A dated log of subsidy and net-metering changes in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Chandigarh, with the date we last checked each one.
Showing 16 of 16 changes.
HERC is reported to have refused to relax the net-metering limit for a 1,412 kW solar project and to have ordered gross metering instead. The report puts the ceiling at 500 kW per consumer and says it is not tied to the consumer’s sanctioned load.
SolarQuarter, 22 Sep 2026(opens in a new tab) Net metering or gross metering?
HPERC lets applicants use any online format the central or state government prescribes, and makes the distribution company accept a digital solar metering connection agreement that is part of the online application. A PM Surya Ghar applicant no longer needs a separate net-metering agreement.
HPERC, 19 Aug 2026 (PDF)(opens in a new tab) Himachal Pradesh solar hub
A PSERC order is reported to let consumers accept a system-generated digital net-metering agreement on the online portal. The same report says application and meter-testing fees are waived for domestic systems up to 10 kW linked to PM Surya Ghar.
SolarQuarter, 7 Sep 2026(opens in a new tab) Punjab solar hub
CPDL is reported to have credited the banked units left at the end of 2025-26 on customers’ bills as “Excess Solar Energy Credit”, at the average power purchase cost that JERC approves, reported as ₹3.61 a unit for that year. The rate is set each year, so check the current one with CPDL.
Business News This Week, 4 Jul 2026(opens in a new tab) Chandigarh solar hub
MNRE is reported to have extended the completion deadline to 31 March 2027, only for projects whose power purchase agreements were issued on or before 31 December 2025. This is a completion extension. It does not reopen applications.
Drishti IAS, 3 Apr 2026(opens in a new tab) PM‑KUSUM: solar pumps and farm plants
The Punjab power minister’s 6 March 2026 tariff announcement is reported to continue 300 free units a month (600 per two-month bill) for domestic connections. A two-month bill over 600 units is charged in full, except for SC, BC, BPL and freedom-fighter households, who are charged only above 600.
The Federal, 6 Mar 2026(opens in a new tab) Punjab solar hub
PEDA states that the ministry closed PM‑KUSUM 1.0 with effect from 31 December 2025, and that the new allocation for Punjab will be sanctioned after the launch of PM‑KUSUM 2.0. No Punjab pump window is open now.
PEDA: PM-KUSUM page(opens in a new tab) PM‑KUSUM: solar pumps and farm plants
The Ministry of Power is reported to have directed states and Union Territories to use the digital agreement in the portal application and to stop asking for a separate net-metering agreement. We could not confirm that JERC or CPDL has issued a matching change for Chandigarh; the HPERC and PSERC orders above are the Himachal and Punjab versions.
SolarQuarter, 6 Oct 2025(opens in a new tab) How net metering works, step by step
PEDA ran applications from 9 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 and received 5,048 applications. It states that work orders have been issued.
The draft would pay surplus at 75 percent of the last discovered SECI tariff or a reference rate, reset credits each April to March, and drop the 90 percent of consumption generation cap. We found no confirmation that it was notified.
Energetica India, 6 Aug 2025(opens in a new tab) Haryana solar hub
Trade press reports that electricity distribution moved from the UT Electricity Department to Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited from 1 February 2025. Net-metering applications now go to CPDL. Its own website names the company.
The Tribune reported resumption notices for houses that had not installed rooftop solar, citing CREST data of 4,541 units yet to comply against 1,867 that had. A proposal to lower the mandate from 500 to 250 sq yd plots was reported at the same time; we found no final notification, so check the current bylaws.
The Tribune, Sep 2024(opens in a new tab) Chandigarh solar hub
A July 2024 amendment to the HERC rooftop solar regulations is reported to skip the technical-feasibility study for systems up to 10 kW when the application is complete. Feasibility is decided in 15 days, or deemed granted.
SolarQuarter, 16 Jul 2024(opens in a new tab) Haryana solar hub
Reported amounts: ₹50,000 on top of the central subsidy for Antyodaya families earning up to ₹1.8 lakh a year (up to 2 kW), and ₹10,000 per kW up to ₹20,000 for incomes of ₹1.8 to 3 lakh. It is first come, first served. We found no HAREDA notice on what is left, so ask before you count on it.
The Tribune, 17 Jun 2024(opens in a new tab) Haryana solar hub
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. Systems up to 10 kW need no technical feasibility study, and the sanctioned load is treated as raised to the plant size.
HPERC, 12 Jun 2024 (PDF)(opens in a new tab) Himachal Pradesh solar hub
Central assistance is ₹30,000 per kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third kW, capped at ₹78,000. The Cabinet release says it is to be implemented till FY 2026-27. We found no extension.
Cabinet release, 29 Feb 2024(opens in a new tab) How the PM Surya Ghar subsidy works
We list a change only when an official page or a named report says so, and we say which. We do not list company milestones. These are not advice or a quote: for your own roof, farm or factory, book a survey.
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