Informationonsuryaghar
Informationonsuryaghar
Informationonsuryaghar
Eligibility: For the purpose of CFA, residential RTS plant would be the grid connected
solar power system tagged to a particular residential power connection of the local
DISCOM and will only include installations on a roof/terrace/balcony or on top of
elevated structures.
No CFA will be provided to non-residential segments of consumers (including
government segment, commercial and industrial segment etc.).
CFA Structure: The Central Financial Assistance for the residential sector shall be
as per the following table:
S.No Type of Residential Segment CFA
1. Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of RTS capacity or Rs 30,000/kWp
part thereof)
2. Residential Sector (with additional RTS capacity of 1 Rs 18,000/kWp
kWp or part thereof)
3. Residential Sector (additional RTS capacity beyond No additional CFA
3 kWp)
4. Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Rs 18,000/kWp
Associations (GHS/RWA) etc, for common facilities
including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@3 kWp per
house)
For GHS/RWAs, the upper limit of CFA supported RTS capacity is inclusive of
individual rooftop plants installed by individual residents in the GHS/RWA.
The GHS/RWA connection eligible under the scheme shall be dedicated only for
common facilities and should not be utilized for providing electricity supply to
residential consumers within the GHS/RWA.
The CFA support will generally be provided to entities created by residents for
overall maintenance and that are responsible for upkeep of common facilities and
these may be known by alternative terminologies such as Apartment Owner
Associations (AOAs), Cooperative Housing Societies etc.
Domestic Content Requirement: Solar modules used in the installation must
satisfy the Domestic Content Requirement condition i.e., domestically
manufactured modules manufactured from domestically manufactured cells. This
is an essential condition for the installation to be eligible for the CFA. Use of non-
DCR modules in any form in the installation shall render the installation ineligible
for CFA
Feasibility Approval: As per the provisions of the Electricity (Rights of
Consumers) Rules, 2020 and subsequent amendments, applications for rooftop
solar systems up to 10 kW capacity shall be deemed to have been accepted
without requiring approval of technical feasibility by the DISCOMs.
Financing: The consumer may also opt for financing through the National Portal.
The loan products of various banks and financial institutions will be available on
the NP and the consumer may opt for any of them through integration provided by
Jan Samarth Portal or through other Financial Institutions directly.
Loan Products: It is envisaged that standardized low interest loan products in the range
of benchmark rates (Repo + 50 bps) for installation of residential RTS systems that are
up to 3 kW in size will be made available to the consumers by Banks.