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Rooftop solar in Karnataka is distributed by BESCOM, MESCOM, HESCOM, GESCOM, CESC Mysuru, regulated by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), averages 5.5 kWh/m²/day of usable irradiance, and is eligible for the central PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana scheme — SolvSolar applies those defaults automatically to every 45-second proposal.
DISCOMs covered
BESCOM · MESCOM · HESCOM · GESCOM · CESC Mysuru
Metering policy
Net metering up to 1 MW under KERC order
Avg. irradiance
5.5 kWh/m²/day
Benchmark cost
₹55,000 / kW
What is different about selling solar in Karnataka
Karnataka's rooftop demand is disproportionately Bengaluru-centric and disproportionately commercial: IT campuses, tech parks and apartment complexes under BESCOM make up the bulk of installed capacity, which means three-phase, higher-capacity systems and procurement processes with committees rather than single decision-makers. Coastal Dakshina Kannada under MESCOM sees materially lower irradiance and heavier monsoon than the Deccan plateau, so a Mangaluru quote should not reuse a Bengaluru yield figure. KERC has been among the more active regulators on rooftop orders, so confirm the current capacity ceiling before committing to a large C&I sanction.
Nodal agency
Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL)
Main demand centres
Bengaluru · Mysuru · Hubballi · Mangaluru · Belagavi
Karnataka net-metering capacity rule
BESCOM, MESCOM, HESCOM, GESCOM and CESC Mysuru each sanction net metering under KERC orders, with BESCOM covering Bengaluru and the surrounding districts and the remaining four splitting coastal, north and Hyderabad-Karnataka regions.
Net metering in Karnataka
Regulator: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC)
Needs verification
Rooftop solar in this state is connected under the state electricity regulatory commission's net-metering regulations: the installer files an application with the local DISCOM, the DISCOM sanctions feasibility against the consumer's sanctioned load, the plant is installed by an empanelled vendor, and a bi-directional meter is installed after inspection before commissioning and credit settlement begin. Exact load caps, capacity ceilings, settlement period and fee schedule must be confirmed against the current DISCOM circular before quoting.
PM Surya Ghar subsidy in Karnataka
Needs verification
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a central (all-India) scheme, so residential consumers in this state are eligible on the same national basis, applying through the National Portal and a state-empanelled vendor, with the subsidy released to the consumer's bank account after installation and DISCOM inspection. Current slab amounts, any additional state top-up, and the state nodal-agency workflow must be verified before being shown to a customer.
Applications in Karnataka route through Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL). The exact slab maths — ₹30,000/kW for the first 2 kW, ₹18,000/kW for the third, capped at ₹78,000 — is worked through in our PM Surya Ghar subsidy guide.
Related reading for Karnataka
Compare Karnataka's rules against every other state in the DISCOM-wise net metering guide, size the system against ROI benchmarks by system size, confirm module eligibility in the ALMM compliance guide, and see how the software costs stack up against Arka360 or Aurora Solar. Common questions are answered in the solar encyclopedia.
Start a Karnataka proposal
Indicative benchmark pricing at ₹55,000 / kW — your own costing, BOM and PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana treatment are applied inside the proposal engine.
3 kW rooftop
₹1,65,000
Est. annual yield 4,517 kWh
5 kW rooftop
₹2,75,000
Est. annual yield 7,528 kWh
10 kW rooftop
₹5,50,000
Est. annual yield 15,056 kWh