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PM Surya Ghar in West Bengal: rooftop solar progress

West Bengal has 7,853 rooftop solar systems installed under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, from 59,667 applications, as recorded on the Government of India national portal. That is No. 21 of India's 36 states and UTs.

Installations recordedNo. 21 of 36 states and UTs
7,853
rooftop systems, from 59,667 applications
29 Aug28 Sep
+674 in the last 7 days 2,338 in September so far

Key figures

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

Applications
59,6670.7% of India
Installations
7,8530.2% of India
Households covered
18,6060.3% of India
Installed capacity
27.3 MW0.2% of India
Subsidy released
₹28.6 Crunder 0.1% of India

West Bengal against India

How West Bengal compares with India

West BengalIndiaRank position

Rank by installations
No. 21 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Rank by applications
No. 18 of 36
No. 1 is the highest
Applications built
13%
India 58%
Average system size
3.48 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 West Bengal

What stands out

  • Moved from No. 22 to No. 21 by installations since 29 Aug.
  • About 1 in 10 applications have become installations, against 6 in 10 nationally.

Running total, one reading a morning

Installations, day by day

West Bengal recorded 674 new installations in the 7 days to 28 Sep, and 2,338 in September so far.

Running totalDaily changeLast 7 days

Rooftop solar installations recorded in West Bengal, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +674 last 7 days 5,0006,0007,0008,000 +214 0 30 Aug: +6131 Aug: +412 Sep: +2143 Sep: +1124 Sep: +665 Sep: +726 Sep: +727 Sep: +318 Sep: +1119 Sep: +11610 Sep: +13911 Sep: +13812 Sep: +10113 Sep: +10414 Sep: +2415 Sep: +8916 Sep: +9517 Sep: +11218 Sep: +10619 Sep: +2620 Sep: +8521 Sep: +3322 Sep: +12123 Sep: +12024 Sep: +11425 Sep: +9326 Sep: +10427 Sep: +9328 Sep: +29 29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep28 Sep 7,853 Rooftop solar installations recorded in West Bengal, 29 Aug to 28 Sep 2026, running total with the daily change beneath +674 last 7 days 5,0006,0007,0008,000 +214 0 30 Aug: +6131 Aug: +412 Sep: +2143 Sep: +1124 Sep: +665 Sep: +726 Sep: +727 Sep: +318 Sep: +1119 Sep: +11610 Sep: +13911 Sep: +13812 Sep: +10113 Sep: +10414 Sep: +2415 Sep: +8916 Sep: +9517 Sep: +11218 Sep: +10619 Sep: +2620 Sep: +8521 Sep: +3322 Sep: +12123 Sep: +12024 Sep: +11425 Sep: +9326 Sep: +10427 Sep: +9328 Sep: +29 29 Aug12 Sep28 Sep 7,853
Every reading since 29 Aug
DateApplicationsInstallationsChange
28 Sep59,6677,853+29
27 Sep59,4717,824+93
26 Sep59,1177,731+104
25 Sep58,8327,627+93
24 Sep58,5117,534+114
23 Sep58,2327,420+120
22 Sep57,9337,300+121
21 Sep57,5777,179+33
20 Sep57,3577,146+85
19 Sep57,0987,061+26
18 Sep56,9457,035+106
17 Sep56,6636,929+112
16 Sep56,3416,817+95
15 Sep55,9736,722+89
14 Sep55,6506,633+24
13 Sep55,3596,609+104
12 Sep55,0136,505+101
11 Sep54,4866,404+138
10 Sep54,0426,266+139
9 Sep53,6166,127+116
8 Sep53,2626,011+111
7 Sep52,9655,900+31
6 Sep52,8065,869+72
5 Sep52,5765,797+72
4 Sep52,3345,725+66
3 Sep52,0365,659+112
2 Sep51,7735,547+214
31 Aug51,2405,333+41
30 Aug51,0755,292+61

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 West Bengal ranks

All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with West Bengal at No. 21 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. 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 West Bengal No. 21 · 7,853 No. 1 No. 36 All 36 states and UTs by installations recorded, highest first, on a log scale, with West Bengal at No. 21 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. 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 West Bengal No. 21 · 7,853 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
19Himachal Pradesh14,22272%
20Delhi13,25616%
21West Bengal7,85313%
22Puducherry6,02879%
23Tripura5,43365%

No. 21 of 36

West Bengal by installations recorded, among India's 36 states and UTs. By applications it is No. 18.

All 36 states and UTs, ranked

23 of 23 districts with applications

District-wise PM Surya Ghar progress in West Bengal

Kolkata has the most installations, with 1,526.

InstallationsAdded in the last 7 days

Districts of West Bengal 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
1Kolkata1,5263,98438%5.7 MW3.76 kW₹8.41 Cr+56
2North 24 Parganas8805,61216%3.2 MW3.65 kW₹2.76 Cr+104
3Hooghly7853,43123%2.6 MW3.29 kW₹2.56 Cr+70
4Purba Bardhaman5424,36512%1.8 MW3.39 kW₹1.78 Cr+56
5Nadia5023,97713%1.7 MW3.34 kW₹1.64 Cr+51
6Purba Medinipur3787,6625%1.3 MW3.44 kW₹1.31 Cr+31
7Paschim Medinipur3763,28211%1.2 MW3.30 kW₹1.28 Cr+37
8Paschim Bardhaman3641,94819%1.3 MW3.47 kW₹1.32 Cr+28
9South 24 Parganas3643,09812%1.2 MW3.40 kW₹1.08 Cr+43
10Birbhum3133,19710%1.1 MW3.37 kW₹93.5 L+34
11Murshidabad3054,9566%1.1 MW3.47 kW₹82.4 L+31
12Uttar Dinajpur24399624%781 kW3.21 kW₹79.7 L+11
13Howrah2352,03512%743 kW3.16 kW₹87.7 L+21
14Bankura2312,8778%744 kW3.22 kW₹79.9 L+18
15Cooch Behar1551,31712%556 kW3.59 kW₹45.5 L+18
16Malda1351,41810%475 kW3.52 kW₹32.6 L+18
17Dakshin Dinajpur12366718%428 kW3.48 kW₹33.8 L+13
18Darjeeling1131,09310%456 kW4.04 kW₹35.7 L+14
19Jalpaiguri9593310%314 kW3.31 kW₹19.7 L+9
20Purulia841,2527%286 kW3.40 kW₹24.5 L+8
21Jhargram528976%185 kW3.56 kW₹12.3 L+2
22Alipurduar506188%152 kW3.04 kW₹16.6 L+1
23Kalimpong2524%4 kW2.00 kW₹00

3 DISCOMs handle net metering

By electricity distribution company

DISCOMs in West Bengal by installations
DISCOMInstallationsApplicationsCapacity
WBSEDCL6,53756,75422.7 MW
CESC Limited1,3122,9044.6 MW
India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL)4919 kW

Side by side

Neighbouring states and UTs

NeighbourWest Bengal, 7,853

  • Bihar 31,689 installations · No. 16
    Built
    12%
    Avg system
    3.59 kW
  • Jharkhand 3,998 installations · No. 24
    Built
    39%
    Avg system
    4.26 kW
  • Odisha 2,25,820 installations · No. 7
    Built
    62%
    Avg system
    2.27 kW
  • Sikkim 64 installations · No. 35
    Built
    48%
    Avg system
    3.32 kW
  • Assam 1,90,819 installations · No. 8
    Built
    46%
    Avg system
    3.30 kW

Central subsidy

PM Surya Ghar subsidy in West Bengal

West Bengal 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.