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PM Surya Ghar · Union territory

PM Surya Ghar in Chandigarh: rooftop solar progress

Chandigarh has 1,649 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 1,903 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 29 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 29 of 36 states and UTs
1,649
rooftop systems, from 1,903 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+97 in the last 7 days 214 in September so far

Key figures

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

Applications
1,903under 0.1% of India
Installations
1,649under 0.1% of India
Households covered
1,649under 0.1% of India
Installed capacity
7.5 MWunder 0.1% of India
Subsidy released
₹8.86 Crunder 0.1% of India

Chandigarh against India

How Chandigarh compares with India

ChandigarhIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 29 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 29 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
87%
India 58%
Average system size
4.53 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 Chandigarh

What stands out

  • Moved from No. 30 to No. 29 by installations since 29 Aug.
  • About 9 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.
  • The average system is 4.53 kW, larger than the national 3.51 kW.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

Chandigarh recorded 97 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 214 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in Chandigarh, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +97 last 7 days 1,4001,5001,6001,700 +33 0 2 Sep: +23 Sep: +24 Sep: +25 Sep: +18 Sep: +112 Sep: +113 Sep: +514 Sep: +515 Sep: +1116 Sep: +717 Sep: +318 Sep: +3219 Sep: +2720 Sep: +2222 Sep: +3323 Sep: +1224 Sep: +1525 Sep: +1626 Sep: +1227 Sep: +728 Sep: +2 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 1,649 Rooftop solar installations recorded in Chandigarh, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +97 last 7 days 1,4001,5001,6001,700 +33 0 2 Sep: +23 Sep: +24 Sep: +25 Sep: +18 Sep: +112 Sep: +113 Sep: +514 Sep: +515 Sep: +1116 Sep: +717 Sep: +318 Sep: +3219 Sep: +2720 Sep: +2222 Sep: +3323 Sep: +1224 Sep: +1525 Sep: +1626 Sep: +1227 Sep: +728 Sep: +2 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 1,649
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep1,9031,649+2
27 Sep1,9021,647+7
26 Sep1,8921,640+12
25 Sep1,8791,628+16
24 Sep1,8681,612+15
23 Sep1,8471,597+12
22 Sep1,8391,585+33
21 Sep1,8051,5520
20 Sep1,8021,552+22
19 Sep1,7811,530+27
18 Sep1,7491,503+32
17 Sep1,7101,471+3
16 Sep1,7101,468+7
15 Sep1,7051,461+11
14 Sep1,6911,450+5
13 Sep1,6831,445+5
12 Sep1,6741,440+1
11 Sep1,6711,4390
10 Sep1,6521,4390
9 Sep1,6521,4390
8 Sep1,6521,439+1
7 Sep1,6521,4380
6 Sep1,6521,4380
5 Sep1,6521,438+1
4 Sep1,6521,437+2
3 Sep1,6521,435+2
2 Sep1,6521,433+2
31 Aug1,6511,4310
30 Aug1,6511,4310

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 Chandigarh ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Chandigarh at No. 29 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. 16 Bihar: 31,689 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. 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 Chandigarh No. 29 · 1,649 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Chandigarh at No. 29 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. 16 Bihar: 31,689 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. 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 Chandigarh No. 29 · 1,649 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
27Manipur1,99349%
28Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu1,85644%
29Chandigarh1,64987%
30Mizoram1,56894%
31Lakshadweep1,31787%

No. 29 of 36

Chandigarh by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 29.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

District-wise progress

Chandigarh is recorded on the portal as a single district, so its figures above are the district's figures.

Net metering in Chandigarh is handled by Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL).

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourChandigarh, 1,649

  • Punjab 20,028 installations · No. 18
    Built
    70%
    Avg system
    4.55 kW
  • Haryana 1,44,621 installations · No. 10
    Built
    66%
    Avg system
    3.39 kW
  • Himachal Pradesh 14,222 installations · No. 19
    Built
    72%
    Avg system
    3.42 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Chandigarh

Chandigarh 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.

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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.