Can a factory, shop or office get the PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar subsidy?
No. MNRE's guidelines say no central financial assistance will be provided to non-residential consumers, including government, commercial and industrial connections. The subsidy is only for grid-connected rooftop systems tagged to a residential electricity connection, and for common facilities of housing societies.
Who qualifies
- A residential consumer with a grid-connected system on a roof, terrace, balcony or elevated structure, tagged to their residential connection.
- Group housing societies and resident welfare associations, for common facilities including EV charging.
- Not commercial, industrial or government connections.
What a business can do instead
- Fund rooftop solar itself, or through a RESCO or a solar loan; many banks offer products for MSMEs.
- Look at state schemes and net metering rules, which are set by your state commission.
- Count accelerated depreciation and the bill saving in the payback, since there is no central subsidy to count.
For your carbon figures
Whether subsidised or not, a factory's own rooftop solar reduces the grid electricity on its bill, which lowers location-based Scope 2. Keep inverter and net meter readings for each month.
What Senseible does here
Senseible reads electricity bills, including net metering lines, so grid import, export and solar generation sit in one monthly record with the factor and source shown. Figures are self-declared.
Last reviewed 2026-10-23.