Ministry of New and Renewable Energy vide circular dated 27th January 2023 clarification regarding Admissibility of CFA for residential sector rooftop solar projects installed under Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II. National Portal ( https://solarrooftop.gov.in/ )for Rooftop Solar was launched on 30.7.2022. On the National Portal any residential consumer from any part of country can apply for installation of RTS and get CFA directly in his/her bank account. All the steps starting from application to release of CFA can be monitored by consumer online on the Portal. In the
National Portal the CFA amount for the RTS capacity installed by a consumer is common for entire country which is as under:
i. Individual Household – For first 3 kW: Rs. 14588/ kW and for RTS capacity beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW: Rs. 7294/kW.
ii. Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) – Rs. 7294/kW for common facilities up to 500 kWp @ 10 kWp per house.
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