New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Delhi households with an average monthly electricity consumption of up to 400 units will be able to get rooftop solar systems of up to 3kW installed at zero upfront cost under the Delhi government's amended solar policy announced on Tuesday.

Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the government aims to install solar systems on 230,000 rooftops by March 2027 and add 500MW of rooftop solar capacity across the city.

Announcing the second amendment to the Delhi Solar Energy Policy-2023, Gupta said the move was aimed at making rooftop solar accessible to ordinary households without requiring them to make an initial investment. The changes were approved at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

Under the revised scheme, domestic consum...