Bengaluru · Karnataka
Independent advice for domestic BESCOM connections across Bengaluru Urban and nearby districts. See PM Surya Ghar subsidy, monthly savings, and payback before any installer climbs the terrace.
Bengaluru rooftops see strong daytime AC and appliance loads, interrupted by monsoon months. The useful question is not “what is the panel price per watt?” — it is whether your monthly BESCOM bill recovers the net cost after central CFA. Our free home check starts from that bill.
Central CFA is the same nationwide: commonly ₹30,000 (1 kW), ₹60,000 (2 kW), and up to ₹78,000 for eligible 3 kW+ residential systems. Karnataka may run separate awareness or process notes through BESCOM / state portals, but the CFA you claim is still through pmsuryaghar.gov.in. Read the national framing on our PM Surya Ghar guide.
Grid-tied rooftop solar in Bengaluru needs DISCOM approval and a bi-directional / net meter path under Karnataka rules. Feasibility, inspection, and metering queues vary by circle — quote weeks, not overnight. Confirm you are on BESCOM supply before following Bangalore-Urban process notes; outer districts can sit under different Karnataka DISCOMs.
Shade from neighbouring towers, water tanks, and dish antennas is the usual site constraint. Monsoon derates annual generation versus dry-season brochure numbers — payback models that ignore June–September overstate savings.
Not for: commercial meters, pure off-grid kits sold as “subsidy,” or tenants without the owner’s involvement.
Many Bengaluru homes that clear the economics land near 3 kW to capture the full central CFA ceiling, then size up only if consumption consistently exceeds what 3 kW offsets. Gross turnkey prices move with module and labour markets; treat any city-wide “₹X per kW” table as a starting range, then validate with your bill on /check and an empanelled survey.
National subsidy: PM Surya Ghar · Payback logic: costs & savings · Other metros: Mumbai · Hyderabad · Hub: areas.
