Lok Sabha Question No. 3056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Generation of Power from Renewable Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3056

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2017

## GENERATION OF POWER FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

## 3056. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a) whether power is generated from biomass, solar and wind power plants in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether power generated from biomass plants is cheaper as compared to wind and solar energy;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  per  unit  cost  of  electricity  generated  by  the  biomass  plant  as  compared  to  the  electricity generated by solar and wind energy plants?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam. Power is being generated from biomass, solar and wind power plants in the country. The state-wise  details  of  power  generated  from  various  renewable sources    i.e    Wind, Solar, Biomass, Small Hydro Power during 2016-17 is given in the Annexure-I.
- (c)  to (e): No Madam. The electricity generated from biomass power is not cheaper than solar and wind power. The details of the estimated per unit cost of electricity generated from various renewable energy sources i.e. solar, wind, biopower and small hydro power are given in Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a &b) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 3056 to be answered on  03/08/2017 regarding 'Generation of Power from Renewable Sources '

| GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   | GENERATION from Various Renewable Energy Sources for the Year 2016 - 17   |
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| Sl.                                                                       | State/Utility                                                             | Wind                                                                      | Solar                                                                     | Biomass                                                                   | Bagasse                                                                   | Small                                                                     | ( All figures Others                                                      | in MU) Total                                                              |
| No. 1                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                | 0.00                                                                      | 13.16                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | Hydro 0.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                      | 13.16                                                                     |
| 2                                                                         | Delhi                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 5.68                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 139.05                                                                    | 144.73                                                                    |
| 3                                                                         | Haryana                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 19.70                                                                     | 184.66                                                                    | 6.38                                                                      | 238.80                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 449.54                                                                    |
| 4                                                                         | HP                                                                        | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 2015.58                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 2015.58                                                                   |
| 5                                                                         | J&K                                                                       | 0.00                                                                      | 0.77                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 325.36                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 326.12                                                                    |
| 6                                                                         | Punjab                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 909.20                                                                    | 528.17                                                                    | 214.14                                                                    | 497.99                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 2149.49                                                                   |
| 7                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                 | 5562.52                                                                   | 2131.61                                                                   | 272.97                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 6.76                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 7973.85                                                                   |
| 8                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 0.00                                                                      | 230.95                                                                    | 165.39                                                                    | 3214.09                                                                   | 27.83                                                                     | 77.40                                                                     | 3715.66                                                                   |
| 9                                                                         | Uttarakhand .                                                             | 0.00                                                                      | 37.77                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 110.92                                                                    | 850.50                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 999.19                                                                    |
| 10                                                                        | NTPC Dadri/FBD/ Unchahar/Singrauli                                        | 0.00                                                                      | 74.90                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 74.90                                                                     |
| 11                                                                        | Oil India Ltd                                                             | 201.61                                                                    | 25.59                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 227.20                                                                    |
| 12                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 0.00                                                                      | 120.91                                                                    | 1281.10                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 44.21                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 1446.22                                                                   |
| 13                                                                        | NTPC Rajgarh                                                              | 0.00                                                                      | 82.21                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 82.21                                                                     |
| 14                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                   | 7720.01                                                                   | 1738.28                                                                   | 12.16                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 27.54                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 9497.99                                                                   |
| 15                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 3563.17                                                                   | 1366.10                                                                   | 86.59                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 224.46                                                                    | 28.35                                                                     | 5268.67                                                                   |
| 16                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                               | 7490.75                                                                   | 577.83                                                                    | 573.58                                                                    | 2040.76                                                                   | 609.58                                                                    | 0.20                                                                      | 11292.70                                                                  |
| 17                                                                        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 1.31                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 1.31                                                                      |
| 18                                                                        | Daman &Diu                                                                | 0.00                                                                      | 14.43                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 14.43                                                                     |
| 19                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 3187.85                                                                   | 1599.78                                                                   | 350.24                                                                    | 169.74                                                                    | 168.75                                                                    | 6.90                                                                      | 5483.26                                                                   |
| 20                                                                        | Telangana                                                                 | 211.93                                                                    | 1337.90                                                                   | 176.01                                                                    | 180.93                                                                    | 52.62                                                                     | 40.48                                                                     | 1999.89                                                                   |
| 21                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                 | 6058.65                                                                   | 524.67                                                                    | 157.50                                                                    | 1550.61                                                                   | 1294.25                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 9585.68                                                                   |
| 22                                                                        | Kerala                                                                    | 72.59                                                                     | 26.52                                                                     | 1.23                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 462.38                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 562.72                                                                    |
| 23                                                                        | NTPC Ramagundam                                                           | 0.00                                                                      | 350.53                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 350.53                                                                    |
| 24                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 11935.26                                                                  | 1898.34                                                                   | 349.14                                                                    | 877.34                                                                    | 93.79                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 15153.87                                                                  |
| 25                                                                        | Lakshadweep                                                               | 0.00                                                                      | 1.59                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 1.59                                                                      |
| 26                                                                        | Punducherry                                                               | 0.00                                                                      | 0.34                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.34                                                                      |
| 27                                                                        | Andaman &Nicobar                                                          | 0.00                                                                      | 6.17                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 13.86                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 20.03                                                                     |
| 28                                                                        | Bihar                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 109.18                                                                    | 1.72                                                                      | 159.66                                                                    | 21.96                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 292.53                                                                    |
| 29                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                 | 0.00                                                                      | 38.47                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 38.47                                                                     |
| 30                                                                        | Orissa                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 210.81                                                                    | 57.85                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 239.05                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 507.71                                                                    |
| 31                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 35.78                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 35.78                                                                     |
| 32                                                                        | West Bengal                                                               | 0.00                                                                      | 14.96                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 1433.95                                                                   | 120.86                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 1569.77                                                                   |
| 33                                                                        | DVC                                                                       | 0.00                                                                      | 0.01                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 136.10                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 136.11                                                                    |
| 34                                                                        | NTPC Andaman/ Talcher                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 20.00                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 20.00                                                                     |
| 35                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 0.00                                                                      | 0.14                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 13.46                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 13.60                                                                     |
| 36                                                                        | Assam                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 2.69                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 79.52                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 82.21                                                                     |
| 37                                                                        | Manipur                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 0.01                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.01                                                                      |
| 38                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                 | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 59.10                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 59.10                                                                     |
| 39                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 49.62                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 49.62                                                                     |
| 40                                                                        | Nagaland                                                                  | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 92.73                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 92.73                                                                     |
| 41                                                                        | Tripura                                                                   | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 46.47                                                                     | 0.00                                                                      | 46.47                                                                     |
| 42                                                                        | NEEPCO                                                                    | 0.00                                                                      | 6.89                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 0.00                                                                      | 6.89                                                                      |
|                                                                           | Total                                                                     | 46004.34                                                                  | 13499.41                                                                  | 4198.30                                                                   | 9958.52                                                                   | 7848.91                                                                   | 292.38                                                                    | 81801.85                                                                  |

Source: Central Electricity Authority

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c to e) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 3056 to be answered on  03/08/2017 regarding 'Generation of Power from Renewable Sources '

## ESTIMATED COSTS OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED from  Various Renewable Energy Sources

| Source                              | Estimated(per unit) cost of electricity generated from various RE sources (in Rupees)   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Small Hydro Power                   | 3.00 - 3.75                                                                             |
| Wind Power                          | 4.00-6.00                                                                               |
| Solar Power                         | 2.44-3.30                                                                               |
| Biomass Power/ Cogeneration         | 5.00-7.00                                                                               |
| Energy from Urban/ Industrial Waste | 6.00-7.00                                                                               |