Overview

• Inaugurated on June 11 in Gauribidanur, KUSUM-C connects 1,555 agricultural feeders to solarized substations to bolster rural electricity reliability.
• Solar units across 389 supply substations will generate 2,396 MW, channeling clean energy to 632,794 agricultural pump sets and cutting power wastage.
• The current government revived the central scheme introduced in 2021 after two years of inaction under the previous BJP administration.
• Energy Minister K J George said the state will install prepaid smart meters in government offices under a revamped distribution scheme with a 60% central subsidy.
• Karnataka has raised its generation capacity to 35,000 MW and targets 60,000 MW by 2030 while also expanding the farmer-focused KUSUM-B solar pump programme.