Delhi Solar Portal

Read the Policy document here: Delhi Solar Policy 2023

The Delhi Solar Energy Policy 2023 was notified in March 2024 with the goal of increasing installed rooftop solar capacity to 750 MW within the state and accessing utility-scale solar capacity of 3,750 MW from outside the state.

The policy offers multiple benefits to potential consumers in the form of state capital subsidy and generation-based incentives in addition to MNRE’s Central Financial Assistance (CFA).

• State Capital Subsidy: Under the new Delhi Solar Policy, the Capital subsidy for all Solar projects for residential customers shall be given at the rate of ₹ 2,000/- per KW up to a maximum of ₹ 10,000/- per consumer. The subsidy will be passed through their first electricity bill post-commissioning of the RTS system.
• Generation-based incentive (GBI): Residential and commercial and industrial consumers are eligible for GBI as per the following table:

Subsidy for Group Housing Society/ Resident Welfare Association (GHS/RWA)

₹ 18,000 per kW for common facilities, including EV charging, up to 500 kW capacity (@3 kW per house) with the upper limit being inclusive of individual rooftop plants installed by individual residents in the GHS/RWA.

The policy is visionary by way of introducing multiple innovative business models such as:

• Community Solar - that enables consumers without roof space to benefit from rooftop solar;
• Peer-to-peer trading - for consumers with excess electricity production that can be sold to other consumers with limited or no access to solar;
• Hybrid RESCO - for consumers who have roof space but cannot afford the upfront expenditure required to purchase rooftop solar.

The policy also envisions the solarization of all government buildings with rooftop area of 500 sq.m. or above.