Rooftop solar potential could be critical to energy transition in India

Over 25 crore households across India have the potential to deploy 637 GW of solar energy capacity on rooftops, according to a new independent report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released on Thursday.

The CEEW report said that deploying just one-third of this total solar technical potential could support the entire electricity demand of India’s residential sector (about 310 TWh).

However, the technical potential reduces to one-fifth (118 GW) after factoring in the current electricity consumption of households.