2,27,73429,576+156
12 Sep2,22,25229,420+147
11 Sep2,17,76029,273+141
10 Sep2,12,09429,132+144
9 Sep2,05,72728,988+135
8 Sep1,97,41128,853+127
7 Sep1,89,32328,726+87
6 Sep1,87,75428,639+145
5 Sep1,81,29328,494+145
4 Sep1,79,25428,349+157
3 Sep1,71,79928,192+111
2 Sep1,65,77428,081+278
31 Aug1,56,31527,803+85
30 Aug1,54,25227,718+104

One reading a morning. No reading was taken on 1 Sep; the change recorded after a gap covers the whole gap.

All 36 states and UTs, by installations

Where Bihar ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Bihar at No. 16 101001k10k1 lakh No. 1 Gujarat: 8,63,729 installationsNo. 2 Uttar Pradesh: 8,58,106 installationsNo. 3 Maharashtra: 8,19,543 installationsNo. 4 Andhra Pradesh: 4,14,419 installationsNo. 5 Kerala: 3,60,722 installationsNo. 6 Rajasthan: 3,32,644 installationsNo. 7 Odisha: 2,25,820 installationsNo. 8 Assam: 1,90,819 installationsNo. 9 Madhya Pradesh: 1,84,661 installationsNo. 10 Haryana: 1,44,621 installationsNo. 11 Uttarakhand: 1,10,700 installationsNo. 12 Chhattisgarh: 1,10,121 installationsNo. 13 Tamil Nadu: 1,00,057 installationsNo. 14 Telangana: 65,916 installationsNo. 15 Jammu and Kashmir: 45,422 installationsNo. 17 Karnataka: 26,022 installationsNo. 18 Punjab: 20,028 installationsNo. 19 Himachal Pradesh: 14,222 installationsNo. 20 Delhi: 13,256 installationsNo. 21 West Bengal: 7,853 installationsNo. 22 Puducherry: 6,028 installationsNo. 23 Tripura: 5,433 installationsNo. 24 Jharkhand: 3,998 installationsNo. 25 Goa: 3,852 installationsNo. 26 Ladakh: 2,444 installationsNo. 27 Manipur: 1,993 installationsNo. 28 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 1,856 installationsNo. 29 Chandigarh: 1,649 installationsNo. 30 Mizoram: 1,568 installationsNo. 31 Lakshadweep: 1,317 installationsNo. 32 Nagaland: 585 installationsNo. 33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 549 installationsNo. 34 Meghalaya: 66 installationsNo. 35 Sikkim: 64 installationsNo. 36 Arunachal Pradesh: 2 installations Bihar No. 16 · 31,689 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Bihar at No. 16 101001k10k1 lakh No. 1 Gujarat: 8,63,729 installationsNo. 2 Uttar Pradesh: 8,58,106 installationsNo. 3 Maharashtra: 8,19,543 installationsNo. 4 Andhra Pradesh: 4,14,419 installationsNo. 5 Kerala: 3,60,722 installationsNo. 6 Rajasthan: 3,32,644 installationsNo. 7 Odisha: 2,25,820 installationsNo. 8 Assam: 1,90,819 installationsNo. 9 Madhya Pradesh: 1,84,661 installationsNo. 10 Haryana: 1,44,621 installationsNo. 11 Uttarakhand: 1,10,700 installationsNo. 12 Chhattisgarh: 1,10,121 installationsNo. 13 Tamil Nadu: 1,00,057 installationsNo. 14 Telangana: 65,916 installationsNo. 15 Jammu and Kashmir: 45,422 installationsNo. 17 Karnataka: 26,022 installationsNo. 18 Punjab: 20,028 installationsNo. 19 Himachal Pradesh: 14,222 installationsNo. 20 Delhi: 13,256 installationsNo. 21 West Bengal: 7,853 installationsNo. 22 Puducherry: 6,028 installationsNo. 23 Tripura: 5,433 installationsNo. 24 Jharkhand: 3,998 installationsNo. 25 Goa: 3,852 installationsNo. 26 Ladakh: 2,444 installationsNo. 27 Manipur: 1,993 installationsNo. 28 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 1,856 installationsNo. 29 Chandigarh: 1,649 installationsNo. 30 Mizoram: 1,568 installationsNo. 31 Lakshadweep: 1,317 installationsNo. 32 Nagaland: 585 installationsNo. 33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 549 installationsNo. 34 Meghalaya: 66 installationsNo. 35 Sikkim: 64 installationsNo. 36 Arunachal Pradesh: 2 installations Bihar No. 16 · 31,689 No. 1 No. 36

Bar heights use a log scale, so the smallest states and UTs stay visible. Each step up the scale is ten times more installations.

#State / UTInstallationsBuilt
14Telangana65,91669%
15Jammu and Kashmir45,42251%
16Bihar31,68912%
17Karnataka26,02244%
18Punjab20,02870%

No. 16 of 36

Bihar by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 9.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

38 of 38 districts with applications

District-wise PM Surya Ghar progress in Bihar

Patna has the most installations, with 11,342.

