New Delhi, India: An advisory issued by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) at the beginning of 2021 brought cheers to the homeowners.

Phase 2 of the scheme that reads as – Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Scheme advises to offer 40% subsidy for the first 3 KW (KiloWatts) and beyond 3 KW up to 10 KW the subsidy will be 20%.

The DISCOMs or the local Electricity Distribution Companies of various states shall be implementing this.

Quint MNRE recommends 5 years of maintenance of rooftop solar power plantsThe DISCOMs are allowed to impanel the vendors through the bidding process and certain decided rates and vendors are expected to inform about the subsidy scheme if they choose to go with On-Grid or Grid-connected Solar System.

What is a Grid Connected Rooftop Solar System?There are two types of Solar System installations – On-Grid & Off-Grid.

Since this article focuses on On-Grid or Grid-Connected solar-system is connected with the grid through the electricity cables coming from main supplies via the energy meter or the electricity meter.What will be the cost of an On-Grid Solar Power System?The cost is purely dependent upon state DISCOM’s negotiated and finalized rates with impaneled vendors.