Lok Sabha Question No. 2628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Wind and Solar Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2628

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## WIND AND SOLAR POWER

## 2628.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

(a) whether  the  wind  and  solar  power  in  the  coming  years  will  form  a  sizable  part  of generation feeding the grid in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the renewable energy sources in the country are concentrated in few States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (e) whether other States are not interested in renewable energy sources; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The target of grid connected solar and wind power has been up-scaled to 1,00,000 MW and 60,000 MW respectively by 2022.

(c) & (d): The potential of renewable energy sources is available all over the country and tapping of resource specific renewable energy depends on the region and local conditions that vary  widely.  State-wise  and  source-wise  details  of  the  estimated  potential  available  in  the country is given in Annexure-I.

(e) & (f): The states are taking interest for the promotion of power from various Renewable Energy sources. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing its programmes / schemes in all the states of the country. The State-wise details of Grid  Interactive Renewable Power installed capacity, as on 31-10-2016, is given in Annexure-II.

Further,  steps  taken  by  Government  for  promoting  renewable  energy  sources  in  the  country includes:

-  Up-scaling  of  the  target  of  renewable  energy  capacity  to  175  GW  by  the  year  2022  which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro-power
-  amendments  in  the  Tariff  Policy  for  strong  enforcement  of  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation (RPO) and for providing Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO);
-  setting up of exclusive solar parks;
-  development of power transmission network through Green Energy Corridor project;
-  identification of large government complexes/ buildings for rooftop projects;
-  provision  of  roof  top  solar  and  10  percent  renewable  energy  as  mandatory  under  Mission Statement and Guidelines for development of smart cities;
-  amendments in building bye-laws for mandatory provision of roof top solar for new construction or higher Floor Area Ratio (FAR);
-  infrastructure status for solar projects;
-  raising tax free solar bonds;
-  making roof top solar a part of housing loan by banks/NHB;
-  incorporating  measures  in  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  for  encouraging distribution companies and making net-metering compulsory
-  raising  funds  from  bilateral  and  international  donors  as  also  from  the  Green  Climate  Fund  to achieve the target. and

creation of Surya Mitras for installation and maintenance of the Solar Projects.

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## Annexure-I

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 2628  for 1/12/2016 regarding ' Wind and Solar power'

State-wise & source-wise estimated potential of Renewable Energy.

|         |                           |            |                   | Bio-Energy    | Bio-Energy          | Bio-Energy      |        |          |
|---------|---------------------------|------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|----------|
| Sl. No. | STATES / Uts              | Wind Power | Small Hydro Power | Biomass Power | Bagase Cogeneration | Waste To Energy | Solar  | Total    |
|         |                           | (MW)@ 100m | (MW)              | (MW)          | (MW)                | (MW)            | (MW)   | (MW)     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 44229      | 978               | 578           | 300                 | 123             | 38440  | 84648    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         |            | 1341              | 8             |                     |                 | 8650   | 10000    |
| 3       | Assam                     |            | 239               | 212           |                     | 8               | 13760  | 14218    |
| 4       | Bihar                     |            | 223               | 619           | 300                 | 73              | 11200  | 12415    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 77         | 1107              | 236           |                     | 24              | 18270  | 19714    |
| 6       | Goa                       | 1          | 7                 | 26            |                     |                 | 880    | 913      |
| 7       | Gujarat                   | 84431      | 202               | 1221          | 350                 | 112             | 35770  | 122086   |
| 8       | Haryana                   |            | 110               | 1333          | 350                 | 24              | 4560   | 6377     |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh          |            | 2398              | 142           |                     | 2               | 33840  | 36382    |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir           |            | 1431              | 43            |                     |                 | 111050 | 112523   |
| 11      | Jharkhand                 |            | 209               | 90            |                     | 10              | 18180  | 18489    |
| 12      | Karnataka                 | 55857      | 4141              | 1131          | 450                 |                 | 24700  | 86279    |
| 13      | Kerala                    | 1700       | 704               | 1044          |                     | 36              | 6110   | 9595     |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh            | 10484      | 820               | 1364          |                     | 78              | 61660  | 74406    |
| 15      | Maharashtra               | 45394      | 794               | 1887          | 1250                | 287             | 64320  | 113933   |
| 16      | Manipur                   |            | 109               | 13            |                     | 2               | 10630  | 10755    |
| 17      | Meghalaya                 |            | 230               | 11            |                     | 2               | 5860   | 6103     |
| 18      | Mizoram                   |            | 169               | 1             |                     | 2               | 9090   | 9261     |
| 19      | Nagaland                  |            | 197               | 10            |                     |                 | 7290   | 7497     |
| 20      | Odissa                    | 3093       | 295               | 246           |                     | 22              | 25780  | 29437    |
| 21      | Punjab                    |            | 441               | 3172          | 300                 | 45              | 2810   | 6768     |
| 22      | Rajasthan                 | 18770      | 57                | 1039          |                     | 62              | 142310 | 162238   |
| 23      | Sikkim                    |            | 267               | 2             |                     |                 | 4940   | 5209     |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                | 33800      | 660               | 1070          | 450                 | 151             | 17670  | 53800    |
| 25      | Telangana                 | 4244       |                   |               |                     |                 | 20410  | 24654    |
| 26      | Tripura                   |            | 47                | 3             |                     | 2               | 2080   | 2131     |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh             |            | 461               | 1617          | 1250                | 176             | 22830  | 26333    |
| 28      | Uttarakhandl              |            | 1708              | 24            |                     | 5               | 16800  | 18537    |
| 29      | West Bengal               | 2          | 396               | 396           |                     | 148             | 6260   | 7202     |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 8          | 8                 |               |                     |                 | 0      | 16       |
| 31      | Chandigarh                |            |                   |               |                     | 6               | 0      | 6        |
| 32      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       |            |                   |               |                     |                 | 0      | 0        |
|         | Daman &Diu                |            |                   |               |                     |                 | 0      | 0        |
| 33 34   | Delhi                     |            |                   |               |                     | 131             | 2050   | 2181     |
| 35      | Lakshwadeep               | 8          |                   |               |                     |                 | 0      | 8        |
|         |                           | 153        |                   |               |                     | 3               |        |          |
| 36      | Pondicherry Others        |            |                   |               |                     | 1022            | 0 790  | 156 1812 |
| 37      | Total                     | 302251     | 19749             | 17536         | 5000                | 2554            | 748990 | 1096081  |

