Government subsidy

The govt pays you to go solar.

Under PM Surya Ghar, the centre sends up to ₹78,000 to your bank once your net meter is live — and net metering can pull the bill close to zero.

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What a system costs

3 kW
Most popular · ₹1,37,000 after subsidy
₹2,15,000
5 kW
₹2,42,000 after subsidy
₹3,20,000
10 kW
₹4,50,000 after subsidy
₹5,28,000

Installed price for a standard on-grid system, before subsidy. Final price follows a site survey.

How going solar with Delta works, in three steps

  1. Free consultation

    Share your KSEB bill. We assess your roof and usage, then file your PM Surya Ghar application.

  2. We install

    A clean, certified install by our team. KSEB inspects and fits your net meter.

  3. You get paid

    Savings start from day one and the subsidy reaches your bank within 30–60 days.

The process

From your bill to a live meter.

Going solar in Kerala means satisfying two separate authorities: KSEB, who must approve the connection and fit the meter, and the central PM Surya Ghar scheme, which pays the subsidy. They run on different portals and different paperwork. This is the whole sequence, and who does what at each stage.

  1. Your bill, and a look at the roof

    Delta

    It starts with a recent KSEB bill. It carries your consumer number, your connection type and your consumption history, which between them determine what size system makes sense and whether you are eligible for the residential subsidy at all. A site visit then settles what the bill cannot: usable area, shading through the day, roof condition and where the inverter and cabling will run.

  2. A written quote, before anything is ordered

    Delta

    You get the system size, the specific panels and inverter, the expected annual generation, the price, the subsidy you should receive and the warranty terms — in writing. Nothing is ordered and nothing is charged until you have that and have agreed to it.

  3. Registration on the national portal

    You, with us

    The PM Surya Ghar application is made against your consumer number and your bank account, so this is the step that has to be yours. We sit with you through it. The bank account you register is where the subsidy will land, so it needs to be right and it needs to match the connection holder.

  4. The KSEB application

    Delta

    All grid-interactive rooftop applications go through the Solar Rooftop Portal – Kerala. We prepare and file the connectivity application and the technical documentation for the proposed system, and handle the correspondence from there.

  5. Approval, then installation

    Delta

    Installation follows approval, not the other way round — a system commissioned early is a problem to unwind rather than a head start. The rooftop work itself is typically a few days for a domestic system: mounting structure, panels, inverter, earthing and protection, then the connection into your board.

  6. Inspection and the net meter

    KSEB

    KSEB inspects the installation against the safety and technical requirements, and on clearing it replaces your meter with a bidirectional net meter and fits the renewable energy meter. Both are installed and sealed by KSEB. From the moment they are live, your generation starts counting against your bill.

  7. The subsidy reaches your account

    Central government

    With commissioning confirmed, the central financial assistance is credited directly to the bank account on your PM Surya Ghar application — to you, not to us. Delta never receives it on your behalf, which is why the quote you signed is the amount you pay.

End to end, consultation to a live net meter typically runs 4–8 weeks. Most of that is not construction — the rooftop work is a matter of days — but approval and inspection, which run to the utility's schedule rather than ours.

What Delta does

  • Sizing the system from your consumption and your roof
  • The written quote, with named equipment and warranty terms
  • The KSEB connectivity application and technical documentation
  • Sitting with you through the PM Surya Ghar registration
  • Installation, earthing and protection
  • The test-cum-completion certificate and inspection correspondence

What we need from you

  • A recent KSEB bill to start from
  • Registering on the national portal against your own consumer number
  • A bank account in the connection holder's name for the subsidy
  • Roof access on the installation days
  • Being available when KSEB comes to inspect
Questions

PM Surya Ghar questions.

What people ask once they realise the subsidy is not a flat percentage.

  • It is not a flat percentage. PM Surya Ghar pays ₹30,000 for each of the first two kilowatts and ₹18,000 for the third — so 1 kW draws ₹30,000, 2 kW draws ₹60,000, and 3 kW draws ₹78,000. Capacity beyond 3 kW earns no additional central subsidy, which is why 3 kW is the size most Kerala homes settle on.

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Last reviewed 2026-08-28Subsidy amounts are the current PM Surya Ghar central rates. We confirm what applies to your connection before anything is ordered.

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