Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission

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In India renewable energy has recently received great attention in the context of discussions on energy security and climate change. In the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), a National Solar Mission (“Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission”) was announced among eight National Missions. A goal of 22,000 MW of solar power is envisaged for 2022.
The goal is to ensure large-scale deployment of solar generated power for grid-connected as well as off-grid commercial energy services. The Solar Mission defines targets for solar collectors (water heaters), off-grid power systems (household systems like Solar Home Systems; mini-grids), and on-grid power (large green-field installations as well as roof-top PV). The Solar Mission will be implemented in three stages, with specific targets defined for the respective segments (see table below).

Application segment
Target for Phase I (2010-13)
Target for Phase II (2013-17)
Target for Phase III (2017-22)
Solar collectors
7 million sq meters
15 million sq meters
20 million sq meters
Off grid solar applications
200 MW
1,000 MW
2,000 MW
Utility grid power, including roof top
1,000 - 2,000 MW
4,000 - 10,000 MW
20,000 MW


On-grid PV

Solar Thermal

Off-grid PV