Lok Sabha Question No. 2165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Ongoing Mega Solar Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2165

TO BE ANSWERED ON-08.03.2018

## ONGOING MEGA SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

2165. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  ongoing  mega  solar  power  projects  of  above  50  MW  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that many States are cancelling their Power Purchase Agreements(PPAs)  made  with  the  promoters  of  mega  solar  power  projects  for  various reasons including delay, declining cost of solar power, etc. and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken to hedge solar power industry from losses due to crash in cost price of solar power and thereby fulfilling the mission of the Government to increase the capacity of solar power in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  State/UT-wise details  of  solar  parks,  with  their  project  capacities,  sanctioned  under  the scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects are given in Annexure I and list of ongoing projects, at present, is given at Annexure II.
- (b) This Ministry has not received any report about cancellation of signed Power Purchase Agreement by the States except from the states of Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) and Uttar Pradesh (U.P.).    The  Government  of  M.P.  has  reported  that  Madhya  Pradesh  Power  Management Company Ltd (MPPMCL), terminated the PPA with Sky Power South East Asia Holdings Ltd.  and  ReNew Solar  Power Pvt.  Ltd.,  for  two  units  of  50  MW  and  one  unit  of  51  MW respectively, since they failed to procure land within the period stipulated in the PPA, which was  prescribed  as  a  conditions  Subsequent.  The  Government  of  U.P.  has  reported  about giving notice to preliminary procurer, M/s Adani Green Urja for not commissioning allocated plant  of  50  MW  in  time.    However,  the  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission  has provided five months of extension to complete the project.
- (c)  Once  the  Power  Purchase  Agreement  (PPA)  is  signed  at  a  particular  price  structure,  it continues to remain same for entire contract period.  The solar power developers bid on the basis of viability of projects and their own financial strengths and while bidding, they take into account the inputs costs. The reduction in prices of solar power is a welcome thing. This has made solar power more acceptable to the Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).

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## ANNEXURE I

## ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2165 FOR 08.03.2018

## DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS SANCTIONED

| Sl. No.   | State             | Name of the Solar Park            | Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Ananthapuramu-I solar park        | 1500            |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Kurnool solar park                | 1000            |
| 3.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa solar park                 | 1000            |
| 4.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Ananthapuramu-II solar park       | 500             |
| 5.        | Andhra Pradesh    | Solar Wind Hybrid Park            | 160             |
| 6.        | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit solar park                  | 30              |
| 7.        | Assam             | Solar park in Assam               | 80              |
| 8.        | Chhattisgarh      | Rajnandgaon solar park            | 250             |
| 9.        | Gujarat           | Radhnesada solar park             | 700             |
| 10.       | Gujarat           | Harsad solar park                 | 500             |
| 11.       | Haryana           | Solar park in Haryana             | 500             |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh  | Solar park in Himachal Pradesh    | 1000            |
| 13.       | Jammu & Kashmir   | Solar park in J&K                 | 100             |
| 14.       | Karnataka         | Pavagada solar park               | 2000            |
| 15.       | Kerala            | Kasargod solar park               | 200             |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Rewa solar park                   | 750             |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Neemuch-Mandsaur solar park       | 700             |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Agar-Shajapur- Rajgarh solar park | 1050            |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Morena (Chambal) solar park       | 250             |
| 20.       | Maharashtra       | Sai Guru solar park               | 500             |
| 21.       | Maharashtra       | Dondaicha solar park              | 500             |
| 22.       | Maharashtra       | Patoda solar park                 | 500             |
| 23.       | Manipur           | Bukpi solar park                  | 20              |
| 24.       | Meghalaya         | Solar park in Meghalaya           | 20              |
| 25.       | Mizoram           | Vankal solar park                 | 20              |
| 26.       | Nagaland          | Solar park in Nagaland            | 23              |
| 27.       | Odisha            | Solar park in Odisha              | 1000            |
| 28.       | Rajasthan         | Bhadla-II solar park              | 680             |
| 29.       | Rajasthan         | Bhadla-III solar park             | 1000            |
| 30.       | Rajasthan         | Phalodi-Pokaran solar park        | 750             |
| 31.       | Rajasthan         | Bhadla-IV solar park              | 500             |
| 32.       | Rajasthan         | Fatehgarh Phase-1B solar park     | 421             |
| 33.       | Rajasthan         | Nokh solar park                   | 1000            |
| 34.       | Tamil Nadu        | Solar park in Tamil Nadu          | 500             |
| 35.       | Tamil Nadu        | Kadaladi Solar Park               | 500             |
| 36.       | Uttar Pradesh     | Solar park in UP                  | 440             |
| 37.       | Uttarakhand       | Solar park in Uttarakhand         | 50              |
| 38.       | West Bengal       | Solar park in West Bengal         | 500             |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                                   | 21,194          |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2165 FOR 08.03.2018

