PM Surya Ghar Feasibility Approval 2026: DISCOM Review, Load and Sanction Process

What Did Technical Feasibility Approval Traditionally Mean?

Technical feasibility was the electricity utility’s pre-installation review of whether a proposed rooftop-solar plant could be connected to a particular consumer account and local distribution network. It could involve sanctioned load, proposed capacity, phase, transformer or feeder conditions, metering arrangement and utility technical rules.

Older portal instructions often showed a separate sequence: apply, wait for feasibility approval, select a vendor, install and then request inspection. The scheme has since moved toward a simpler digital approval model.

Current Rule: Simplified Approval and Auto Load Enhancement up to 10 kW

In its March 25, 2026 update, the Government stated that regulatory approval had been simplified by waiving the technical-feasibility requirement and introducing automatic load enhancement up to 10 kW. The same update described a fully online process through the National Portal and said that the net-metering agreement had become part of the portal application.

Old Feasibility Process Versus the Current 2026 Flow

What Does Automatic Load Enhancement up to 10 kW Mean?

Sanctioned load is the level of electricity demand approved for a consumer connection. A proposed rooftop-solar capacity can interact with the connection’s sanctioned load and phase requirements. Automatic load enhancement is intended to reduce the need for a separate manual load-increase procedure for systems within the stated limit.

It should not be interpreted as a promise that every house will receive a 10 kW system, that the local network requires no technical compliance, or that the consumer can change internal wiring without assessment.

What the DISCOM Still Checks After Feasibility Simplification

• Correct residential consumer number and service address
• Tariff category and connection record
• Relevant sanctioned-load and phase information
• Installed solar-module capacity
• Inverter and grid-protection compliance
• Wiring, isolation, earthing and safety requirements
• Metering readiness and approved settlement mechanism
• Portal documents and required geo-tagged photographs
• Match between physical system, invoice and submitted data
• Final inspection, commissioning and portal approval

The PM Surya Ghar net-meter process guide explains how inspection, metering agreement, meter installation and commissioning follow the installation stage.

Feasibility Position for Different Rooftop-Solar Capacities

Use the PM Surya Ghar subsidy calculation guide to separate capacity approval from CFA calculation. A 10 kW approval does not mean that all 10 kW receives residential subsidy.

Dashboard Shows Feasibility Approval Pending: What Should You Do?

1. Open the detailed observation, not only the summary status. Check whether the stage asks for any consumer action.
2. Confirm that the State, District, DISCOM, consumer number, address and proposed capacity are correct.
3. Check whether an old or duplicate application exists for the same consumer number.
4. Verify whether the proposed system is up to 10 kW or above the simplified limit.
5. Look for a load, phase, tariff-category or utility-record mismatch.
6. Save a dated dashboard screenshot and application acknowledgement.
7. Contact the concerned DISCOM with the exact application ID and ask whether the stage is an internal portal action, a record correction or an additional approval.
8. Use the National Portal grievance route when the application remains unchanged after the documented DISCOM action.

Feasibility or Load Approval Returned or Rejected

A returned case usually needs correction. A rejection can involve a more fundamental connection, capacity or technical issue. Always obtain the exact recorded reason.

Correction Sequence

1. Download or screenshot the exact return or rejection observation.
2. Identify the source record that is wrong.
3. Correct the electricity-account data through the DISCOM when the portal only fetches it.
4. Correct the portal field where editing is permitted.
5. Upload only the requested supporting evidence.
6. Resubmit and save the new acknowledgement.
7. Escalate with both the old observation and proof of correction if the stage does not change.

Sanctioned Load Is Wrong on the Portal or Electricity Bill

The National Portal can fetch consumer information from the DISCOM. When the sanctioned load is wrong in the source utility record, repeatedly typing a different value may not solve the issue.

Preserve the latest bill and consumer records listed in the PM Surya Ghar documents checklist .

Single-Phase, Three-Phase and Inverter Compatibility

A simplified approval process does not remove the need to match the inverter and connection configuration. State regulations and DISCOM standards can determine when a particular capacity requires a phase change or three-phase inverter.

• Check the connection phase shown on the bill and meter.
• Ask the vendor to state the proposed inverter phase in writing.
• Confirm whether a phase conversion is included in the quotation.
• Obtain the current DISCOM requirement instead of using another State’s rule.
• Do not allow a vendor to install first and promise to “adjust the phase later.”
• Preserve the load and phase update acknowledgement.

Feasibility Approval for Apartments, RWAs and Shared Roofs

An apartment case may involve an individual residential meter, a common-facility connection, shared roof rights, multiple participating consumers or virtual/group net metering. These factors can require more than the straightforward individual-house flow.

What the Registered Vendor Must Do During the Approval Stage

• Review the correct consumer account and installation address
• Assess roof area, shade, structure and electrical route
• Recommend capacity using consumption and connection information
• Identify the inverter phase and grid-protection requirements
• Confirm DCR-compliant module supply for CFA
• Document any load, phase or meter work in the quotation
• Follow the National Portal and DISCOM process
• Avoid installation while a material connection error remains unresolved
• Provide technical documents needed for inspection and commissioning
• Attend or support the required DISCOM verification

Compare installers through the PM Surya Ghar registered-vendor selection guide . A vendor who says “feasibility is waived” should still provide a compliant design, written scope and inspection-ready installation.

Documents and Evidence to Keep for Feasibility or Load Issues

• Latest residential electricity bill
• Application acknowledgement and application ID
• Consumer-profile screenshot
• Proposed solar capacity
• Sanctioned-load and phase information
• Any load-enhancement acknowledgement
• Feasibility, return or rejection observation
• DISCOM complaint or service-request number
• Vendor site-survey and proposed design
• Corrected bill or consumer record
• Portal screenshots before and after correction
• Written clarification from the DISCOM

How to Escalate a Feasibility or Load-Approval Delay

1. Confirm that the application contains the correct consumer number, State and DISCOM.
2. Save the current status and detailed observation.
3. Contact the local DISCOM office or official support channel responsible for rooftop solar, load and metering.
4. Ask whether the stage requires source-record correction, internal approval, automatic load update or a process for capacity above 10 kW.
5. Obtain a complaint number and promised action date.
6. Recheck the National Portal after the utility action has had time to synchronise.
7. Raise an official portal grievance when the dashboard remains unchanged despite documented correction or approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

Use the Simplified Rule Without Skipping Technical Compliance

For systems up to 10 kW, the current public scheme position removes the old technical-feasibility burden and introduces automatic load enhancement. Consumers should therefore avoid waiting indefinitely only because an outdated tutorial says that a separate sanction must always arrive before vendor selection.

At the same time, do not let “automatic approval” become a sales shortcut. Confirm the connection, capacity, phase and equipment in writing, use a registered vendor, preserve the records and complete DISCOM inspection and metering. The complete PM Surya Ghar guide , online application guide , and status-tracking guide explain the surrounding stages.