PSUs to charge up government’s rooftop solar scheme

NTPC, NHPC, Power Grid Corporation and SJVN to support its efforts to push households to adopt the rooftop solar programme.

Guidelines to be announced soon would allow these public sector units to cover the installation cost for the solar systems and offer a rent for using the rooftop of houses having a low power demand to make the proposition attractive, people privy to the plan told ET. The companies could recover the investment by the sale of excess electricity after the consumption by the households.

“The companies will form subsidiaries to implement the rooftop project plan. Roof rent will help lower income houses to move to the rooftop solar projects,” a senior government official told.

The move comes after the ministry of new and renewable energy raised the central financial assistance for the rooftop solar programme.