Lok Sabha Question No. 1047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Setting up of Wind Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1047

TO BE ANSWERED ON-08.02.2018

## SETTING UP OF WIND ENERGY PROJECTS

## 1047. SHRI AJAY NISHAD

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

- (a) the  number  of  Wind  Energy  Projects  set  up  in  the  country  and  total  power  generation capacity thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  to  identify  new  locations  for  the  setting  up  of wind energy projects in the country especially in Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the State-wise details of the identified locations and the time by which projects are likely to be set up at these locations;
- (d) whether any proposals have been forwarded by the State Governments including Bihar to the Union Government for approval during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government thereon along with the time by which the pending proposals are likely to be cleared, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The total installed capacity of wind power projects in the country was 32848.46 MW as on 31.12.2017. The state wise generation capacity installed is given in Annexure-I.

(b)&(c) National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai has set up 844 nos. of wind monitoring stations  at  various  places  to  assess  the  wind  power potential  of  the  country.  The  state/UTwise details of wind monitoring stations set up including in the state of Bihar & Jharkhand are given in Annexure-II.

The wind power projects in the country are installed by developers and entrepreneurs on commercial basis based on the techno-economic feasibility of the sites including  wind speed, land availability, evacuation infrastructure, site accessibility, logistics, state policy, etc. The Government of India has set a target to install 60 GW of wind energy capacity by the year 2022.

(d) Approval of MNRE is not required for setting up of wind energy projects in the country.

(e) Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 FOR 08.02.2018

## State-wise Wind Power Installed Capacity as on 31.12.2017

| State          |   Installed capacity inMW |
|----------------|---------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                   3834.75 |
| Gujarat        |                   5537.37 |
| Karnataka      |                   3793.1  |
| Kerala         |                     51.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh |                   2497.79 |
| Maharashtra    |                   4777.63 |
| Rajasthan      |                   4281.72 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                   7969.5  |
| Telangana      |                    100.8  |
| Others         |                      4.3  |
| Total          |                  32848.5  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b)&(c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 FOR 08.02.2018

## State/UT-wise details of wind monitoring stations established in the country as on 31.12.2017

| Sl.No   | State/Union Territory    |   Total No. of Stations Established |
|---------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | TAMILNADU                |                                  92 |
| 2       | GUJARAT                  |                                  82 |
| 3       | ODISHA                   |                                  19 |
| 4       | MAHARASHTRA              |                                 140 |
| 5       | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                  69 |
| 6       | TELANGANA                |                                  20 |
| 7       | RAJASTHAN                |                                  48 |
| 8       | LAKSHADWEEP              |                                   9 |
| 9       | KARNATAKA                |                                  72 |
| 10      | KERALA                   |                                  29 |
| 11      | CHATTISGARH              |                                  21 |
| 12      | MADHYA PRADESH           |                                  45 |
| 13      | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                  19 |
| 14      | UTTARAKHAND              |                                  17 |
| 15      | HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                                   6 |
| 16      | WEST BENGAL              |                                  10 |
| 17      | PONDICHERRY              |                                   6 |
| 18      | PUNJAB                   |                                  10 |
| 19      | JAMMU &KASHMIR           |                                  24 |
| 20      | HARYANA                  |                                   6 |
| 21      | JHARKHAND                |                                   3 |
| 22      | UTTARPRADESH             |                                  14 |
| 23      | GOA                      |                                   4 |
| 24      | BIHAR                    |                                   6 |
| 25      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                   9 |
| 26      | ASSAM                    |                                  14 |
| 27      | TRIPURA                  |                                   9 |
| 28      | MANIPUR                  |                                  13 |
| 29      | MIZORAM                  |                                   5 |
| 30      | SIKKIM                   |                                   4 |
| 31      | NAGALAND                 |                                   6 |
| 32      | MEGHALAYA                |                                  13 |
|         | Total                    |                                 844 |