Lok Sabha Question No. 3481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Exploration of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3481

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## Exploration of Non-Conventional Energy Sources

## 3481.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

(a) whether the Union Government proposes to explore non-conventional energy sources on large scale to address the energy crisis in various States including Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the  Union  Government has prepared any scheme to increase the renewable energy  generation including the solar energy generation to address energy crisis in the country;

(d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  said  scheme  is  likely  to  be implemented;

(e) the details of the potential locations and the areas identified for this purpose along with the Status of the said proposal; and

(f) the quantum of energy likely to be generated as a result of the new initiatives?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Madam. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set a target of 175 GW by 2022 to explore non-conventional energy on large scale from various renewable energy sources including the state of Rajasthan. So far, a total capacity of 50018 MW of Grid Interactive Renewable Power has been installed upto 31-12-2016 in the country from various renewable energy sources which include 9012.69 MW from Solar power, 28700.44 MW from Wind Power, 4333.85 MW from Small Hydro Power and 7971.02 MW  from Biopower. The state-wise  and  source-wise  achievement  reported  upto  31-12-2016  under  various  renewable  energy  sources  is given in Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): The Government has initiated various schemes and programmes to increase the renewable energy in  the  country  including  solar  energy.  Brief  details  of  the  major  schemes/programmes  implemented  by  the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  are given in the Annexure-II.

The schemes / programmes are implemented all over the country depending upon the potential available in that area.

(e) & (f): The  potential  of  renewable  energy  are  available  all  over  the  country  and  resource  specific renewable energy depends on the region and local conditions that vary widely. A potential of 1096 GW has been estimated from various renewable energy sources in the country.

The  Source  and  state-wise  detail  of  the  potential  available  under  various  renewable  energy  sources  i.e.  Solar, Wind, Small Hydro Power and Biopower is given in Annexure-III.

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ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3481 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2017

| S. No.                                                                     | STATES / Uts                                                               | Small Hydro Power                                                          | Wind Power                                                                 | Bio-Power                                                                  | Bio-Power                                                                  | Solar Power                                                                | Total Capacity                                                             |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | BM Power/Cogen.                                                            | Waste to Energy                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | (MW)                                                                       | (MW)                                                                       | (MW)                                                                       | (MW)                                                                       | (MW)                                                                       | (MW)                                                                       |
| 1                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 241.98                                                                     | 2092.50                                                                    | 378.20                                                                     | 58.16                                                                      | 979.65                                                                     | 3750.49                                                                    |
| 2                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 104.605                                                                    |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.27                                                                       | 104.87                                                                     |
| 3                                                                          | Assam                                                                      | 34.11                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 11.18                                                                      | 45.29                                                                      |
| 4                                                                          | Bihar                                                                      | 70.70                                                                      |                                                                            | 92.50                                                                      |                                                                            | 95.91                                                                      | 259.11                                                                     |
| 5                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                               | 76.00                                                                      |                                                                            | 228.50                                                                     |                                                                            | 135.19                                                                     | 439.69                                                                     |
| 6                                                                          | Goa                                                                        | 0.05                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.05                                                                       | 0.10                                                                       |
| 7                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    | 16.60                                                                      | 4441.57                                                                    | 65.30                                                                      |                                                                            | 1158.5                                                                     | 5681.97                                                                    |
| 8                                                                          | Haryana                                                                    | 73.50                                                                      |                                                                            | 96.40                                                                      |                                                                            | 53.27                                                                      | 223.17                                                                     |
| 9                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                           | 798.81                                                                     |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.33                                                                       | 799.14                                                                     |
| 10                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                             | 158.03                                                                     |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 1.00                                                                       | 159.03                                                                     |
| 11                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                  | 4.05                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 17.51                                                                      | 21.56                                                                      |
| 12                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                  | 1220.73                                                                    | 3154.20                                                                    | 1401.08                                                                    | 1.00                                                                       | 327.53                                                                     | 6104.54                                                                    |
| 13                                                                         | Kerala                                                                     | 205.02                                                                     | 43.50                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            | 15.86                                                                      | 264.38                                                                     |
| 14                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 86.16                                                                      | 2288.590                                                                   | 92.53                                                                      | 3.90                                                                       | 840.35                                                                     | 3311.53                                                                    |
| 15                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                | 346.175                                                                    | 4666.03                                                                    | 1967.85                                                                    | 12.72                                                                      | 430.46                                                                     | 7423.24                                                                    |
| 16                                                                         | Manipur                                                                    | 5.45                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.01                                                                       | 5.46                                                                       |
| 17                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                  | 31.03                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.01                                                                       | 31.04                                                                      |
| 18                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                    | 41.47                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.10                                                                       | 41.57                                                                      |
| 19                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                   | 30.67                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.50                                                                       | 31.17                                                                      |
| 20                                                                         | Odisha                                                                     | 64.625                                                                     |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 77.64                                                                      | 142.27                                                                     |
| 21                                                                         | Punjab                                                                     | 170.90                                                                     |                                                                            | 62.00                                                                      | 9.25                                                                       | 545.43                                                                     | 787.58                                                                     |
| 22                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                  | 23.85                                                                      | 4216.72                                                                    | 119.25                                                                     |                                                                            | 1317.64                                                                    | 5677.46                                                                    |
| 23                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                     | 52.11                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.01                                                                       | 52.12                                                                      |
| 24                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 123.05                                                                     | 7694.33                                                                    | 889.40                                                                     | 8.05                                                                       | 1590.97                                                                    | 10305.80                                                                   |
| 25                                                                         | Telangana                                                                  |                                                                            | 98.70                                                                      | 158.10                                                                     |                                                                            | 973.41                                                                     | 1230.21                                                                    |
| 26                                                                         | Tripura                                                                    | 16.01                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 5.02                                                                       | 21.03                                                                      |
| 27                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 25.10                                                                      |                                                                            | 1933.11                                                                    | 5.00                                                                       | 239.26                                                                     | 2202.47                                                                    |
| 28                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                | 209.320                                                                    |                                                                            | 72.72                                                                      |                                                                            | 45.10                                                                      | 327.14                                                                     |
| 29                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                | 98.50                                                                      |                                                                            | 300.00                                                                     |                                                                            | 23.07                                                                      | 421.57                                                                     |
| 30                                                                         | Andaman &Nicobar                                                           | 5.25                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 5.40                                                                       | 10.65                                                                      |
| 31                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                 |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 16.20                                                                      | 16.20                                                                      |
| 32                                                                         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.60                                                                       | 0.60                                                                       |
| 33                                                                         | Daman &Diu                                                                 |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 4                                                                          | 4.00                                                                       |
| 34                                                                         | Delhi                                                                      |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 16.00                                                                      | 38.78                                                                      | 54.78                                                                      |
| 35                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.75                                                                       | 0.75                                                                       |
| 36                                                                         | Pondicherry                                                                |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.03                                                                       |
| 37                                                                         | Others                                                                     |                                                                            | 4.30                                                                       |                                                                            |                                                                            | 0.03 61.70                                                                 | 66.00                                                                      |
| Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt | Total (MW) 4333.855 28700.440 7856.94 114.08 9012.69 50018.00 MW= Megawatt |

