Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Solar Power Installations
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 24

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## SOLAR POWER INSTALLATIONS

## 24. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

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

- (a) whether it is  a  fact  that  solar  power  installations  in  the  country  have  achieved  8643  MW power, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  some  States  have  crossed  the  1  GW  solar  installation  mark,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  country  has  14  MW  of  solar  projects  at  various  stages  of  developments  and another 7 GW waiting to be auctioned, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, Madam. A total capacity of 9012 MW of solar power has been installed in the country as on 31-12-2016. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.

(b): Yes, Madam. The states of Gujarat (1.16 GW), Rajasthan (1.32 GW), and Tamil Nadu (1.6 GW) have crossed 1 GW solar installation mark.

(c): At  present,  total  solar  power  projects  of  18747  MW  are  in  pipeline.  Details  are  given  at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24 FOR 02.02.2017

## Commissioning Status of Solar Power Projects as on 31-12-2016

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Total capacity till 31-12-16 (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                5.4  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                              979.65 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                0.27 |
| 4         | Assam             |                               11.18 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                               95.91 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                               16.2  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                              135.19 |
| 8         | D&N               |                                0.6  |
| 9         | Daman& Diu        |                                4    |
| 10        | Delhi             |                               38.78 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                0.05 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                             1158.5  |
| 13        | Haryana           |                               53.27 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                0.33 |
| 15        | J&K               |                                1    |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                               17.51 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                              327.53 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                               15.86 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                              840.35 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                              430.46 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                0.01 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                0.01 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                0.1  |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                0.5  |
| 26        | Odisha            |                               77.64 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                                0.03 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                              545.43 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                             1317.64 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                0.01 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                             1590.97 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                              973.41 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                5.02 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                              239.26 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                               45.1  |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                               23.07 |
| 37        | Others /MoR/PSU   |                               61.7  |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                             9012.66 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24 FOR 02.02.2017

## Details of solar power projects in pipeline

| Sr. No.   | Projects                                                        |   Capacity(MW) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1.        | Projects under implementation                                   |          11751 |
| 2.        | Financial bids opened, projects to be awarded/PPAs to be signed |           2876 |
| 3.        | Tenders issued and under process                                |           4120 |
|           | Total                                                           |          18747 |