Lok Sabha Question No. 2829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Installation of Solar Power System on Government Buildings
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SAVITRI THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2829

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWER SYSTEM ON GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

## 2829. SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR:

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

- (a): whether the Government proposes to install solar power systems on all the Government offices/buildings in the country;
- (b): if so, the details thereof; and
- (c): the details of solar power systems installed on the Government offices/buildings so far, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): To promote grid connected solar rooftop systems on Government offices/buildings  in  the  country,  achievement  linked  incentives  are  being  provided  by  the Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy.  Incentives  up  to  25%  of  benchmark  cost  in  general category  states/UTs  and  up  to  60%  of  the  benchmark  cost  in  special  category  states/UTs  are provided depending upon the achievements against the sanctioned target capacity.

The details of state/UT-wise grid connected rooftop solar power systems installed in Government offices/buildings/institution as on 29.12.2017 are given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

Table: State/UT-wise grid connected rooftop solar power systems installed in Government offices/buildings/institution (as on 29.12.2017)

| S. NO.              | State                       | Capacity (MW)   |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| 1                   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1.00            |
| 2                   | Andhra Pradesh              | 2.50            |
| 3                   | Arunachal Pradesh           | -               |
| 4                   | Assam                       | 1.72            |
| 5                   | Bihar                       | 1.58            |
| 6                   | Chandigarh                  | 12.11           |
| 7                   | Chhattisgarh                | 5.19            |
| 8                   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.36            |
| 9                   | Daman and Diu               | 0.29            |
| 10                  | Goa                         | 0.26            |
| 11                  | Gujarat                     | 9.39            |
| 12                  | Haryana                     | 6.37            |
| 13                  | Himachal Pradesh            | -               |
| 14                  | Jammu and Kashmir           | 0.83            |
| 15                  | Jharkhand                   | 3.90            |
| 16                  | Karnataka                   | 4.12            |
| 17                  | Kerala                      | 7.87            |
| 18                  | Lakshadweep                 | 0.00            |
| 19                  | Madhya Pradesh              | 8.03            |
| 20                  | Maharashtra                 | 9.15            |
| 21                  | Manipur                     | 1.30            |
| 22                  | Meghalaya                   | 0.05            |
| 23                  | Mizoram                     | 0.10            |
| 24                  | Nagaland                    | -               |
| 25                  | NCT Of Delhi                | 30.08           |
| 26                  | Orissa                      | 1.62            |
| 27                  | Puducherry                  | 0.02            |
| 28                  | Punjab                      | 5.64            |
| 29                  | Rajasthan                   | 3.51            |
| 30                  | Sikkim                      | 0.01            |
| 31                  | Tamil Nadu                  | 12.31           |
| 32                  | Telangana                   | 6.18            |
| 33                  | Tripura                     | 0.00            |
| 34                  | Uttar Pradesh               | 10.62           |
| 35                  | Uttarakhand                 | 1.03            |
| 36                  | West Bengal                 | 8.36            |
| Total Capacity (MW) |                             | 155.50          |