Can my land host a solar plant?
Whether your land qualifies for a PM-KUSUM Component A plant, and what it would earn if it does.
Your details
Only land you can spare for panels. It cannot be cropped underneath.
This decides whether the project is possible at all. Ask at your local DISCOM office if unsure.
Your estimate
Annual revenue from a plant on this landEstimated
₹42.9L – ₹74.5L
Earned through a power purchase agreement over 25 years, not as a capital subsidy.
- Plant size
- 1,000 – 1,250 kW
- Your land supports
- 1,000 – 1,250 kW
- PPA tariff
- ₹3 / unit
- Annual generation
- 15,33,000 – 21,90,000 units
- Project cost
- ₹3Cr – ₹5Cr
- PPA term
- 25 years
After clamping to the Component A capacity window.
Before scheme limits are applied.
The rate the DISCOM pays for what the plant generates.
What the plant would produce in a year.
Usually carried by a developer rather than the landowner.
How long the revenue runs.
Component A is a revenue scheme, not a grant.
Component A is not a capital subsidy. Revenue comes from a power purchase agreement with the DISCOM at a tariff discovered by tender, so the actual rate depends on the tender you participate in. Land classification, substation capacity and tender timing are confirmed by NREDCAP or TGREDCO.
This is an estimate, not a quote.
This is an estimated range based on average conditions in your area. Your actual numbers depend on site-specific factors we verify before quoting.
Rates last verified 2026-08-06
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- The true distance to a substation with spare evacuation capacity
- Your land records and classification, which the application turns on
- Whether a developer is tendering in your area at all
An eligibility question before a money one
Most land does not qualify, and the usual reason is distance rather than area. A Component A plant has to sit close enough to a 33/11 kV substation that the evacuation line is affordable, and that single constraint disqualifies more parcels than any other.
So this tool answers eligibility first and revenue second. When the land does not qualify it says why, and how much more land would be needed, rather than showing an encouraging number that goes nowhere.
If you were looking for a pump rather than a plant, the PM-KUSUM pump calculator covers Components B and C.
Questions about this estimate
Why does the distance to a substation matter so much?
Because someone has to pay for the line that carries the power from the plant to the grid, and on a Component A project that cost sits with the developer. Beyond a few kilometres it usually swallows the return, so distance is an eligibility gate rather than a detail.
Can I still farm the land underneath?
Not in the ordinary way. A ground-mounted plant occupies the land it sits on, so this suits barren, fallow or otherwise unproductive parcels. If the land is actively cropped, the opportunity cost of taking it out of production usually decides the answer.
Do I have to build the plant myself?
Usually not. Component A is more often developed by a company that carries the capital cost, with the landowner earning through a lease or a share of the revenue. That is why the headline here is annual revenue rather than a subsidy figure.
How is this different from a solar pump?
Completely. Components B and C give you a pump and a capital subsidy toward it. Component A turns spare land into a small generating station that sells power to the DISCOM under a long-term agreement. Different scheme, different economics, different paperwork.
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