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PM Surya Ghar in Punjab: rooftop solar progress

Punjab has 20,028 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 28,488 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 18 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 18 of 36 states and UTs
20,028
rooftop systems, from 28,488 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+288 in the last 7 days 1,164 in September so far

Key figures

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

Applications
28,4880.3% of India
Installations
20,0280.4% of India
Households covered
22,0760.4% of India
Installed capacity
91.2 MW0.5% of India
Subsidy released
₹130 Cr0.4% of India

Punjab against India

How Punjab compares with India

PunjabIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 18 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 20 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
70%
India 58%
Average system size
4.55 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 Punjab

What stands out

  • About 7 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.
  • The average system is 4.55 kW, larger than the national 3.51 kW.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

Punjab recorded 288 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 1,164 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in Punjab, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +288 last 7 days 18,50019,00019,50020,00020,500 +115 0 30 Aug: +2831 Aug: +82 Sep: +1153 Sep: +364 Sep: +375 Sep: +466 Sep: +577 Sep: +178 Sep: +729 Sep: +5510 Sep: +5811 Sep: +5512 Sep: +2913 Sep: +3014 Sep: +1515 Sep: +5716 Sep: +4717 Sep: +6418 Sep: +5019 Sep: +5520 Sep: +3121 Sep: +2622 Sep: +4523 Sep: +5424 Sep: +4725 Sep: +4926 Sep: +4527 Sep: +3328 Sep: +15 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 20,028 Rooftop solar installations recorded in Punjab, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +288 last 7 days 18,50019,00019,50020,00020,500 +115 0 30 Aug: +2831 Aug: +82 Sep: +1153 Sep: +364 Sep: +375 Sep: +466 Sep: +577 Sep: +178 Sep: +729 Sep: +5510 Sep: +5811 Sep: +5512 Sep: +2913 Sep: +3014 Sep: +1515 Sep: +5716 Sep: +4717 Sep: +6418 Sep: +5019 Sep: +5520 Sep: +3121 Sep: +2622 Sep: +4523 Sep: +5424 Sep: +4725 Sep: +4926 Sep: +4527 Sep: +3328 Sep: +15 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 20,028
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep28,48820,028+15
27 Sep28,47520,013+33
26 Sep28,41819,980+45
25 Sep28,36919,935+49
24 Sep28,31719,886+47
23 Sep28,26819,839+54
22 Sep28,20519,785+45
21 Sep28,14919,740+26
20 Sep28,13019,714+31
19 Sep28,07719,683+55
18 Sep28,01219,628+50
17 Sep27,94619,578+64
16 Sep27,90019,514+47
15 Sep27,83219,467+57
14 Sep27,76219,410+15
13 Sep27,73619,395+30
12 Sep27,69219,365+29
11 Sep27,63819,336+55
10 Sep27,57819,281+58
9 Sep27,51019,223+55
8 Sep27,43719,168+72
7 Sep27,37519,096+17
6 Sep27,36019,079+57
5 Sep27,30519,022+46
4 Sep27,23518,976+37
3 Sep27,15818,939+36
2 Sep27,09318,903+115
31 Aug26,97418,788+8
30 Aug26,96218,780+28

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 Punjab ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Punjab at No. 18 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. 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 Punjab No. 18 · 20,028 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with Punjab at No. 18 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. 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 Punjab No. 18 · 20,028 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
16Bihar31,68912%
17Karnataka26,02244%
18Punjab20,02870%
19Himachal Pradesh14,22272%
20Delhi13,25616%

No. 18 of 36

Punjab by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 20.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

23 of 23 districts with applications

District-wise PM Surya Ghar progress in Punjab

Patiala has the most installations, with 2,527.

InstallationsAdded in the last 7 days

Districts of Punjab 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
1Patiala2,5273,14580%11.0 MW4.35 kW₹16.1 Cr+36
2Bathinda2,1712,85376%10.2 MW4.71 kW₹14.2 Cr+33
3S.A.S Nagar1,9612,93067%9.1 MW4.65 kW₹12.6 Cr+26
4Ludhiana1,3362,27759%7.1 MW5.29 kW₹7.74 Cr+31
5Sangrur1,2921,61780%5.6 MW4.34 kW₹8.99 Cr+13
6Amritsar1,1951,72069%5.7 MW4.77 kW₹8.07 Cr+13
7Barnala1,1701,36586%5.6 MW4.83 kW₹8.20 Cr+16
8Mansa1,0781,45374%4.5 MW4.14 kW₹7.25 Cr+13
9Hoshiarpur9701,41768%3.5 MW3.63 kW₹5.91 Cr+21
10Sri Muktsar Sahib8641,35664%3.9 MW4.52 kW₹5.58 Cr+11
11Jalandhar8611,42860%4.0 MW4.61 kW₹5.61 Cr+16
12Fazilka8451,41360%3.4 MW3.98 kW₹5.04 Cr+11
13Faridkot66185877%3.1 MW4.74 kW₹4.49 Cr+4
14Gurdaspur64796067%2.7 MW4.17 kW₹4.52 Cr+6
15Moga60678277%3.2 MW5.35 kW₹4.13 Cr+6
16Ferozepur31849964%1.4 MW4.45 kW₹1.98 Cr+12
17Pathankot29747063%1.5 MW5.08 kW₹2.07 Cr+1
18Fatehgarh Sahib26341963%1.3 MW4.91 kW₹1.55 Cr+7
19Malerkotla25034872%1.1 MW4.54 kW₹1.66 Cr+2
20Rupnagar23535367%1.0 MW4.40 kW₹1.51 Cr+5
21Tarn Taran17930159%737 kW4.12 kW₹1.27 Cr+2
22Kapurthala15829653%737 kW4.66 kW₹1.01 Cr+2
23Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar14422863%632 kW4.39 kW₹96.5 L+1

Net metering in Punjab is handled by Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourPunjab, 20,028

  • 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
  • Jammu and Kashmir 45,422 installations · No. 15
    Built
    51%
    Avg system
    3.58 kW
  • Rajasthan 3,32,644 installations · No. 6
    Built
    67%
    Avg system
    3.90 kW
  • Chandigarh 1,649 installations · No. 29
    Built
    87%
    Avg system
    4.53 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Punjab

Punjab 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.