1Research Scholar, TMIMT Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
2Dean Academics, Senior Professor, TMU, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad
India’s decentralized renewable energy transition entered a transformative phase with the launch of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGY) in February 2024, targeting one crore solarized households by 2026–27. This study evaluates rooftop solar transition pathways in Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on Varanasi, using secondary administrative data (2024–2025), institutional process mapping, performance benchmarking, and regression-based modeling. Results show that financial incentives strongly drive adoption (β = 0.48, p < 0.01), while inspection delays, banking inefficiencies, and governance fragmentation reduce operational efficiency by nearly 60–70%. The findings highlight the importance of digital transparency, vendor ecosystems, administrative coordination, stakeholder alignment, and smart governance for sustaining distributed energy expansion.
Decentralized renewable energy, Rooftop solar, Energy governance, Institutional efficiency, Stakeholder management
