National Portal to assist households to set up solar systems on their roofs

Consumers who want to set up solar systems on their rooftops would now be able to find suppliers in their area, assistance in set-up and subsidy from their respective power utility – all at a national portal being developed by the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).

The portal would be a one-stop destination for residential consumers to register, install or hire a vendor to install a rooftop solar power system (RTS). The MNRE in a notice on Wednesday listed the procedure and informed, the portal would be operational in next six-eight months.

The national portal, according to the MNRE’s memorandum, would be open for registration of RTS and all necessary approval. A portal in similar format would be built at the level of power distribution companies (discoms) in the states.