Lucknow, September 13, 2025– Uttar Pradesh is quickly developing itself as a national leader in the renewable resource industry, driving sustainable growth while equipping citizens through tidy power accessibility. One of the state’s most considerable recent landmarks came under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, where UP taped the highest possible number of daily solar installations in the country throughout July and August 2025, introduced Energy Priest Arvind Kumar Sharma on Saturday.
The minister was talking at the launch of the coffee table publication “Uttar Pradesh: Powering Tomorrow with Renewable Energy,” a collective campaign by ETGovernment– The Economic Times in association with the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency ( UPNEDA The publication showcases the state’s achievements, front runner campaigns, and motivating success stories in the renewable energy domain name, highlighting UP’s roadmap toward a lasting power future.
From Rooftops to Bioenergy– UP Leads the Way
“In July alone, Uttar Pradesh taped 27, 771 solar installations, averaging virtually 891 setups daily, surpassing Gujarat’s 25, 738 and Maharashtra’s 24, 200 installations,” Sharma stated. “The energy proceeded in August with 28, 029 new installations, once more outpacing Gujarat (20, 504 and Maharashtra (23,008 Since August 31, the state has accomplished a cumulative total amount of 2, 08, 407 solar setups under the scheme.”
Highlighting the exceptional improvement, Sharma shared that UP’s installed solar capacity was simply 389 MW in 2017 By 2025, that figure has raised greater than thirteenfold to an excellent 5, 157 MW.
Residential rooftop solar has actually been a significant growth chauffeur, raising from 9 MW across 343 homes before 2017 to nearly 700 MW across 1 9 lakh homes in between 2017 and 2025
Government buildings have actually likewise seen considerable solarization. “Prior to 2017, only 439 government structures had solar rooftops, with a total capacity of 5 MW. Today, the state has actually mounted solar systems on 7, 087 federal government structures, amounting to 167 MW in capability. In addition, 640 structures are currently running under the RESCO design, with a collective ability of 140 MW and a 15 -year operation and upkeep contract,” the minister included.
Uttar Pradesh: Shining Bright with Solar. Growing Environment-friendly with CBG.
Beyond solar, Uttar Pradesh is also making strong strides in bioenergy, particularly Pressed Biogas (CBG). Prior to 2017, the state had no CBG projects. In between 2017 and 2022, six bioenergy jobs were appointed. Ever since, the sector has observed fast development with 62 approved bioenergy tasks, consisting of 47 CBG devices, along with bio-coal and biodiesel plants.
“Considering that 2022 alone, we have actually commissioned 29 new bioenergy jobs, including 25 biogas plants with a capacity of 230 common cubic meters per day, 3 bio-coal plants (110 SCM capability), and five biodiesel plants with a cumulative ability of 278 kiloliters. These jobs have drawn in an investment of over 2, 600 crore,” claimed Inderjit Singh, Director, UPNEDA.
Uttar Pradesh: Powering Tomorrow, Today
The Federal government of India aims to have 500 GW of renewable energy mounted capability and 50 per cent of its electrical energy requirement being fulfilled by renewables by 2030, with India becoming an internet absolutely no economic situation by 2070
Meanwhile, in the panel conversation “Uttar Pradesh: Powering Tomorrow with Renewable Energy”, panelists including Parivesh Chugh, Exec Director (Eco-friendly), GAIL (India) Limited; Vinod Tiwari, Supervisor, Lord’s Mark Industries Limited; Shri Sandeep Singh Chadha, Principal of Personnel & & Vice President Growth and Strategy, SAEL Industries Limited; Jayavardhan Shankotai, VP & & Head– Service Development, Hinduja Renewables; Rajesh Kumar, Zonal Head, Union Bank of India; Anurag Agarwal, Supervisor, No Footprint Industries; Astha Chaturvedi, Company Advancement Head – Renewable Resource, Bharat Oil Corporation Ltd; Mani Lal Chaudhary, General Manager, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Anil Kumar Yadav, Nodal Police Officer (Uttar Pradesh), REC Limited shared their sights on becoming aware the vision of Viksit Uttar Pradesh by 2047 and making India an internet no economy by 2070
On the celebration, the priest additionally felicitated the agents of renewable resource firms and banks for their exemplary contribution in the field of clean and eco-friendly energy.