# The government will provide Rs 1 lakh subsidy for 3kW+ solar systems

- ID: P09-A-02#4
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p09-a-02-4 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p09-a-02-4)
- Pillar: 9. World-Class Infrastructure
- Section: A. Electricity and Green Energy
- Manifesto page: 78
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 23 Sep 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The TVK government will provide a solar power subsidy of Rs 1 lakh for 3kW+ systems.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government sanctioned a subsidy of up to Rs.1 lakh for solar installations.

**So far:** subsidy of up to 1 lakh rupees for 3kW systems

**Not yet seen:** Nothing further noted.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 23 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22582: The government will implement a subsidy of up to 1 lakh rupees for rooftop solar installations up to 3 kilowatts. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.NO.721_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_-_HCM_Inspection_to_TNEB_Head_Office_and_Review_-_Date_-_23.9.2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 48: Under the Rooftop Solar Subsidy Scheme, a subsidy of up to Rs.1 lakh will be provided to domestic consumers for installing solar panels. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=48))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.