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PM Surya Ghar in Kerala: rooftop solar progress

Kerala has 3,60,722 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 4,74,008 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 5 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 5 of 36 states and UTs
3,60,722
rooftop systems, from 4,74,008 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+6,827 in the last 7 days 26,461 in September so far

Key figures

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

Applications
4,74,0085.5% of India
Installations
3,60,7227.3% of India
Households covered
3,68,3986.2% of India
Installed capacity
1.40 GW8.0% of India
Subsidy released
₹2,331 Cr7.1% of India

Kerala against India

How Kerala compares with India

KeralaIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 5 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 6 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
76%
India 58%
Average system size
3.87 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 Kerala

What stands out

  • About 8 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.
  • Kerala added the 4th most installations of any state or UT in September so far.
  • The average system is 3.87 kW, larger than the national 3.51 kW.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

Kerala recorded 6,827 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 26,461 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in Kerala, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +6,827 last 7 days 3,30,0003,40,0003,50,0003,60,0003,70,000 +2,744 0 30 Aug: +80231 Aug: +772 Sep: +2,7443 Sep: +1,2924 Sep: +1,1945 Sep: +1,1096 Sep: +1,0067 Sep: +1088 Sep: +1,1099 Sep: +1,16010 Sep: +1,16011 Sep: +1,06812 Sep: +1,24013 Sep: +1,19214 Sep: +11815 Sep: +1,02216 Sep: +99617 Sep: +1,01618 Sep: +1,25819 Sep: +1,14320 Sep: +1,06921 Sep: +21322 Sep: +1,13423 Sep: +1,16824 Sep: +1,06725 Sep: +1,02526 Sep: +1,10627 Sep: +1,13828 Sep: +189 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 3,60,722 Rooftop solar installations recorded in Kerala, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +6,827 last 7 days 3,30,0003,40,0003,50,0003,60,0003,70,000 +2,744 0 30 Aug: +80231 Aug: +772 Sep: +2,7443 Sep: +1,2924 Sep: +1,1945 Sep: +1,1096 Sep: +1,0067 Sep: +1088 Sep: +1,1099 Sep: +1,16010 Sep: +1,16011 Sep: +1,06812 Sep: +1,24013 Sep: +1,19214 Sep: +11815 Sep: +1,02216 Sep: +99617 Sep: +1,01618 Sep: +1,25819 Sep: +1,14320 Sep: +1,06921 Sep: +21322 Sep: +1,13423 Sep: +1,16824 Sep: +1,06725 Sep: +1,02526 Sep: +1,10627 Sep: +1,13828 Sep: +189 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 3,60,722
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep4,74,0083,60,722+189
27 Sep4,73,7913,60,533+1,138
26 Sep4,72,2203,59,395+1,106
25 Sep4,70,5483,58,289+1,025
24 Sep4,68,7283,57,264+1,067
23 Sep4,66,9823,56,197+1,168
22 Sep4,65,3263,55,029+1,134
21 Sep4,63,7443,53,895+213
20 Sep4,63,5363,53,682+1,069
19 Sep4,62,0003,52,613+1,143
18 Sep4,60,3383,51,470+1,258
17 Sep4,58,6633,50,212+1,016
16 Sep4,57,0143,49,196+996
15 Sep4,55,3733,48,200+1,022
14 Sep4,53,8933,47,178+118
13 Sep4,53,7553,47,060+1,192
12 Sep4,52,5013,45,868+1,240
11 Sep4,51,0623,44,628+1,068
10 Sep4,49,5453,43,560+1,160
9 Sep4,48,0303,42,400+1,160
8 Sep4,46,5203,41,240+1,109
7 Sep4,45,2033,40,131+108
6 Sep4,45,0323,40,023+1,006
5 Sep4,43,9553,39,017+1,109
4 Sep4,42,7793,37,908+1,194
3 Sep4,41,4293,36,714+1,292
2 Sep4,40,0183,35,422+2,744
31 Aug4,37,5263,32,678+77
30 Aug4,37,4293,32,601+802

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 Kerala ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Kerala at No. 5 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. 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. 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 Kerala No. 5 · 3,60,722 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Kerala at No. 5 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. 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. 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 Kerala No. 5 · 3,60,722 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
3Maharashtra8,19,54353%
4Andhra Pradesh4,14,41942%
5Kerala3,60,72276%
6Rajasthan3,32,64467%
7Odisha2,25,82062%

No. 5 of 36

Kerala by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 6.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

14 of 14 districts with applications

District-wise PM Surya Ghar progress in Kerala

Ernakulam has the most installations, with 61,091.

InstallationsAdded in the last 7 days

Districts of Kerala 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
1Ernakulam61,09178,45578%241.6 MW3.95 kW₹399 Cr+1,255
2Thrissur44,07456,14079%168.4 MW3.82 kW₹286 Cr+788
3Thiruvananthapuram37,90350,09176%148.5 MW3.92 kW₹245 Cr+731
4Kollam34,63945,73876%133.2 MW3.84 kW₹211 Cr+745
5Alappuzha31,46643,13373%118.0 MW3.75 kW₹202 Cr+643
6Malappuram28,26337,28476%109.2 MW3.86 kW₹182 Cr+393
7Kannur24,35532,00476%95.0 MW3.90 kW₹163 Cr+440
8Kozhikode24,17832,64974%95.0 MW3.93 kW₹155 Cr+547
9Kottayam22,29129,57675%87.9 MW3.94 kW₹146 Cr+368
10Palakkad21,79928,26877%81.9 MW3.76 kW₹145 Cr+320
11Pathanamthitta13,17616,77879%51.1 MW3.88 kW₹84.2 Cr+265
12Kasaragod11,06214,64476%43.2 MW3.90 kW₹73.9 Cr+215
13Idukki4,2555,95172%16.2 MW3.81 kW₹27.4 Cr+87
14Wayanad2,1703,29766%8.1 MW3.74 kW₹13.6 Cr+30

2 DISCOMs handle net metering

By electricity distribution company

DISCOMs in Kerala by installations
DISCOMInstallationsApplicationsCapacity
Kerala State Electricity Board3,59,8384,72,9581.39 GW
Thrissur Corporation8841,0503.9 MW

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourKerala, 3,60,722

  • Tamil Nadu 1,00,057 installations · No. 13
    Built
    84%
    Avg system
    3.66 kW
  • Karnataka 26,022 installations · No. 17
    Built
    44%
    Avg system
    4.15 kW
  • Lakshadweep 1,317 installations · No. 31
    Built
    87%
    Avg system
    3.35 kW
  • Puducherry 6,028 installations · No. 22
    Built
    79%
    Avg system
    3.60 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Kerala

Kerala 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.