The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) has issued a show-cause notice to a registered vendor under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, citing that some vendors have not installed even a single rooftop solar system since being empanelled.

In the notice, UPNEDA said vendors are expected to actively participate in implementing the program and install at least one rooftop solar system on average every day.

The agency warned that failure to provide a satisfactory explanation could result in the cancellation of the vendor’s registration.

PM Surya Ghar guidelines do not explicitly mention minimum installation criteria for empanelled vendors.

India has installed rooftop solar systems in 2,396,497 residential households under PM Surya Ghar as of December 2025, reaching nearly 24% of the 10 million target set for the financial year (FY) 2026–27.

As of December 3, 2025, a total of 5,354,099 applications have been received on the national portal, and 1,917,698 rooftop solar systems have been installed across the country.

Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik told Parliament that the program has targeted coverage of 3.5 million households for FY 2025-26.

To rapidly increase rooftop solar installations, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved a utility-led aggregator (ULA)/renewable service company (RESCO) model under the PM Surya Ghar.

Under the RESCO model, a third-party developer will finance, install, and maintain the rooftop solar system for at least five years, during which the consumer is not the system’s owner. ULA models involve utilities or state entities installing rooftop solar systems for households.

In August 2025, MNRE limited the program to rooftop solar projects in ULA/RESCO mode. According to the amendment, ground-mounted projects, or any other aggregator models such as community solar or off-site installations, can be included only under the ULA/RESCO mode with the explicit permission of MNRE.

Residential sector installations, driven by the Surya Ghar, accounted for 73% of the total 2.1 GW of rooftop solar capacity added during the third quarter (Q3) of the calendar year 2025, according to Mercom India’s Q3 2025 India Rooftop Solar Market Report.

Rooftop solar accounted for 24.1% of the country’s total solar additions during the quarter.