PM Surya Ghar: UPNEDA Plans to Cancel Licences of Suspicious Rooftop Solar Vendors

In a move to tighten the noose around suspicious vendors registered under the PM Surya Ghar scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued show-cause notices to several such entities. The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), the state’s nodal agency for implementing the scheme, has asked these vendors to explain their lack of activity.

In its latest show-cause notices addressed to these vendors, UPNEDA said their inaction was hampering the growth of the ambitious scheme aimed at promoting rooftop solar installations in the residential segment.

Not Meeting Expectations 

“Under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana being implemented by the Government of India, you were empanelled as a vendor. At the time of empanelment, it was expected that you would actively contribute to the effective implementation of the scheme and install, on average, at least one rooftop solar power plant per day,” the notice said.

It added, “However, it is a matter of deep concern that from the date of your empanelment till date, you have not installed even a single rooftop solar power plant. This clearly indicates that your contribution to this nationally important scheme has been nil. In view of this, you are hereby directed to submit your explanation immediately. In case a satisfactory explanation is not received, your vendor empanelment shall be cancelled.”

25L Rooftop Solar Target in UP 

Uttar Pradesh has been assigned a mammoth target of covering 25 lakh households under the PM Surya Ghar scheme. Over the past two years, the state has emerged as one of the leading states in terms of installing the highest number of rooftop solar connections under the programme.

The state has also introduced several policy clarifications to accelerate rooftop solar adoption and now hosts multiple hybrid rooftop solar installations under the scheme.