[SMM PV News] India Installs Over 2 Million Rooftop Solar Systems Under PM Surya Ghar Scheme

Australian homes and businesses added 2.6 GW of rooftop solar in 2025, pushing the national total to 28.3 GW—surpassing the country's entire 22.5 GW coal-fired generation fleet. While solar installation volumes cooled by 15% to roughly 255,000 units as the market matures, the energy storage sector saw unprecedented growth driven by the federal government's $7.3 billion 'Cheaper Home Batteries' program. A record-breaking 183,245 battery units were installed in the second half of 2025 alone, a four-fold increase year-on-year that nearly matched the total sales of the previous five years combined.

Indonesia’s solar capacity reached 1.49 GW in 2025 after adding 546 MW, a growth largely fueled by commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop installations as businesses seek decarbonization. However, the country missed its revised renewable energy target of 17–19%, achieving only 15.75%, primarily due to significant failures in state utility PLN’s procurement; PLN aimed for 777 MW of new utility-scale solar but delivered far less. With the residential market hampered by the abolition of net metering and utility-scale projects facing execution delays, the 2026 outlook hinges on a new rooftop quota system, which isopening with 485 MW in January, and a massive, albeit developmental, government initiative to deploy 100 GW of solar minigrids.

The United States and India reached a pivotal trade agreement on February 3, 2026, reducing reciprocal tariffs on Indian solar modules and energy storage from 25% to 18%. Crucially, the US also rescinded a separate 25% penalty tariff linked to India's trade with Russia, effectively dropping the total tariff burden on Indian exporters from roughly 50% to 18%. In exchange, India has committed to purchasing $500 billion in American energy and technology over five years and pivoting its energy imports away from Russia.