One lakh rooftop solar installations every six days under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, says Pralhad Joshi

Exam-focused facts from the 5 November 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India is completing about one lakh rooftop solar installations every six days under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, according to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.
Pralhad Joshi made the remarks at the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, where the International Solar Alliance Global Capability Centre and ISA Academy were launched on November 4, 2026.
India's installed solar capacity grew from 3 GW in 2014 to 172 GW.
India's solar module manufacturing capacity has crossed 200 GW, while solar cell manufacturing capacity is about 45 GW.
The National Green Hydrogen Mission targets five million tonnes of annual green hydrogen production capacity by 2030.