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J&K to See Rapid Progress in Rooftop Solar and Hydropower

Jammu and Kashmir has made a strong start under the central government’s rooftop solar scheme and is expected to record rapid progress as installations gather momentum, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal said during a visit to Srinagar on October 3. Agarwal visited a Seva Setu Abhiyan Camp organised under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY) at Rajbagh. The visit focused on improving public outreach, supporting citizen-centric service delivery and informing residents about the benefits of installing rooftop solar systems. The secretary said around 5 mn people across the country ha..

Gujarat Targets 65 MW Rooftop Solar Expansion in 2026-27

Gujarat is expanding its rooftop solar programme by using government buildings as decentralised power-generation assets. Solar systems installed across 6,014 buildings have taken cumulative capacity to 95 MW, while the state has set a target of adding 65 MW across 15,000 more buildings in 2026-27. The programme has been implemented by the Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) under the Climate Change Department since 2011-12. During 2025-26, installations were completed on 1,377 government buildings, adding 17.1 MW of renewable-energy capacity and taking the cumulative coverage to 6,014 bui..

PM-DHARA Scheme Gets Rs. 1.86 tn Cabinet Approval

The Union Cabinet has approved the Rs. 1.86 tn PM-DHARA scheme to strengthen India’s intra-state transmission network and facilitate the evacuation of up to 135 GW of renewable energy across states and Union Territories. The programme is intended to support the country’s renewable energy expansion and wider non-fossil power capacity goals. PM-DHARA, or PM-Developing Harmonized and Accelerated Renewable-energy Access, includes 50 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). These systems will be deployed at renewable energy developers’ or generators’ facilities, or at other locations c..