Lok Sabha Question No. 875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-04
Subject: Progress of PM-SGMBY
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 875

ANSWERED ON 04.02.2026

## PROGRESS OF PM-SGMBY

## 875. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of one crore rooftop solar installations under the Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) to contribute 300 GW of solar energy towards the target of 500 GW non-fossil capacity by the year 2030 and the time frame to overcome land acquisition and transmission corridor related obstacles;
- (b) the progress of viability gap funding and FDI attraction for offshore wind-solar hybrid projects especially regarding the status of the first bids by the year 2026 along the Gujarat and Tamil Nadu coasts; and
- (c) the progress of battery storage subsidies and the regulatory framework under the Green Energy Corridor Phase-II to ensure grid stability through solar nuclear integration?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)  Since  the  launch  of  the  PM  Surya  Ghar:  Muft  Bijli  Yojana  in  February  2024,  a  total  of 22,65,521  rooftop  solar  systems  have  been  installed  across  the  country,  benefitting  28,24,518 households by addition of over 8.3 GW solar capacity, as on 30.01.2026.

Most of the RE projects are developed by private developers and it is the responsibility of these developers to identify and acquire required land for the RE projects. Land being a state subject, the identification and allocation of land for the setting up of RE projects is generally done through the respective State/UT Government.

To remove the transmission corridor related obstacles, if any, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) takes-up the matter with concerned agencies from time-to-time.

- (b)  MNRE on 11.9.2024 had issued  scheme  Guidelines  for  implementation  of  'Viability  Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects'. First tender under the scheme, for development  of  500  MW  offshore  wind  energy  project  off  Gujarat  coast was  issued  by  Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on 13.09.2024.  However, no bids were received by SECI. The tender for the development of offshore wind project for Tamil Nadu coast is linked to the outcomes of wind resource assessment and other studies being conducted by National Institute of Wind Energy.

(c)  The  Government  has  approved  a  VGF  Scheme  for  the  development  of  large-scale  Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), with an outlay of ₹3,760  crore. Under the scheme, a BESS deployment capacity of 13.22 GWh has been envisaged. In addition, the VGF scheme of 30 GWh, funded through ₹5,400 crore from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF), aims to support 25 GWh of BESS projects across 15 States, and 5 GWh at an existing NTPC generating station for optimal utilization of these plants.

The Green Energy Corridor Phase-II scheme, approved on 06.01.2022, is expected to facilitate grid  integration  and  power  evacuation  of  approximately  20  GW  renewable  energy  power  by addition of 10,753 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and 27,546 Mega Volt-Amperes (MVA)  additional  transformation  capacity  at  substations  in  seven  States,  namely  Gujarat, Himachal  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Rajasthan,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  Under  this scheme, a Central Financial Assistance (CFA) @ 33 percent of the project cost is provided to states.

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