Syllabus: GS-III
Subject: Environment and Ecology
Topic: Solar Energy
Issue: Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana
Context: Prime Minister announced ‘Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana’ with the target of installing rooftop solar on one crore houses.
India’s solar energy
| Targets | Installed Capacity(Aug 2023) |
| 100 GW by 2022 | 70 GW |
| 60 GW from utility project (mega concentrated solar parks) | 58 GW has been installed in the utilities |
| 40 GW from rooftop solar | 12 GW on rooftops. |