PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM Drive Solar Push Towards 500 GW Target

Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew attention to the pace of India’s clean energy shift by sharing two written pieces on the subject. One was written by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on the way the country’s solar journey is opening fresh openings, and the other was written by Shri Joshi together with Mike Bloomberg on the place solar power is taking in meeting national energy demand.

Schemes behind the growth

The Prime Minister said the first piece sets out how solar power has grown in India on the strength of steps such as PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM. These two names are the ones aspirants should hold on to, because the growth of household and farm level solar generation is credited to them.

Where the sector is headed

Looking at what lies ahead, the article covers farming powered by the sun, the storing of energy, manufacturing and work in the green sector, as the country moves towards its target of 500 GW of renewable energy capacity. The second piece records the growth of renewable energy as a whole, the spread of rooftop solar, and money going into storage and into transmission.

What the shift brings

• Lighter electricity bills for households
• Fresh employment, including work in the green sector
• Firmer energy security for the country
• Sun powered farming and a home grown manufacturing base

Why it matters for the exam

The 500 GW figure is the single most asked number on India’s renewable energy plans, and it is worth pairing with the two scheme names that carry the household and the farm side of solar. PM Surya Ghar is tied in the piece to the wider story of solar growth along with PM-KUSUM, while rooftop solar, storage and transmission are the three areas where expansion and investment are recorded. Mike Bloomberg’s name alongside a Union Minister’s also marks the international attention the shift is drawing. Both pieces were put out through the Prime Minister’s posts on X, and both treat the move away from conventional fuel as a change that is already under way rather than a plan on paper.