Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Capacity Addition of Solar and Wind Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## CAPACITY ADDITION OF SOLAR AND WIND POWER

## *268. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether capacity addition in solar energy sector is likely to exceed that of wind energy sector  during  the  current  fiscal  even  as  experts  have  flagged  risks  such  as  absence  of  enough buyers and debt leverage in the renewable sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the estimated percentage share of solar and wind energy capacity respectively in the total renewable energy capacity addition during 2018 to 2022 along with the total estimated capacity addition during the said period;
- (c) whether there is also a need for an increase in renewable purchase obligation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  at  the  moment  the  overall  renewable  purchase  obligation  compliance  levels remain very low at less than 60 per cent in many States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268 FOR 03.08.2017 REGARDING CAPACITY ADDITION OF SOLAR AND WIND POWER

- (a): A target of 15,000 MW of grid connected solar power capacity addition has been fixed for the current year, while for wind energy projects, the target is 4000 MW.
- (b): The targets of solar and wind power capacity addition during 2018-22 are 87,700 MW and 27,700 MW respectively. In view of target of 1,75,000 MW for all renewables and  an  achievement  of  57,244  MW  as  on  31.3.2017,  the  targets  of  solar  and  wind energy capacity addition during 2018-22 work out to 74.48% and 23.52% respectively.
- (c): The  Government  has  notified  the  long  term  growth  trajectory  of  Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) for solar and non-solar energy for next 3 years from 201617, 2017-18 and 2018-19 as under:-

| Long term trajectory   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Non-solar              | 8.75%     | 9.50%     | 10.25%    |
| Solar                  | 2.75%     | 4.75%     | 6.75%     |
| Total                  | 11.50%    | 14.25%    | 17.00%    |

(d): The details of States and Union Territories (UTs), which could achieve less than 60 % RPO compliance are given at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268 (8 TH POSITION) FOR 03.08.2017

| RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   | RPO Compliance by States (2016-17)   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| States/UTs                           | Power 2016-17 (MU)                   | RPO Solar                            | RPO Non- Solar                       | RPO Total                            | Solar (% Compliance)                 | Non-Solar (% Compliance)             | RPO (% Compliance)                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 105631                               | 1.00%                                | 5.00%                                | 6.00%                                | 21.9%                                | 66.0%                                | 58.6%                                |
| Odisha                               | 26738                                | 1.50%                                | 3.00%                                | 4.50%                                | 51.5%                                | 37.6%                                | 42.2%                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 712                                  | 0.20%                                | 6.80%                                | 7.00%                                | 40.7%                                | 26.9%                                | 27.3%                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir                      | 14194                                | 2.00%                                | 7.00%                                | 9.00%                                | 0.0%                                 | 32.8%                                | 25.5%                                |
| Haryana                              | 48895                                | 1.00%                                | 2.75%                                | 3.75%                                | 9.3%                                 | 30.0%                                | 24.5%                                |
| Chandigarh                           | 1645                                 | 1.15%                                | 2.80%                                | 3.95%                                | 22.0%                                | 19.5%                                | 20.3%                                |
| Kerala                               | 24203                                | 2.75%                                | 8.75%                                | 11.50%                               | 4.0%                                 | 25.3%                                | 20.2%                                |
| Assam                                | 8717                                 | 1.00%                                | 3.00%                                | 4.00%                                | 0.0%                                 | 0.0%                                 | 18.1%                                |
| Bihar                                | 25129                                | 1.50%                                | 5.00%                                | 6.50%                                | 28.8%                                | 13.9%                                | 17.3%                                |
| Daman & Diu                          | 2372                                 | 1.15%                                | 2.80%                                | 3.95%                                | 52.9%                                | 0.0%                                 | 15.4%                                |
| Jharkhand                            | 7901                                 | 1.80%                                | 3.50%                                | 5.30%                                | 26.0%                                | 0.6%                                 | 9.2%                                 |
| Delhi                                | 30796                                | 0.35%                                | 8.65%                                | 9.00%                                | 5.3%                                 | 5.2%                                 | 5.2%                                 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                 | 5983                                 | 1.15%                                | 2.80%                                | 3.95%                                | 1.9%                                 | 0.0%                                 | 0.6%                                 |
| Puducherry                           | 2534                                 | 1.15%                                | 2.80%                                | 3.95%                                | 0.7%                                 | 0.2%                                 | 0.3%                                 |
| Manipur                              | 740                                  | 0.25%                                | 4.75%                                | 5.00%                                | 0.5%                                 | 0.0%                                 | 0.0%                                 |
| Goa                                  | 4313                                 | 1.15%                                | 2.80%                                | 3.95%                                | 0.0%                                 | 0.0%                                 | 0.0%                                 |

Note: Power supply from NTPC and other central sector PSUs is not considered due to uncertainty in their percentage allocation to states.

Source: CEA Power & RES Generation report for March 2017.