ANNEXURE-II

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3481 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2017

## Details of the Renewable Energy Schemes / Programmes

## 1. Grid Interactive and Distributed Renewable Energy Power :

- o Wind Power : MW-scale Wind Farms.

- o Bio-power: Biomass power/ Cogeneration.

- o Small Hydro Power: Small hydro power plants up to 25 MW capacity.

- o Solar Power: Grid-interactive  -Solar  Thermal  and  SPV  power  generation  plants,  Solar Roof Top programme.

- o Energy  Storage: for  proper  scheduling  and  forecasting  of  Power  generation  and stabilization of the Grid.

- o Green  Energy  Corridors: transmission  Infrastructure  for  evacuation  of  Power  from Renewable Energy Sources..

- o Support to Solar Energy Corporation of India .

- o Demonstration of Renewable Energy Application .

## 2. Off-Grid/ Distributed and Decentralized Renewable Power:

- o Solar Power (To promote the solar devices such as Solar Lighting Systems, Solar Pumps, Solar Power Packs and Concentrated Solar Technology systems.

- o Small wind and Hybrid Systems :

- o Water Mills and Water Hydrants

- o Energy Storage for Energy Security and energy access in remote areas.

- o Biomass(non-bagasse) cogeneration/ U&I Waste to Energy

- o Remote Village Electrification Programme : provision of lighting/ electricity in the un- electrified remote villages/ hamlets

- o Biomass Gasifier for Rural Energy / Industrial Energy.

- o Biogas  Programme: setting  up  of  Family  Type  biogas  plants  for  cooking/  lighting/ manure/ small scale power generation

- o Solar  Thermal  Systems: deployment  of  decentralized  solar  thermal  systems/  devices (mainly  solar  cookers  /  driers  for  cooking,  drying  farm  produce)  under  National  Solar Mission.

