Who supplies your power, who sets the rules, which schemes apply, and how net metering runs in Himachal Pradesh. Each point links to the official source.
HPSEBL supplies your power and connects your plant to the grid.
HPERC sets the tariff and net-metering rules. HIMURJA runs the state's solar programmes.
PM Surya Ghar at special-category amounts and PM‑KUSUM sit on top.
We file the paperwork for Himachal Pradesh from our Ludhiana office.
Himachal Pradesh, at a glance.
HPSEBL supplies your power and connects your plant to the grid.
HPERC sets the tariff and net-metering rules. HIMURJA runs the state's solar programmes.
PM Surya Ghar at special-category amounts and PM‑KUSUM sit on top.
We file the paperwork for Himachal Pradesh from our Ludhiana office.
Schemes that apply in Himachal Pradesh
Two central schemes and what we know of the state, at the rates for a hill state. Amounts and dates can change, so each card links to its source.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
Central assistance for rooftop solar on homes, at the higher special-category rate: ₹33,000 per kW for the first 2 kW and ₹19,800 for the third kW, capped at ₹85,800. It needs DCR modules and an application on the national portal.
1 kW₹33,000
2 kW₹66,000
3 kW or more₹85,800
Housing societies and resident welfare associations get ₹19,800 per kW for common facilities, up to 500 kW at 3 kW per house.
Himachal Pradesh is a special-category state, so the amounts are higher than in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh (₹78,000 at most there). The scheme runs until March 2027 (FY 2026-27). Check the portal for any extension.
Stand-alone solar pumps (component B): in Himachal Pradesh the central grant is 50 percent of the benchmark or tender cost, whichever is lower, against 30 percent in most states. We have not confirmed the state and farmer shares. PEDA's page states that the ministry closed PM‑KUSUM 1.0 on 31 December 2025, and we found no Himachal window since.
We tell you when a new window opens. Confirm the current position with HIMURJA before you plan around a subsidy.
Press reports say Himachal Pradesh keeps giving 125 free units a month for domestic connections. We found no dated 2026 order that confirms it, and homes without a civic-body NOC have been reported as left out. Our savings estimates leave free units out, so a home that already uses mostly free units saves less on energy with solar.
Not confirmed: availability can only be checked with the agency.
Read your own bills before you size a plant, and confirm the rule with HPSEBL. We found no Himachal state top-up on the PM Surya Ghar subsidy.
The connection is approved by HPSEBL, under HPERC rules. The tag on each step says who does it.
Wesics
Survey and size
We measure the roof, map shade, read your bills and check your sanctioned load. You get an itemised quote and a 3D layout.
Wesics
File with HPSEBL
We file the net-metering application with HPSEBL. For PM Surya Ghar the application also starts on the national portal.
DISCOM
Feasibility and approval
HPSEBL checks that your connection can take the plant and approves the application. Timelines are set by the DISCOM and HPERC. See the reported rules below, and ask us for the current expectation.
Wesics
Install to the approved design
Our crew installs the modules, structure, cables, earthing and protection to the approved design.
DISCOM
Inspection and meter
HPSEBL inspects the plant and fits or approves a bi-directional meter.
You
Commissioning and subsidy claim
The plant is commissioned and the meter starts counting both ways. With PM Surya Ghar, commissioning is what lets the subsidy claim go through.
Reported rules in Himachal Pradesh, check before relying
These points come from the regulator or from press reports of its orders. Confirm them with HPSEBL or HPERC before you rely on them.
Under the June 2024 amendment to the HPERC rooftop rules, a plant may be up to 10 kW on a single-phase connection, 20 kW on a three-phase connection and 1 MW at 11 kV or higher. Above 10 kW of sanctioned load, the limit is the higher of 50 percent of the load or 10 kW.HPERC, 12 Jun 2024(opens in a new tab)
Systems up to 10 kW need no technical feasibility study. The sanctioned load is treated as raised to the plant size, and an extra security deposit applies.HPERC, 12 Jun 2024(opens in a new tab)
An amendment notified on 19 August 2026 makes the DISCOM accept a digital metering connection agreement inside the online application, so a PM Surya Ghar applicant no longer needs a separate net-metering agreement.HPERC, 19 Aug 2026(opens in a new tab)
Who does what in Himachal Pradesh
These bodies touch every rooftop plant. Each name links to its glossary entry.
Bodies that govern solar in Himachal Pradesh and what each does
The state nodal agency for renewable energy. The HPERC rules let either HIMURJA or HPSEBL front the rooftop scheme, so ask which one handles your application.
Official links for Himachal Pradesh
Go to these for current forms, rules and tariffs. We link only to the official sites.
We have not stated the rate paid for surplus units, tariff slabs or approval fees. The sources we found disagree on the surplus rate and we could not read the HPERC tariff order. HIMURJA's website did not load when we checked on 23 October 2026, so it has no link here; HPSEBL and HPERC above are the sources.
Working in another region too?
We serve Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh from Ludhiana. Each region has its own DISCOM, regulator and state agency.
