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Uttar Pradesh Solar Calculator (UPPCL)

Rooftop solar payback for Lucknow, Noida and the rest of Uttar Pradesh, with the UPNEDA top-up of ₹15,000 a kW on UPPCL's slabs.

Updated · By Niraj Kumar · 1 source

Your home

Solar forSolar for
From your bill, enterFrom your bill, enter
₹
₹100₹50K

About 424 units a month on the UPPCL tariff. Use a year's average if your bill swings with the seasons.

Roof typeRoof type

Fine-tune

kW

Sized to cover a year of your consumption, at 5 peak sun hours a day in Uttar Pradesh.

sq ft

About 100 sq ft per kW. Leave at 0 for no limit.

₹

Typical for an on-grid system from an empanelled vendor. Replace it with your quote.

%
0%15%

Indian residential tariffs have historically risen 4-7% a year.

%
0%2%

Monocrystalline panels typically lose about 0.5% a year.

How you payHow you pay
Pays for itself in2.6 yearsthen ₹12.34 L ahead after 25 years

A 3.5 kW system makes about 410 units a month, 97% of your use. Your bill drops from ₹3,000 to about ₹428 in year one.

Installed cost
₹1,92,500
PM Surya Ghar subsidy
− ₹78,000
State top-up
− ₹30,000
UPNEDA state subsidy
Net cost to you
₹84,500
Saving in year one
₹30,911
Return (IRR)
40.5% a year
over 25 years, before tax
CO₂ avoided
83 tonnes
over 25 years
Subsidy56%
  • You pay44%
  • Central subsidy41%
  • State top-up16%
Your money over 25 yearsStill to recoverAhead
₹-5 L₹0₹5 L₹10 L₹15 LPayback, year 2.604812162025
Year-by-year cash flowShow
YearUnits madeBills without solarBills with solarUpkeep and EMIsRunning total
14,918₹36,049₹5,138₹0-₹53,589
24,894₹37,851₹5,544₹0-₹21,282
34,869₹39,744₹5,977₹0₹12,486
44,845₹41,731₹6,438₹0₹47,778
54,821₹43,817₹6,930₹0₹84,665
64,797₹46,008₹7,454₹1,925₹1,21,294
74,773₹48,309₹8,013₹1,925₹1,59,665
84,749₹50,724₹8,607₹1,925₹1,99,857
94,725₹53,260₹9,240₹1,925₹2,41,952
104,701₹55,923₹9,914₹1,925₹2,86,037
114,678₹58,719₹10,630₹1,925₹3,32,201
124,655₹61,655₹11,393₹26,425₹3,56,038
134,631₹64,738₹12,204₹1,925₹4,06,647
144,608₹67,975₹13,066₹1,925₹4,59,630
154,585₹71,374₹13,983₹1,925₹5,15,096
164,562₹74,942₹14,958₹1,925₹5,73,156
174,539₹78,690₹15,993₹1,925₹6,33,927
184,517₹82,624₹17,093₹1,925₹6,97,533
194,494₹86,755₹18,262₹1,925₹7,64,102
204,472₹91,093₹19,503₹1,925₹8,33,767
214,449₹95,648₹20,821₹1,925₹9,06,669
224,427₹1,00,430₹22,219₹1,925₹9,82,955
234,405₹1,05,452₹23,704₹1,925₹10,62,778
244,383₹1,10,724₹25,280₹1,925₹11,46,297
254,361₹1,16,260₹26,952₹1,925₹12,33,680

How the Uttar Pradesh Solar Calculator (UPPCL) works

Saving₍y₎ = [Bill(U) − Bill(U − G₍y₎/12)] × 12 × (1 + e)^(y−1), G₍y₎ = kW × H × 365 × PR × (1 − d)^(y−1)

This page uses the same method as the Solar ROI Calculator India, which explains each term and assumption in full.

Worked example

A Uttar Pradesh home on UPPCL with a ₹2,500 monthly bill and a flat RCC roof, assuming prices rise 5% a year.

  1. 1Working the bill back through the UPPCL slabs, charges and duty gives about 350 units a month
  2. 2At 5 peak sun hours, 3 kW makes about 351 units a month, 100% of that use
  3. 33 kW at ₹60,000 per kW costs ₹1,80,000; PM Surya Ghar pays ₹78,000 and the UPNEDA state subsidy ₹30,000, leaving ₹72,000
  4. 4The first year saves ₹25,862, and the saving grows as tariffs rise

The system pays for itself in about 2.7 years and leaves the household about ₹10,27,403 ahead over 25 years.

Frequently asked questions

How much subsidy can a UP household get in total?

Up to ₹1,08,000 for a 3 kW system: ₹78,000 from PM Surya Ghar and ₹30,000 from UPNEDA, which pays ₹15,000 a kW for the first two kilowatts. That brings a typical 3 kW system to well under half its installed price.

Does this cover PVVNL, MVVNL and the other UP DISCOMs?

Yes. UPERC sets one domestic tariff for all five state DISCOMs, PVVNL (Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut), MVVNL (Lucknow), DVVNL (Agra), PuVVNL (Varanasi) and KESCo (Kanpur), so the calculation is the same wherever you are in the state.

How does net metering settle on UPPCL?

Net metering with surplus units settled at the end of the financial year.

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