Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Solar Energy Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-297

TO BE ANSWERED ON-15.03.2018

## SOLAR ENERGY PARKS

## 297. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

(a) whether the Government has reviewed the progress of the development of solar energy parks in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  status  of  the  solar  parks  being  established  in  the  country,  State-wise  including Jharkhand; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to develop the said parks within a fixed time frame?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 297 (17 TH  POSITION) FOR 15.03.2018 REGARDING SOLAR ENERGY PARKS

(a) to (c) The Ministry regularly reviews the progress of the solar parks through various review meetings, video conferences and written communication with different stakeholders like the State Governments; Solar Power Park Developers (SPPDs); Solar Energy  Corporation  of  India  (SECI);    NTPC;  Central  Transmission  Utility  (CTU)  and State Transmission Utilities (STUs) to expedite development of solar parks.

The  state-wise  status  of  Solar  Parks  in  the  country  is  given  in  the  Annexure.  Till 12.03.2018, no proposal has been received from the state Government of Jharkhand for development of solar park in the State.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 297 FOR 15.03.2018

## Status of Solar Parks as on 28-02-2018

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of Solar Park          |   Capacity (in MW) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu Solar Park    |               1500 |  DPR submitted.  Land Acquired: 6692.97 acres at NP Kunta site and 3473.62 acres at Galiveedu site.  Internal Infrastructure work awarded.  250MW already commissioned.  Transmission infrastructure work under development.  400MW under implementation by SECI. |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Solar Park          |               1000 | 1000MW already commissioned.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa Solar Park           |               1000 |  DPR Submitted.  Land Acquired: 5427.63 Acres  Internal Infrastructure work awarded.  Transmission infrastructure work under development.  PSA signed for 250 MW by NTPC with State DISCOM.  For balance 750 MW, NIT issued by SECI.                              |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh | Anathapuramu- II Solar Park |                500 |  DPR Submitted.  Land Acquired: 4124.84 Acres.  Internal Infrastructure work under progress.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  400MW solar projects under implementation.  For balance 100 MW, LOI to be issued by APGENCO.                        |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh | Solar Wind Hybrid Park      |                160 |  DPR under preparation.  Land identified and under acquisition at Kanaganapalli Mandal, Ananthapuramu District.                                                                                                                                                       |

|   Sl. No. | State             | Name of Solar Park                               |   Capacity (in MW) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         6 | Arunachal Pradesh | Solar Park at Lohit district                     |                 30 |  Revised DPR under preparation.  Land under the possession of APEDA.  Internal Infrastructure work under planning.                                                                         |
|         7 | Assam             | Solar Park at Amguri in Sibsagar district, Assam |                 70 |  DPR under preparation.  325 acres under APGCL's possession & another 15 acres of land under identification.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started.                                  |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh      | Solar Park in Chhattisgarh                       |                250 |  Revised DPR for 250 MW under preparation.  Land of 932.23 acres in Dongargadh Tehsil, Rajnandgaon District identified and under acquisition.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started. |
|         9 | Gujarat           | Radhnesada Solar Power Park, Banaskantha         |                700 |  Revised DPR under preparation.  Land acquired: 3517.50 acres.  Internal Infrastructure work to start.  Transmission infrastructure under development.                                    |
|        10 | Gujarat           | Harsad Solar Park, Banaskantha                   |                500 |  DPR under preparation.  Land identified at Villages-Harsad and Navapara, Taluka-Suigam, District- Banaskatha, Gujarat                                                                      |
|        11 | Haryana           | Solar Park in Haryana                            |                500 |  DPR under preparation  Land under identification.                                                                                                                                          |
|        12 | Himachal Pradesh  | Solar Park in Himachal Pradesh                   |               1000 |  DPR under preparation  Land identified.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started.                                                                                                      |
|        13 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Solar Park in Jammu & Kashmir                    |                100 |  DPR under preparation  Land identified.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started.                                                                                                      |
|        14 | Karnataka         | Pavagada Solar Park, Karnataka                   |               2000 |  DPR Submitted  12700 acres land acquired  Internal Infrastructure work under progress.                                                                                                    |

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of Solar Park                |   Capacity (in MW) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        15 | Kerala         | Kasargod Solar Park, Kerala       |                200 | 1200MW by KREDL.  DPR submitted  250 acres acquired and balance 836 acre land under acquisition.  Internal infrastructure work under process.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  50MW already commissioned by IREDA. |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa Solar Park, Madhya Pradesh   |                750 |  DPR Submitted.  3528.91 acres of land has been handed over to developers.  Internal Infrastructure under progress.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  750MW under implementation.                                   |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh | Neemuch- Mandsaur Solar Park      |                700 |  DPR for Neemuch site (450 MW) under preparation.  250 MW at Mandsaur site have been commissioned by NTPC.  2440.12 acres land has been identified in Neemuch.  Transmission infrastructure under development.                      |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh | Agar-Shajapur- Rajgarh Solar Park |               1050 |  DPR under preparation.  3812.56 acres in Agar, 2046.56 acres in Shajapur and 2474.36 acres in Rajgarh have been identified.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started  Transmission infrastructure to be started.                |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh | Morena (Chambal) Solar Park       |                250 |  DPR under preparation.  1045.78 acres have been identified in Morena and under acquisition.  Internal Infrastructure work to be started  Transmission infrastructure to be                                                         |

