India’s Decentralised Solar Revolution: One Farm and Rooftop at a Time
GK Energy Knowledge Centre | Prepared 8 October 2026 | 4 min read
India’s solar transition is visible on rooftops and in fields as well as in large power parks. Decentralised solar places generation closer to the people who use electricity. That makes it an important part of the conversation about household budgets, irrigation, local employment and access to dependable energy.
The scale is already significant. A government backgrounder published in August 2026 reported that distributed solar contributed 16.3 GW of India’s solar capacity additions in FY 2025-26: 7.6 GW through PM-KUSUM and 8.7 GW from rooftop solar. These are additions during that financial year, rather than a measure of all decentralised solar installed to date. [1]