PM-KUSUM Solar Projects
The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Component C Features:
- Installation of decentralized, ground-mounted, grid-connected renewable power plants of
- individual capacity up to 2 MW.
- Plants can be installed by farmers, cooperatives, panchayats, or developers.
- Sale of generated power to DISCOM at pre-fixed tariffs for 25 years.
- 30-50% subsidy available on project capital cost.
Benefits:
- Income to farmers through land lease/rental or partnership model
- Decentralized energy generation
- Employment opportunities in rural India