- o Green Buildings - incorporating active renewable energy systems and passive designs

- o Solar  Cities -  Planning  for  reducing  their  conventional  energy  consumption  through energy conservation and use of renewable energy devices/ systems

## 3. Research, Development and International Cooperation:

- o Supporting  research  and  development  projects  at  premier  institutions  and  industries  on different aspects of new and renewable energy technologies.

- o Human Resource Development and Training  Programme

- o International relations international cooperation including Investment Promotion

- o New and Innovative Projects

4. Support to Autonomous Bodies: Support to Institutions under the aegis of MNRE

## ANNEXURE III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3481 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2017

## State-wise & source-wise estimated potential of Renewable Energy.

| Sl. No.   |                     |            | Small       | Bio-Energy    | Bio-Energy          | Bio-Energy      |        |          |
|-----------|---------------------|------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|----------|
|           | STATES / Uts        | Wind Power | Hydro Power | Biomass Power | Bagase Cogeneration | Waste To Energy | Solar  | Total    |
|           |                     | (MW)@ 100m | (MW)        | (MW)          | (MW)                | (MW)            | (MW)   | (MW)     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 44229      | 978         | 578           | 300                 | 123             | 38440  | 84648    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |            | 1341        | 8             |                     |                 | 8650   | 10000    |
| 3         | Assam               |            | 239         | 212           |                     | 8               | 13760  | 14218    |
| 4         | Bihar               |            | 223         | 619           | 300                 | 73              | 11200  | 12415    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 77         | 1107        | 236           |                     | 24              | 18270  | 19714    |
| 6         | Goa                 | 1          | 7           | 26            |                     |                 | 880    | 913      |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 84431      | 202         | 1221          | 350                 | 112             | 35770  | 122086   |
| 8         | Haryana             |            | 110         | 1333          | 350                 | 24              | 4560   | 6377     |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    |            | 2398        | 142           |                     | 2               | 33840  | 36382    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir     |            | 1431        | 43            |                     |                 | 111050 | 112523   |
| 11        | Jharkhand           |            | 209         | 90            |                     | 10              | 18180  | 18489    |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 55857      | 4141        | 1131          | 450                 |                 | 24700  | 86279    |
| 13        | Kerala              | 1700       | 704         | 1044          |                     | 36              | 6110   | 9595     |
|           | Madhya              |            |             |               |                     |                 |        |          |
| 14        | Pradesh             | 10484      | 820         | 1364          |                     | 78              | 61660  | 74406    |
| 15        | Maharashtra         | 45394      | 794         | 1887          | 1250                | 287             | 64320  | 113933   |
| 16        | Manipur             |            | 109         | 13            |                     | 2               | 10630  | 10755    |
| 17        | Meghalaya           |            | 230         | 11            |                     | 2               | 5860   | 6103     |
| 18        | Mizoram             |            | 169         | 1             |                     | 2               | 9090   | 9261     |
| 19        | Nagaland            |            | 197         | 10            |                     |                 | 7290   | 7497     |
| 20        | Orissa              | 3093       | 295         | 246           |                     | 22              | 25780  | 29437    |
| 21        | Punjab              |            | 441         | 3172          | 300                 | 45              | 2810   | 6768     |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 18770      | 57          | 1039          |                     | 62              | 142310 | 162238   |
| 23        | Sikkim              |            | 267         | 2             |                     |                 | 4940   | 5209     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 33800      | 660         | 1070          | 450                 | 151             | 17670  | 53800    |
| 25        | Telangana           | 4244       |             |               |                     |                 | 20410  | 24654    |
| 26        | Tripura             |            | 47          | 3             |                     | 2               | 2080   | 2131     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       |            | 461         | 1617          | 1250                | 176             | 22830  | 26333    |
| 28        | Uttarakhandl        |            | 1708        | 24            |                     | 5               | 16800  | 18537    |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 2          | 396         | 396           |                     | 148             | 6260   | 7202     |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar   | 8          | 8           |               |                     |                 | 0      | 16       |
| 31        | Chandigarh          |            |             |               |                     | 6               | 0      | 6        |
| 32        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |            |             |               |                     |                 | 0      | 0        |
| 33        | Daman &Diu          |            |             |               |                     |                 |        | 0        |
| 34        | Delhi               |            |             |               |                     | 131             | 0 2050 | 2181     |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 8          |             |               |                     |                 | 0      | 8        |
|           |                     | 153        |             |               |                     | 3               |        |          |
| 36        | Pondicherry Others  |            |             |               |                     | 1022            | 0 790  | 156 1812 |
| 37        | Total               | 302251     | 19749       | 17536         | 5000                | 2554            | 748990 | 1096081  |