Net Metering – Solar Blog
July 1, 2025
PM KUSUM
Empowering Farmers with Solar: SunWorks Energy & PM-KUSUM
At SunWorks Energy, we are proud to support the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme—an initiative by the Government of India focused on reducing diesel dependency in agriculture and enhancing farmers’ income through clean energy.
Under this transformative program, eligible farmers can receive up to 30–50% government subsidy for installing standalone solar pumps or solarizing existing grid-connected agricultural pumps.
The scheme also enables farmers to set up grid-connected solar power plants up to 2 MW on barren or fallow land, generating a new stream of income by selling electricity to the local DISCOM at state-regulated tariffs.
SunWorks Energy works closely with state nodal agencies and designated departments to ensure farmers get expert assistance—from system design to installation and subsidy guidance. Whether it’s powering irrigation or turning idle land into income-generating assets, we help farmers take full advantage of this scheme with reliable, long-term solar solutions.
Grow more. Save more. Earn more—with SunWorks and PM-KUSUM.
Objective
The PM-KUSUM Scheme allows inter-se transfer of quantities between Component-B and Component-C. All three components of the scheme aim to add Solar capacity of about 34,800 MW by March 2026 with the total Central Financial support of ₹ 34,422 crore.
The PM KUSUM Scheme has the following components:
- Component A:Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/ Stilt Mounted Grid Connected Solar or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land.
Salient Features
Component A:
- Renewable Energy Power Plant (REPP) of capacity 500 kW to 2 MW will be setup by individual farmers/ group of farmers/ cooperatives/ panchayats/ Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO)/Water User associations (WUA) hereinafter called Solar Power Generator (SPG). In the above specified entities are not able to arrange equity required for setting up the REPP, they can opt for developing the REPP through developer(s) or even through local DISCOM, which will be considered as SPG in this case.
- DISCOMs will notify sub-station wise surplus capacity which can be fed from such REPP to the Grid and shall invite applications from interested beneficiaries for setting up the solar energy plants.
- The solar power generated will be purchased by DISCOMs at a feed-in-tariff (FiT) determined by respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).
- DISCOM would be eligible to get PBI @ Rs. 0.40 per unit purchased or Rs. 6.6 lakh per MW of capacity installed, whichever is less, for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date (COD).
Financial Assistance
Component A:
- The Solar power generated will be purchased by DISCOMs at a feed-in-tariff (FiT) approved by the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).
- In case the farmers/ group of farmers/ cooperatives/ panchayats/ Farmer Producer Organisations (FPO)etc. are not able to arrange equity required for setting up the REPP, they can opt for developing the REPP through developer(s) or even through local DISCOM, which will be considered as RPG in this case. In such a case, the land owner will get the lease rent as mutually agreed between the parties.
- To avail of the PBI, the Implementing Agencies are requested to submit their claims for the projects which have been completed one year post their commissioning date, till 5 years from COD, along with the Signed Copy of the Joint Metering Report and Receipt of lease rent paid to the beneficiary/land-owner, wherever applicable.
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At SunWorks Energy, we guide farmers through the entire PM-KUSUM journey—from eligibility checks and documentation to installation and commissioning. Our goal is simple: empower rural India with solar and ensure every farmer has access to clean, reliable, and income-generating energy solutions. Let’s grow greener, together.
Source: https://pmkusum.mnre.gov.in/