A Group Housing Society or Resident Welfare Association can claim a central subsidy of 18,000 rupees per kW under PM Surya Ghar for solar on common facilities, such as lifts, water pumps, common lighting, and EV charging. The subsidy runs up to a total of 500 kW, calculated at 3 kW per house in the society. This is a separate slab from the individual rooftop subsidy.
Quick answer. Apply as a society on the national portal at pmsuryaghar.gov.in. For common-area solar, the Central Financial Assistance is 18,000 rupees per kW, capped at 500 kW for the whole society at 3 kW per flat. The cap counts any individual rooftop plants residents have already installed.
| Who applies | What the solar powers | Central subsidy | Upper limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Housing Society or RWA | Common facilities: lifts, pumps, common lights, EV charging | 18,000 rupees per kW | 500 kW total, at 3 kW per house |
| Individual household | Your own flat or home | 30,000 per kW up to 2 kW, then 18,000 per kW for the third kW | 78,000 rupees for 3 kW or more |
The society slab is for shared loads that no single flat owns. Individual residents can separately claim the household subsidy for their own rooftop, and that individual capacity counts inside the society's 500 kW ceiling.
In an apartment complex, the biggest steady power bill is not inside any one flat. It is the common load: lifts running all day, water pumps, corridor and stairwell lights, and increasingly EV chargers in the parking. That bill is shared by every owner through maintenance charges.
PM Surya Ghar lets the society put solar on the terrace or common area to cut that shared bill, and gives a flat 18,000 rupees per kW to help pay for it. Lower common charges benefit every resident, including those who cannot install their own rooftop system.
The managing committee of a 60-flat society in Pune installed a 40 kW plant on the terrace to run its lifts, pumps, and stair lights. It applied on the national portal as an RWA, used a DISCOM-empanelled vendor, and completed net metering. At 18,000 rupees per kW, the society received 7.2 lakh rupees in Central Financial Assistance. The common electricity bill fell sharply, and the saving was passed to owners as lower maintenance charges.
18,000 rupees per kW for common-facility solar, up to a total of 500 kW for the society, calculated at 3 kW per house. This is a distinct slab from the individual household subsidy.
Common facilities that the whole society shares: lifts, water pumps, common-area and stairwell lighting, and EV charging points. It is meant for shared loads, not individual flats.
No. Individual homes get 30,000 rupees per kW up to 2 kW and 18,000 for the third kW, capped at 78,000 for 3 kW. Societies get a flat 18,000 per kW for common-area solar up to 500 kW.
Yes. Individual owners can claim the household subsidy for their own flat, and that capacity is counted within the society's 500 kW ceiling for common-area solar.
On the national portal at pmsuryaghar.gov.in, registering as a Group Housing Society or RWA, with the common-area connection details and a committee resolution authorising the application.
After the plant is installed by a DISCOM-empanelled vendor, net metering is done, and the DISCOM inspects and commissions it. The Central Financial Assistance is then released to the society bank account.
Because the DISCOM and the nodal agency are public authorities, a Right to Information application asking for the status of the society application and the reason for delay is a lawful way to get a written answer and unblock the file.