Industrial Solar Bawal & Dharuhera | ₹23,000/kW

How much does factory rooftop solar cost in Bawal & Dharuhera?

A 100 kW CAPEX rooftop system for a Bawal & Dharuhera factory costs about ₹23 lakh (₹23,000/kW) excluding GST with Sun Wave, and a 500 kW system about ₹1.1 crore (₹22,000/kW). Sizes in between are priced progressively, and the final quote follows a site survey of your roof, load and DHBVN connection.

Industrial areas we cover in Bawal & Dharuhera

IMT Bawal Phases I–IV (HSIIDC)

About 3,366 acres across four phases, with 200 MVA power availability listed.

Growth Centre Bawal

HSIIDC sectors 3 and 4 with established factories.

Dharuhera Industrial Area (HUDA)

About 337 plots and 323 producing units (2015-16 district profile).

IE Dharuhera (HSIIDC)

About 427 acres listed for development.

Rewari Industrial Area

About 63 plots and 46 producing units (2015-16 district profile).

Bawal & Dharuhera industries that suit rooftop solar

Two-wheeler & auto ancillary

Auto plants and suppliers across Dharuhera and Bawal run long day shifts.

Power & telecom cables

Drawing and extrusion lines make energy a large cost line.

Medical technology

Clean-room HVAC runs through solar hours.

Filters & industrial machinery

Fabrication and machining loads match daytime generation.

Beverages

Large cooling loads during the day suit rooftop solar.

DHBVN and Haryana rules for factory solar

Net metering up to 500 kW

Under HERC's 2021 rooftop regulations, net metering is allowed up to 500 kW or your sanctioned load / contract demand, whichever is lower. Larger plants can use gross metering up to contract demand. Consumers drawing open-access power cannot also net-meter.

Source: HERC Rooftop Solar Regulations 2021

How surplus units are settled

Since HERC's 2nd Amendment (October 2025), surplus credits carry forward within a 1 October – 30 September settlement period. Credits left at the end are bought by the DISCOM at 90% of the feed-in tariff, so size the plant for daytime self-consumption.

Source: HERC 2nd Amendment, DHBVN circular D-23/2025

FY2026-27 industrial tariff

HT industrial supply (above 50 kW) pays ₹6.95/kVAh at 11 kV and ₹6.85/kVAh at 33 kV, plus ₹290/kVA/month of contract demand. Electricity duty, municipal tax and FSA are extra. There is no solar-hour rebate in the FY2026-27 schedule.

Source: HERC tariff order 25 Mar 2026 (DHBVN circular D-06/2026)

Applying to DHBVN

Applications go through DHBVN's online solar portal (esolarconn.dhbvn.org.in) with a ₹1,000 fee. HERC rules require a technical-feasibility decision within 15 days and a Letter of Approval within 22 days of acknowledgement; the plant must then be installed within 180 days.

Source: HERC Rooftop Solar Regulations 2021

Green open access from 100 kW

Consumers with 100 kW or more of contract demand can buy green power through open access; since 2025 several connections in the same operation division can be clubbed to reach 100 kW. FY2026-27 HT charges include ₹0.73/kWh wheeling and ₹1.45/kWh cross-subsidy surcharge.

Source: HERC GEOA amendment 2025; DHBVN circular D-06/2026

Payback on a 100 kW rooftop in Bawal & Dharuhera

Item	Value	Basis
System cost	₹23,00,000	100 kW × ₹23,000/kW, ex-GST (Sun Wave reference)
Year-1 generation	1,20,000 units	100 kW × 1,200 kWh/kWp/year (Delhi Solar Policy, 2nd Amendment 2026)
Grid energy charge avoided	₹6.95/kVAh	HT industrial energy charge at 11 kV, FY2026-27 (DHBVN circular D-06/2026)
Year-1 saving	≈ ₹8,34,000	1,20,000 × ₹6.95
Simple payback	≈ 2.8 years	System cost ÷ year-1 saving

Illustrative only. Assumes the factory uses all solar output during working hours and counts the energy charge alone, treating one kVAh as one kWh (unity power factor). It excludes GST, demand charges, surcharges, panel degradation, O&M and financing. Your actual payback depends on your tariff category, load profile and roof. Try the solar savings calculator with your own bill.

What Bawal & Dharuhera factories should know

A planned ₹42 crore 132 kV GIS substation for the Bawal industrial area was stalled for about 2.5 years over land possession (June 2025), and units report overload faults and unannounced summer cuts.

Source: Dainik Jagran, Jun 2025

Rewari district counted about 1,800 industrial units, 141 of them medium and large, in its 2015-16 MSME profile.

Source: DC-MSME Rewari profile 2015-16

Bawal and Dharuhera are in Rewari district, Haryana, which DHBVN lists among its 12 districts — so HERC's net-metering rules apply, not Rajasthan's.

Source: DHBVN, About us

Rewari district, including Bawal and Dharuhera, is in the National Capital Region, so CAQM Direction No. 76 applies: diesel DG sets may run only as backup, and older sets of 41–800 kW need dual-fuel kits or certified emission-control retrofits. Rooftop solar cuts the daytime units a DG set or the grid has to supply.

Source: CAQM Direction No. 76 (as amended 2024)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is IMT Bawal under DHBVN or a Rajasthan discom for solar net metering?

IMT Bawal and Dharuhera are in Rewari district, Haryana, and served by DHBVN's Rewari circle. HERC's net-metering rules apply: up to 500 kW or your contract demand, whichever is lower. Neighbouring Bhiwadi is in Rajasthan and follows different rules.

Can a Bawal factory buy green power through open access instead of rooftop solar?

Haryana consumers with 100 kW or more of contract demand qualify for green energy open access. FY2026-27 HT charges include ₹0.73/kWh wheeling and ₹1.45/kWh cross-subsidy surcharge, and a consumer on open access cannot also use net metering.

How much does a 100 kW rooftop solar plant cost in IMT Bawal?

Sun Wave's reference price is ₹23,000/kW excluding GST at 100 kW, about ₹23 lakh, and ₹22,000/kW at 500 kW. The final price follows a site survey, and DHBVN fixed demand charges stay on the bill under net metering.

Why consider rooftop solar for a factory in Dharuhera or Bawal?

Local reports describe overload faults and summer cuts in Bawal while a planned 132 kV substation was delayed. Solar also replaces daytime grid units at an HT energy charge of ₹6.95/kVAh at 11 kV.

Bawal & Dharuhera factory solar: 100 kW at ₹23,000/kW