Every 45 days, 100,000 homes switch to solar power in India: SolarSquare’s Shreya Mishra

With schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana (PMSGY), the residential rooftop solar market is experiencing significant growth in the country. “One statistic that really shows this transformation is the amount of time taken for 1 lakh homes to adopt solar energy in India,” said Shreya Mishra, CEO & Co-founder, SolarSquare, a Mumbai-based rooftop solar company.

“The first 1 lakh homes went solar in India around 2019—a milestone that took about 5 years to achieve. By 2023, the number was reached in just 9 months. And today, in 2025, it…