| Sl. No.   | State       | Name of Solar Park                                     | Capacity (in MW)   | Status                                                                                                                                                                             |
|-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |             |                                                        |                    | started.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 20.       | Maharashtra | Solar Park at Sakri, Dhule district                    | 500                |  DPR Submitted .  Around 1200 acres of land is acquired.  Internal Infrastructure development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure to be started.            |
| 21.       | Maharashtra | Solar Park at Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra   | 500                |  DPR Submitted for 250 MW.  Around 1289 acres of land acquired.  Internal Infrastructure development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure to be started.     |
| 22.       | Maharashtra | Patoda Solar Park, Maharashtra                         | 500                |  DPR submitted .  Around 400 acres of land is acquired.  Internal Infrastructure development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure to be started.             |
| 23.       | Manipur     | Bukpi solar park Manipur                               | 20                 |  DPR under preparation  Land under acquisition.                                                                                                                                  |
| 24.       | Meghalaya   | Solar Park at Suchen & Thamar, Meghalaya               | 20                 |  DPR submitted.  At Suchen: 39.52 acres & at Thamar: 43.37 acres of land acquired.  Internal development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure to be started. |
| 25.       | Mizoram     | Vankal Solar park at Vankal, Mizoram                   | 20                 |  DPR under preparation  Land under acquisition.                                                                                                                                  |
| 26.       | Nagaland    | Solar Park at Dimapur and Peren districts of Nagaland. | 23                 |  DPR under preparation.  Land under acquisition.  Internal Infrastructure .development activities to be started.                                                                |
| 27.       | Odisha      | Odisha Solar Park; Odisha                              | 1000               |  DPR under preparation.  2016 acres of Land spread over 4 districts of Deogarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda and Boudh has been identified for phase-I (400 MW). Land                   |

| Sl. No.   | State     | Name of Solar Park                       | Capacity (in MW)   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |           |                                          |                    | for balance 600MW under identification.                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 28.       | Rajasthan | Bhadla Phase-II Solar Park; Jodhpur      | 680                | 680MW already commissioned.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 29.       | Rajasthan | Bhadla III Solar Park, Jodhpur           | 1000               |  DPR Submitted  Land acquired  Internal development activities under progress.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  PPA & PSA signed for 500 MW.  Reverse Auction done for balance 500 MW. |
| 30.       | Rajasthan | Bhadla IV Solar Park, Jodhpur            | 500                |  DPR Submitted  Land acquired  Internal development activities under progress.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  PPA & PSA signed for 250 MW.  Reverse Auction done for balance 250 MW. |
| 31.       | Rajasthan | Phalodi- Pokaran Solar Park              | 750                |  DPR under preparation.  Land identified and allocated by State Government.  Internal Infrastructure development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure under development.               |
| 32.       | Rajasthan | Fatehgarh Phase 1B Solar Park, Jaisalmer | 421                |  DPR under preparation.  Land identified and under allotment by state Government.  Internal Infrastructure development activities to be started.  Transmission infrastructure development to be started. |
| 33.       | Rajasthan | Nokh Solar Park, Jaisalmer               | 980                |  DPR under preparation  Land under identification at Village- Nokh, Tehsil- Pokaran, District- Jaisalmer                                                                                                   |

| Sl. No.    | State         | Name of Solar Park              |   Capacity (in MW) | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|------------|---------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 34.        | Tamil Nadu    | Solar Park in Tamil Nadu        |                500 |  TEDA has invited EoI for selection of Solar Power Park Developer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 35.        | Tamil Nadu    | Kadaladi Solar Park             |                500 |  DPR under preparation  Land under acquisition.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 36.        | Uttar Pradesh | UP Solar Park                   |                440 |  DPR under revision .  Land acquired  Internal Infrastructure development under progress.  Transmission infrastructure under development.  50 MW already commissioned in Allahabad site and 75 MW commissioned at Mirzapur site. Construction activities for solar projects of capacity 115MW are in progress.  NIT for balance 275 MW issued by SECI. |
| 37.        | Uttarakhand   | SIIDCUL Solar Park, Uttarakhand |                 50 |  DPR submitted.  Land acquired  Internal Infrastructure development under progress.  Transmission infrastructure work to be started.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 38.        | West Bengal   | Solar park in West Bengal       |                500 |  DPR under revision .  Land identified for 200 MW and under acquisition.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total (MW) | Total (MW)    | Total (MW)                      |              21164 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |