MP rooftop solar net-meter process: East, Central and West DISCOMs

Madhya Pradesh has three DISCOMs and one domestic tariff. The company on the bill decides which office handles the file. The tariff decides what the customer saves, and in MP it is the same schedule whichever company sends the bill. This post covers both, with the FY 2026-27 rates and two worked examples.

Which DISCOM is on the bill

• MPPKVVCL, MP Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co., the East company
• MPMKVVCL, MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co., the Central company
• MPPoKVVCL, MP Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Co., the West company

Read the name off the bill, not off the city. Our DISCOM finder suggests a company from the PIN code, and its table is not verified against DISCOM data, so the bill is the final word.

The steps, from registration to subsidy

Our guides for MPPKVVCL and MPMKVVCL list nine PM Surya Ghar stages. It is the generic national flow. Both guides give the fee position from MPERC's 2026 amendment and mark each company's own office and typical days as not yet verified. The West company is not in our guide tool yet. The portal flow is the same national one, so check your DISCOM portal for anything local.

What changes hands at each stage:

1. Registered. The consumer registers on the national portal with the consumer number from the bill.
2. Feasibility. The DISCOM checks the connection and the sanctioned load.
3. Vendor selected and agreement. The consumer picks a registered vendor and approves the vendor's agreement from their own portal login (portal notice, 23 September 2026). From here the clock runs against the vendor.
4. Installation. The vendor installs and uploads the photos and system details.
5. Net-meter request, inspection and commissioning. The DISCOM fits the meter, inspects and issues the commissioning certificate on the portal.
6. Subsidy. The central subsidy is credited to the consumer's bank account.

Keep these documents ready from the survey: the latest bill and bank details of the connection holder, photos of the installed system, and the DCR certificate for the panels.

A PM Surya Ghar application pays no processing fee and no meter-testing fee: MPERC's first amendment of 18 June 2026 waived both (ARG-39(II)(i) of 2026, clauses 3.1 and 3.3). The ₹1,000 processing fee in RG-39(II) of 2024, Regulation 6(d), now applies only outside the scheme. The bi-directional meter is at the consumer's cost (Regulation 10(3)), and we have not found its price. Ask the division office in writing before you quote it.

The FY 2026-27 domestic tariff

MPERC's retail supply tariff order for FY 2026-27, Petition No. 140 of 2025, sets Tariff Schedule LV-1 for all three companies. It took effect seven days after the companies published it in the newspapers (order para 1.32). We verified it against the MPERC order on 30 September 2026.

Domestic energy charge, per unit, each month:

• First 50 units: ₹4.71
• 51 to 150 units: ₹5.67
• 151 to 300 units: ₹7.05
• Above 300 units: ₹7.24

The fixed charge in MP depends on the month's consumption. Urban homes pay ₹81 up to 50 units and ₹134 for 51 to 150 units. Above 150 units it is ₹30 for each 0.1 kW, counting every 15 units as 0.1 kW, so a 400-unit month carries ₹810. Rural homes pay ₹67, ₹111 and ₹28 on the same pattern.

Worked example: 3 kW for a 400-unit home

An urban family on an MPMKVVCL bill uses 400 units a month.

The energy charge today:

• 50 × ₹4.71 = ₹235.50
• 100 × ₹5.67 = ₹567
• 150 × ₹7.05 = ₹1,057.50
• 100 × ₹7.24 = ₹724
• Total: ₹2,584

With 3 kW. Our rates file plans on 4 units per kW per day, which no government source confirms as an annual average. At that rate 3 kW makes about 360 units a month. If those units are set off against consumption, the home imports 40 units: 40 × ₹4.71 = ₹188.40. The saving is ₹2,395.60 a month on energy. We leave the fixed charge out. MPERC's regulations compute it on the units imported from the grid (RG-39(II) of 2024, Regulation 8A(5)), so it should fall too, but by how much depends on how much the home draws at night. Check the first bill after the net-meter: in the FY 2026-27 tariff hearing, stakeholders told MPERC that DISCOMs were charging it on total consumption including solar.

What it costs. MNRE's benchmark for 3 kW is ₹1,45,000. GST at the blended 8.9% adds ₹12,905, and the central subsidy takes off ₹78,000. The customer pays ₹79,905, which the saving covers in about 33 months.

A 250-unit home on 2 kW

The energy charge at 250 units is ₹1,507.50. A 2 kW system makes about 240 units, leaving 10 to import at ₹4.71. The saving is ₹1,460.40 a month. At benchmark, 2 kW costs ₹1,08,900 with GST, less ₹60,000 of subsidy: ₹48,900. Payback: about 33 months.

Both homes pay back in under three years. MP's slabs sit close together, so the payback barely moves with system size. Size to the customer's consumption, not to the subsidy cap.

When the system is too big

Put 3 kW on the 250-unit home and it makes about 110 units more than the family uses each month. Those units are not worth ₹4.71 or ₹7.05. Surplus units carry forward from bill to bill. Whatever is still unused at the end of the settlement year (October to September billing months) is paid by 15 November at the lowest solar tariff discovered in MP's bidding in the previous financial year (RG-39(II) of 2024, Regulation 8A(4)). That is a bid tariff, not the retail rate, and we have not confirmed its current value, so don't count surplus units in the saving.

These rules come from MPERC's Grid Interactive Renewable Energy Systems Regulations (RG-39(II) of 2024). MPERC's first amendment of 18 June 2026 left these settlement rules as they were; check for a newer version before you print a saving.

Subsidy in MP

The central subsidy is ₹30,000 per kW for the first 2 kW and ₹18,000 for the third, capped at ₹78,000 (MNRE guidelines, effective 13 February 2024, verified).

We found no MP state top-up for residential rooftop solar. That is "not found", not a confirmed "no". Our subsidy calculator marks MP's top-up as not confirmed instead of printing a zero as fact.

What goes wrong on MP files

• The wrong company on the portal. Match the company name on the portal to the bill before you submit, not to the city.
• Rural home, urban numbers. The fixed charges differ between urban and rural connections. Quote from the customer's bill.
• A state top-up promised. None is confirmed. Quote the central subsidy only.
• The file sits after the agreement. MNRE's notice of 24 August 2026 tells vendors not to hold applications for more than 60 days without a valid reason. Our tools flag amber at 45 days, our own early warning.

Frequently asked questions

Which MP DISCOM am I in?

The one named on the electricity bill: East, Central or West. The PIN code finder is a guide, not proof.

Does MP give a state subsidy on top of PM Surya Ghar?

We found none. Until a state notification says otherwise, quote the central subsidy only.

What does a 3 kW system save on an MP bill?

At 400 units a month on an urban connection, about ₹2,396 a month on the energy charge, using our planning figure for generation.

How long does MP net metering take?

We don't publish typical days until we have enough dated files to back them. Enter the application date in the application risk checker to see how long a file has been open.

Run your customer's bill through the solar cost calculator before you quote the saving.