## ON-GOING SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

| Scheme- NTPC Bundling   | Scheme- NTPC Bundling   | Scheme- NTPC Bundling    | Scheme- NTPC Bundling   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
| S.No.                   | State                   | Name of Developers       | Capacity (in MW)        |
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh          | Kadapa Solar Park        | 250                     |
| Scheme- SECI VGF 2000MW | Scheme- SECI VGF 2000MW | Scheme- SECI VGF 2000MW  | Scheme- SECI VGF 2000MW |
| S.No.                   | State                   | Name of Developers       | Capacity (in MW)        |
| 1                       | Maharashtra             | Welspun Renewables       | 100                     |
| 2                       | Maharashtra             | Adani Green Energy       | 20                      |
| 3                       | Uttar Pradesh           | Solairedirect Energy     | 75                      |
| 4                       | Uttar Pradesh           | RattanIndia Solar        | 50                      |
| 5                       | Uttar Pradesh           | Azure Power              | 40                      |
| 6                       | Uttar Pradesh           | Essel Green Energy       | 160                     |
| 7                       | Andhra Pradesh          | FRV Solar Holdings XI BV | 100                     |
| 8                       | Andhra Pradesh          | Acme Solar               | 150                     |
| 9                       | Andhra Pradesh          | Tata Power               | 100                     |
| 10                      | Andhra Pradesh          | Azure Power              | 50                      |
| 11                      | Karnataka               | Hero Solar               | 120                     |
| 12                      | Karnataka               | Patil Construction       | 40                      |
| 13                      | Karnataka               | Solitaire Powertech      | 30                      |
| 14                      | Karnataka               | Energon Soleq            | 100                     |
| 15                      | Karnataka               | Acme Solar               | 20                      |
| 16                      | Karnataka               | Talettutayi Solar        | 30                      |
| 17                      | Karnataka               | Parampujya Solar         | 300                     |
| 18                      | Chhattishgarh           | Parampujya Solar         | 100                     |
|                         |                         | Total                    | 1585                    |
| Scheme- SECI VGF 5000MW | Scheme- SECI VGF 5000MW | Scheme- SECI VGF 5000MW  | Scheme- SECI VGF 5000MW |
| S.No.                   | State                   | Name of Developers       | Capacity (in MW)        |
| 1                       | Odisha                  | Jyoti Infa               | 10                      |
| 2                       | Odisha                  | IBC Solar                | 20                      |
| 3                       | Odisha                  | Essel Green Energy       | 240                     |
| 4                       | Maharashtra             | Vijay Printing           | 10                      |
| 5                       | Maharashtra             | Solar Edge               | 130                     |
| 6                       | Maharashtra             | Lightsource Renewable    | 50                      |
| 7                       | Maharashtra             | Neel Metal               | 100                     |
| 8                       | Maharashtra             | Sukhbir Agro             | 20                      |
| 9                       | Maharashtra             | Canandian Solar          | 80                      |

| 10    |           | Essel Green Energy                  |   60 |
|-------|-----------|-------------------------------------|------|
| 11    | Rajasthan | ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited |  100 |
| 12    | Rajasthan | ACME Solar Holdings Private Limited |  100 |
| 13    | Rajasthan | SBG CLEANTECH ONE LIMITED           |  100 |
| 14    | Rajasthan | SBG CLEANTECH ONE LIMITED           |  100 |
| 15    | Rajasthan | SBG CLEANTECH ONE LIMITED           |  100 |
| 16    | Rajasthan | SBG CLEANTECH THREE LIMITED         |   50 |
| 17    | Rajasthan | SBG CLEANTECH THREE LIMITED         |   50 |
| 18    | Rajasthan | Avaada Power Private Limited        |   50 |
| 19    | Rajasthan | Avaada Power Private Limited        |   50 |
| 20    | Rajasthan | Phelan Energy Group Ltd             |   50 |
| Total | Total     | Total                               | 1470 |

| Other CPSUs/CB/CT/Defence   | Other CPSUs/CB/CT/Defence   | Other CPSUs/CB/CT/Defence      | Other CPSUs/CB/CT/Defence   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No.                       | State                       | Name of Developers/Scheme      | Capacity (in MW)            |
| 1                           | Kerala                      | IREDA                          | 14                          |
| 2                           | Andhra Pradesh              | Vizag Port                     | 10                          |
| 3                           | Odisha                      | Paradip Port                   | 10                          |
| 4                           | Tamil Nadu                  | Kamrajar Port (240kW)          | 1                           |
| 5                           | West Bengal                 | Kolkata Port                   | 2                           |
| 6                           | Madhya Pradesh              | BEL- OFB(Itarsi)               | 10                          |
| 7                           | Odisha                      | BEL -OFB(Bolangir)             | 7.5                         |
| 8                           | Tamil Nadu                  | NLC-                           | 500                         |
| 9                           | Sambha, Rajasthan           | Sambhar Salts Ltd(CPSU scheme) | 1                           |
| 10                          | Maharashtra                 | HAL(Defence scheme)            | 15                          |
| 11                          | Avadi, TN                   | BEL(Defence scheme)            | 16                          |
| 12                          | Madhya Pradesh              | BEL(Defence scheme)            | 10                          |
| 13                          | Madhya Pradesh              | BEL(Defence scheme)            | 10                          |
| 14                          | Telangana                   | MIDHANI(Defence scheme)        | 4                           |
| 15                          | Many States                 | Canal Bank/Top                 | 74                          |
| Total                       | Total                       | Total                          | 684.5                       |

| Scheme- State Scheme   | Scheme- State Scheme   | Scheme- State Scheme            | Scheme- State Scheme   |
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
| S.No.                  | State                  | Name of Developers              | Capacity (in MW)       |
| 1                      | Punjab                 | State Projects at Many Location | 100                    |
| 2                      |                        | Rewa Solar Park                 | 750                    |
| 3                      | Madhya Pradesh         | State Projects at Many Location | 159                    |
| 4                      | Uttar Pradesh          | State Projects at Many Location | 80                     |
| 5                      | Andhra Pradesh         | Anantapuramu -II Solar Park     | 400                    |
| Total                  | Total                  | Total                           | 1489                   |

Grand Total

5478.5 MW