Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan - 2024
To give boost for promotion of solar rooftops in the State for residential sector including the target set for 100 percent Renewable Energy, Government of Goa has launched Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan, 2024 to ensure Zero Electricity Bill and Free Residential Rooftop upto 5 KW for Residential Consumers consuming 400 units or less per month for each of the last 1-year period, the State of Goa intends to provide subsidy on first cum first serve basis to achieve a target of 10 MW of Residential Rooftop by June 2025 by dovetailing a scheme to the PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana. The Goa Electricity Department will waive off all the Charges in the Electricity bill for the period of 10 years.
All Residential Consumers consuming 400 units or less per month for each month of the last 1-year period and are not defaulters will be eligible for installation up to 5 KW of Residential Rooftop Solar plant under this Scheme through empaneled vendors of National Portal and GEDA. Provided that these Residential Consumers have sufficient roof area to install the Solar power plant of requisite capacity to commensurate to the units consumed by the consumer and on application and verification by GEDA.
The beneficiaries of this scheme will not be entitled to claim for the surplus units generated and supplied to the grid.
Post commissioning of the Residential Rooftop Solar plant, if the consumption of the consumer increases beyond 400 units, the consumer will be charged for units consumed above 300 units.
The consumer can further enhance Rooftop Solar plant capacity at its own cost. However, the consumer will able to avail the scheme benefits up to 400 units consumed and will be charged above 300 units in case the units consumed exceeds 400 units.
Benefit under this scheme shall be disbursed on first come first serve basis up to total installation of 10 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar plant capacities and is applicable to all beneficiaries of the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (existing consumers fulfilling scheme’s criteria’s and new).
To apply for the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) under the Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan, electricity consumer needs to enter electricity bill, roof details and Proposed PV Capacity details in ordert to check the eligibility by the Discom.
Steps to follow to apply:
1. Enter Consumer No.
2. Enter Roof Area and Roof Type
3. Enter Average Monthly Electricity Bill Amount
4. Mobile No.
5. Proposed Solar PV Capacity
6. The Click to "Submit" the application form for further process.