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Socho, February 2024 mein launch hui yeh PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana ne December 2025 tak 2.6 million (yaani 26 Lakh!) se bhi zyada families ko connect kar liya hai. Yeh ek kaafi badi achievement hai. Iss scheme ke through 2.08 million se zyada rooftop solar systems lagaye gaye hain, aur central government ne ₹14,771.82 Crore ka support diya hai.
State-wise dekho toh Gujarat sabse aage hai, jahan 7,41,819 ghron ne benefit liya hai. Uske baad Maharashtra mein 6,34,782, UP mein 3,29,847, Kerala mein 1,82,071, aur Rajasthan mein 1,22,027 ghron mein solar lagaya gaya hai. Umeed hai ki yeh systems lifetime mein lagbhag 1,000 billion units renewable electricity banayenge, jisse 720 million tons CO2 emissions kam hongi over 25 saal. Kamaal ka impact hai!
Ab aate hain asli challenges par. Itni tezi se decentralized solar power badhne ki wajah se India ka existing grid infrastructure pressure mein aa gaya hai. Transmission lines mein congestion ho raha hai, aur kayi jagahon par toh power ko rokna (curtailment) pad raha hai. Yeh khaas kar Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, aur Tamil Nadu jaise states mein ho raha hai, jisse developers ko nuksaan ho raha hai. Jab bhi renewable energy capacity badhti hai, transmission infrastructure uske saath pace nahi bana pa raha.
Aur upar se, hamare DISCOMs pehle se hi financial problems mein hain, losses aur debts ke sath. Is waja se woh Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) sign karne mein late kar dete hain, jiski wajah se naye renewable energy projects atak jaate hain. Is sab ko manage karne ke liye 2029-30 tak 60.63 GW energy storage ki zaroorat padegi, jisme 41.65 GW toh Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) se aana chahiye. Iska matlab grid ko modern banana bahut zaruri hai.
Yeh scheme itni popular kaise hui? Zyaadatar subsidies ki wajah se! Gharon ko 2 kW tak ke systems par 60% tak ki subsidy mil rahi hai, aur 2-3 kW ke systems par 40%, jo 3 kW tak capped hai. Yeh incentives adoption ko aasan banate hain, par yeh long-term economic sustainability par sawaal bhi khade karte hain jab subsidies kam ho jayengi.
Waise, India ab duniya mein teesra sabse bada solar energy producer ban gaya hai, Japan ko bhi peeche chhod diya hai! Indian renewable energy market toh ekdum rocket speed se grow kar raha hai. Sirf solar power ka market hi 2029 tak USD 754 billion tak pahunch sakta hai, jo 42.4% ke CAGR se badhega. Badi companies jaise NTPC Limited, Tata Power Company Limited, aur Adani Green Energy Limited bhi is sector mein khub invest kar rahi hain. Sarkar ka overall target hai 2030 tak 500 GW non-fossil fuel energy capacity achieve karna. Energy storage market bhi 2031 tak USD 8.59 billion ka ho jayega.
Government bhi full support mode mein hai. Union Budget 2026 mein bhi solar components aur Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ki domestic manufacturing ko boost dene ke liye incentives aur customs duty mein chhoot di gayi hai. Isse import kam hoga aur cost competitiveness badhegi. Overall strategy decentralized generation ko utility-scale integration aur grid resilience ke saath balance karne ki hai. Analysts ka kehna hai ki solar sector ka future toh bright hai, par policy mein clarity, approvals jaldi milna, aur domestic manufacturing aur advanced technologies jaise green hydrogen aur energy storage ko support karna bahut zaruri hai. Grid stability, PPA finalization, aur DISCOMs ki financial health ko theek karna hi India ke ambitious renewable energy targets ko poora karne ka raasta hai.