InstallationsAdded in the last 7 days

Districts of Bihar by installations, as recorded on 28 Sep 2026. The last column is the change over the 7 days since 21 Sep.
DistrictInstallationsApplicationsBuilt CapacityAvg systemSubsidy7 days
1Patna11,34219,92957%42.9 MW3.78 kW₹77.7 Cr+183
2Muzaffarpur2,3178,36628%8.3 MW3.58 kW₹13.7 Cr+66
3Nalanda1,7797,19825%6.0 MW3.36 kW₹11.9 Cr+50
4Bhagalpur1,3545,87623%4.9 MW3.60 kW₹9.03 Cr+37
5Vaishali1,19121,0966%4.0 MW3.40 kW₹6.61 Cr+57
6Gaya1,1325,85619%4.1 MW3.66 kW₹7.61 Cr+22
7Samastipur1,01413,2858%3.4 MW3.33 kW₹6.00 Cr+34
8Saran8187,96010%2.9 MW3.51 kW₹4.13 Cr+51
9Purbi Champaran7866,43812%2.7 MW3.44 kW₹4.59 Cr+57
10Darbhanga7526,02912%2.7 MW3.54 kW₹4.22 Cr+35
11Sitamarhi7517,78010%2.6 MW3.52 kW₹4.74 Cr+22
12Pashchim Champaran7178,0149%2.6 MW3.58 kW₹4.35 Cr+35
13Begusarai6196,28610%2.2 MW3.51 kW₹3.94 Cr+30
14Nawada5852,30625%2.0 MW3.48 kW₹3.95 Cr+7
15Bhojpur5326,0559%1.8 MW3.44 kW₹3.36 Cr+9
16Supaul49319,0843%1.7 MW3.39 kW₹2.04 Cr+38
17Rohtas4887,7796%1.8 MW3.70 kW₹3.05 Cr+17
18Khagaria4272,70516%1.5 MW3.49 kW₹2.14 Cr+31
19Purnia4158,9195%1.5 MW3.68 kW₹2.18 Cr+27
20Munger4012,04220%1.4 MW3.52 kW₹2.63 Cr+5
21Kaimur Bhabua3308,0424%1.1 MW3.43 kW₹1.61 Cr+15
22Madhubani2873,6528%988 kW3.44 kW₹1.48 Cr+16
23Buxar2694,5436%839 kW3.12 kW₹1.29 Cr+48
24Siwan2656,2934%917 kW3.46 kW₹1.38 Cr+14
25Aurangabad2543,2098%954 kW3.76 kW₹1.53 Cr+17
26Katihar2413,9786%832 kW3.45 kW₹92.2 L+22
27Madhepura2407,0563%798 kW3.33 kW₹92.4 L+21
28Jehanabad2256,6733%767 kW3.41 kW₹1.19 Cr+15
29Banka2061,57913%698 kW3.39 kW₹1.26 Cr+4
30Gopalganj2055,5864%742 kW3.62 kW₹1.16 Cr+10
31Araria20310,2082%618 kW3.04 kW₹46.1 L+28
32Saharsa1859,9152%651 kW3.52 kW₹99.5 L+6
33Jamui1693,9314%596 kW3.53 kW₹96.0 L+9
34Sheohar1622,6116%447 kW2.76 kW₹53.3 L+34
35Sheikhpura1384,1033%470 kW3.41 kW₹57.4 L+17
36Kishanganj1357,0532%464 kW3.44 kW₹62.3 L+11
37Arwal1332,4415%443 kW3.33 kW₹77.1 L+3
38Lakhisarai1291,33810%402 kW3.12 kW₹66.2 L+7

All 38 districts are in the table: scroll inside it to see them.

2 DISCOMs handle net metering

By electricity distribution company

DISCOMs in Bihar by installations
DISCOMInstallationsApplicationsCapacity
South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited19,46392,82771.3 MW
North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited12,2261,72,38742.5 MW

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourBihar, 31,689

  • Uttar Pradesh 8,58,106 installations · No. 2
    Built
    66%
    Avg system
    3.36 kW
  • Jharkhand 3,998 installations · No. 24
    Built
    39%
    Avg system
    4.26 kW
  • West Bengal 7,853 installations · No. 21
    Built
    13%
    Avg system
    3.48 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Bihar

Bihar receives the standard central subsidy: ₹30,000 per kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third, up to ₹78,000 for a system of 3 kW or more, paid into the household's bank account. How the subsidy and application work.

About these figures

Read automatically every morning from the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana national portal (pmsuryaghar.gov.in, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), with a daily record kept since 29 Aug 2026. Compiled by Solentra Energies, Mohali. Solentra is not affiliated with MNRE. See every state, district and DISCOM on the India rooftop solar tracker.