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (e) & (f)  of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 2628  for 1/12/2016 regarding ' Wind and Solar Power'

| State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 31.10.2016.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                | STATES / Uts                                                                          | Small Hydro                                                                           | Wind Power                                                                            | Bio-Power                                                                             | Bio-Power                                                                             | Solar Power                                                                           | Total Capacity                                                                        |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Power                                                                                 |                                                                                       | BM Power &Cogenration                                                                 | Waste to Energy                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 232.98                                                                                | 2001.75                                                                               | 380.75                                                                                | 58.16                                                                                 | 968.05                                                                                | 3641.69                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 104.61                                                                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.27                                                                                  | 104.87                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 34.11                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 10.00                                                                                 | 44.11                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 70.70                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 43.42                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 95.10                                                                                 | 209.22                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 76.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 279.90                                                                                |                                                                                       | 128.56                                                                                | 484.46                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 16.60                                                                                 | 4269.86                                                                               | 56.30                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 1138.19                                                                               | 5480.95                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                               | 73.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 45.30                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 17.39                                                                                 | 136.19                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 798.81                                                                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.20                                                                                  | 799.01                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                        | 156.53                                                                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 1.00                                                                                  | 157.53                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 4.05                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 16.84                                                                                 | 20.89                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 1220.73                                                                               | 3099.45                                                                               | 887.18                                                                                | 1.00                                                                                  | 340.08                                                                                | 5548.44                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 205.02                                                                                | 43.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 13.05                                                                                 | 261.57                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 86.16                                                                                 | 2288.60                                                                               | 35.00                                                                                 | 3.90                                                                                  | 811.38                                                                                | 3225.04                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 346.18                                                                                | 4664.40                                                                               | 1245.78                                                                               | 12.72                                                                                 | 386.06                                                                                | 6655.14                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 5.45                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 5.45                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 31.03                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 31.03                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 41.47                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.10                                                                                  | 41.57                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 30.67                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 30.67                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 64.63                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 20.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 66.92                                                                                 | 151.55                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 170.90                                                                                |                                                                                       | 155.50                                                                                | 9.25                                                                                  | 571.2                                                                                 | 906.85                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 23.85                                                                                 | 4123.35                                                                               | 113.30                                                                                |                                                                                       | 1301.16                                                                               | 5561.66                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 52.11                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 52.11                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 123.05                                                                                | 7685.81                                                                               | 641.90                                                                                | 8.05                                                                                  | 1555.41                                                                               | 10014.22                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             |                                                                                       | 98.70                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 963.79                                                                                | 1062.49                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 16.01                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 5.00                                                                                  | 21.01                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 25.10                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 876.00                                                                                | 5.00                                                                                  | 143.50                                                                                | 1049.60                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 209.33                                                                                |                                                                                       | 76.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 41.15                                                                                 | 326.48                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 98.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 26.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 11.77                                                                                 | 136.27                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                             | 5.25                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 5.10                                                                                  | 10.35                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                            |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 6.81                                                                                  | 6.81                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                   |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                                            |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 4                                                                                     | 4.00                                                                                  |
| 34                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 16.00                                                                                 | 23.87                                                                                 | 39.87                                                                                 |
| 35                                                                                    | Lakshwadeep                                                                           |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.75                                                                                  | 0.75                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                                           |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                  | 0.03                                                                                  |
| 37                                                                                    | Others                                                                                |                                                                                       | 4.30                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 100.92                                                                                | 105.22                                                                                |
| Total (MW) 4323.37 28279.72 MW= Megawatt                                              | Total (MW) 4323.37 28279.72 MW= Megawatt                                              | Total (MW) 4323.37 28279.72 MW= Megawatt                                              | Total (MW) 4323.37 28279.72 MW= Megawatt                                              | 4882.33                                                                               | 114.08                                                                                | 8727.64                                                                               | 46327.13                                                                              |