Lok Sabha Question No. 3539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Capacity of Solar Energy Storage
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3539

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## CAPACITY OF SOLAR ENERGY STORAGE

## 3539.   SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the present capacity of solar energy storage in the country;
- (b) whether  the  present  capacity  is  enough  to  meet  the  storage  requirement,  especially  on account of intermittent nature of renewable power generation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  total  funds  allocated  and  spent  for  research  in  solar  energy  storage  during  the  last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Energy  storage  systems  are  an  integral  part  in  the  off-grid  decentralized  solar energy systems. State-wise cumulative capacity of such off grid Solar Photovoltaic Power plants installed since Financial Year 2013-14 is given at Annexure-I.
- (c): Four projects were sanctioned as part of Solar Research & Development (R&D) budget, the details of which are furnished at Annexure-II.

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Annexure I State Wise Off-Grid Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants with Energy Storage (Installed since Financial Year 2013-14)

| State             | During 2013-14 (KWp)   | During 2014-15 (KWp)   | During 2015-16 (KWp)   | During 2016-17 (KWp)   | Cumulative (As on 28.02.17) (KWp)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 392                    | 1323                   | 1046                   | 153                    | 3785.595                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 200                    | 313                    | 70                     | 0                      | 600.1                               |
| Assam             | 0                      | 300                    | 395                    | 0                      | 1605                                |
| Bihar             | 0                      | 66                     | 180                    | 2947                   | 3968.6                              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2430                   | 3500                   | 4782                   | 5298                   | 28196.72                            |
| Delhi             | 0                      | 239                    | 698                    | 0                      | 1269                                |
| Goa               | 0                      | 30                     | 1                      | 0                      | 32.72                               |
| Gujarat           | 9078                   | 1285                   | 2839                   | 0                      | 13576.6                             |
| Haryana           | 0                      | 463                    | 994                    | 0                      | 2321.25                             |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 607                    | 167                    | 0                      | 15                     | 1390.5                              |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 3122                   | 908                    | 3223                   | 158                    | 7719.85                             |
| Jharkhand         | 0                      | 0                      | 3059                   | 100                    | 3639.9                              |
| Karnataka         | 1302                   | 867                    | 2213                   | 0                      | 4676.41                             |
| Kerala            | 0                      | 635                    | 3045                   | 10000                  | 13894.39                            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0                      | 538                    | 205                    | 928                    | 3654                                |
| Maharashtra       | 0                      | 941                    | 2003                   | 0                      | 3857.7                              |
| Manipur           | 240                    | 356                    | 429                    | 0                      | 1241                                |
| Meghalaya         | 123                    | 250                    | 461                    | 0                      | 884.5                               |
| Mizoram           | 0                      | 649                    | 295                    | 534                    | 1719                                |
| Nagaland          | 0                      | 0                      | 242                    | 214                    | 1506                                |
| Odisha            | 0                      | 152                    | 331                    | 0                      | 567.515                             |
| Punjab            | 382                    | 539                    | 748                    | 0                      | 1950                                |
| Rajasthan         | 4612                   | 1195                   | 530                    | 500                    | 10850                               |
| Sikkim            | 530                    | 115                    | 55                     | 0                      | 850                                 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 3396.83                | 2875                   | 5533                   | 338                    | 12752.6                             |
| Telangana         | 0                      | 1833                   | 2304                   | 1237                   | 5374                                |
| Tripura           | 0                      | 0                      | 17                     | 275                    | 657                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 21                     | 2772                   | 3538                   | 240                    | 10041.46                            |
| Uttarakhand       | 0                      | 348                    | 906                    | 0                      | 1534.03                             |
| West Bengal       | 0                      | 237                    | 604                    | 0                      | 1730                                |
| Andaman &Nicobar  | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 167                                 |
| Chandigarh        | 730                    | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 730                                 |
| Lakshadweep       | 0                      | 0                      | 1100                   | 0                      | 2190                                |
| Puducherry        | 0                      | 40                     | 81                     | 0                      | 121                                 |
| Others            | 15815                  | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 23885                               |
| Total             | 42,980.83              | 22,936                 | 41,927                 | 22,937                 | 172,938.44                          |

## Annexure-II

## Projects sanctioned as part of Solar Research & Development (R&D) budget

|   S. No. | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                   | Name of Organization                                                 | Project Outlay (in Rs. Lakhs)           |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|        1 | 1 MW el. (3.5 MW) solar thermal power plant with 16 hours thermal storage Project location: Mt. Abu                                                                             | World Renewal Spiritual Trust (WRST), Mumbai                         | Total Cost: 8100.00 MNRE share: 2120.00 |
|        2 | Development of Modular Central Receiver Concentrated Solar Power Plant for Decentralized Power Generation Project location: National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gurugram | Sun Borne Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram and NISE, Gurugram | Total Cost: 1600.00 MNRE share: 1096.00 |
|        3 | High Energy Density Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrated Solar Plant                                                                                                         | Ram Krishna Dharmarth Foundation (RKDF) University, Bhopal           | Total Cost: 41.00 MNRE share: 36.00     |
|        4 | Development of 2.5 MW Solar PV and Wind Hybrid power plant with 1 MWh battery storage at Kaza, Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)                             | Total Cost: 2982.00 MNRE share 1491.00  |