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PM Surya Ghar · Union territory

PM Surya Ghar in Puducherry: rooftop solar progress

Puducherry has 6,028 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 7,621 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 22 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 22 of 36 states and UTs
6,028
rooftop systems, from 7,621 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+138 in the last 7 days 507 in September so far

Key figures

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

Applications
7,621under 0.1% of India
Installations
6,0280.1% of India
Households covered
6,0990.1% of India
Installed capacity
21.7 MW0.1% of India
Subsidy released
₹39.0 Cr0.1% of India

Puducherry against India

How Puducherry compares with India

PuducherryIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 22 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 24 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
79%
India 58%
Average system size
3.60 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 Puducherry

What stands out

  • Moved from No. 21 to No. 22 by installations since 29 Aug.
  • About 8 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.
  • Puducherry accounts for 85% of Puducherry's installations.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

Puducherry recorded 138 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 507 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in Puducherry, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +138 last 7 days 5,4005,6005,8006,0006,200 +50 0 30 Aug: +2631 Aug: +42 Sep: +503 Sep: +234 Sep: +185 Sep: +126 Sep: +117 Sep: +88 Sep: +309 Sep: +2210 Sep: +2811 Sep: +1512 Sep: +2313 Sep: +1814 Sep: +815 Sep: +416 Sep: +3217 Sep: +2318 Sep: +2719 Sep: +2020 Sep: +1421 Sep: +1022 Sep: +2923 Sep: +2724 Sep: +1825 Sep: +2526 Sep: +2027 Sep: +1728 Sep: +2 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 6,028 Rooftop solar installations recorded in Puducherry, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +138 last 7 days 5,4005,6005,8006,0006,200 +50 0 30 Aug: +2631 Aug: +42 Sep: +503 Sep: +234 Sep: +185 Sep: +126 Sep: +117 Sep: +88 Sep: +309 Sep: +2210 Sep: +2811 Sep: +1512 Sep: +2313 Sep: +1814 Sep: +815 Sep: +416 Sep: +3217 Sep: +2318 Sep: +2719 Sep: +2020 Sep: +1421 Sep: +1022 Sep: +2923 Sep: +2724 Sep: +1825 Sep: +2526 Sep: +2027 Sep: +1728 Sep: +2 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 6,028
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep7,6216,028+2
27 Sep7,6166,026+17
26 Sep7,6036,009+20
25 Sep7,5735,989+25
24 Sep7,5535,964+18
23 Sep7,5355,946+27
22 Sep7,5095,919+29
21 Sep7,4825,890+10
20 Sep7,4755,880+14
19 Sep7,4465,866+20
18 Sep7,4305,846+27
17 Sep7,3995,819+23
16 Sep7,3615,796+32
15 Sep7,3355,764+4
14 Sep7,3305,760+8
13 Sep7,3305,752+18
12 Sep7,3145,734+23
11 Sep7,2905,711+15
10 Sep7,2475,696+28
9 Sep7,2365,668+22
8 Sep7,2055,646+30
7 Sep7,1855,616+8
6 Sep7,1845,608+11
5 Sep7,1665,597+12
4 Sep7,1445,585+18
3 Sep7,1025,567+23
2 Sep7,0745,544+50
31 Aug7,0195,494+4
30 Aug7,0165,490+26

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 Puducherry ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Puducherry at No. 22 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. 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 Puducherry No. 22 · 6,028 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Puducherry at No. 22 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. 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 Puducherry No. 22 · 6,028 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
20Delhi13,25616%
21West Bengal7,85313%
22Puducherry6,02879%
23Tripura5,43365%
24Jharkhand3,99839%

No. 22 of 36

Puducherry by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 24.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

4 of 4 districts with applications

District-wise PM Surya Ghar progress in Puducherry

Puducherry has the most installations, with 5,112.

InstallationsAdded in the last 7 days

Districts of Puducherry 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
1Puducherry5,1126,40080%18.3 MW3.58 kW₹33.2 Cr+118
2Karaikal42955677%1.6 MW3.81 kW₹2.80 Cr+6
3Yanam37749976%1.3 MW3.40 kW₹2.26 Cr+12
4Mahe11016666%477 kW4.34 kW₹70.2 L+2

Net metering in Puducherry is handled by Electricity Department, Puducherry.

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourPuducherry, 6,028

  • Tamil Nadu 1,00,057 installations · No. 13
    Built
    84%
    Avg system
    3.66 kW
  • Kerala 3,60,722 installations · No. 5
    Built
    76%
    Avg system
    3.87 kW
  • Andhra Pradesh 4,14,419 installations · No. 4
    Built
    42%
    Avg system
    2.82 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Puducherry

Puducherry 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.