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Top Solar Proposal Software in Maharashtra | SolvSolar
Rooftop solar in Maharashtra is distributed by MSEDCL (Mahavitaran), Adani Electricity Mumbai, Tata Power Mumbai, BEST Undertaking, regulated by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), averages 5.4 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
MSEDCL (Mahavitaran) · Adani Electricity Mumbai · Tata Power Mumbai · BEST Undertaking
Metering policy
Net metering up to 500 kW, banked monthly
Avg. irradiance
5.4 kWh/m²/day
Benchmark cost
₹55,000 / kW
What is different about selling solar in Maharashtra
Maharashtra is the only state where four distinct utilities matter: MSEDCL covers everything outside Mumbai, while Adani Electricity, Tata Power and BEST split the island city and suburbs, so the same 5 kW system can face three different application portals depending on the pincode. Vidarbha and Marathwada sit in a stronger irradiance band than coastal Konkan, and Mumbai's high-rise stock pushes most residential demand into housing-society group installations rather than single villas. Industrial consumers in Pune and Nashik are the state's strongest commercial solar segment because MSEDCL HT tariffs make payback unusually short.
Nodal agency
Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA)
Main demand centres
Mumbai · Pune · Nagpur · Nashik · Aurangabad
Maharashtra net-metering capacity rule
MSEDCL sanctions rooftop capacity against the consumer's sanctioned load, with net metering available across residential, commercial and industrial categories; Mumbai city consumers apply instead to Adani, Tata Power or BEST, each of which runs its own portal and inspection queue.
Net metering in Maharashtra
Regulator: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)
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 Maharashtra
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 Maharashtra route through Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA). 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 Maharashtra
Compare Maharashtra'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 Maharashtra 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 4,435 kWh
5 kW rooftop
₹2,75,000
Est. annual yield 7,391 kWh
10 kW rooftop
₹5,50,000
Est. annual yield 14,783 kWh