Powering Apartments Via Virtual Net Metering: 60 kW Rooftop Solar with 1.5-Year Payback

Twenty households together are saving about ₹630,000 annually on electricity expenses

January 15, 2026

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India’s first virtual net metering (VNM) rooftop solar project under the PM Surya Ghar program has been implemented at a residential apartment in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The project has delivered meaningful electricity savings for 20 households since it was commissioned four months ago.

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