Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Implementation of UJALA and SLNP
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, CHANDU LAL SAHU, K. ASHOK KUMAR, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## IMPLEMENTATION OF UJALA AND SLNP

227.   SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL: SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR: COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  is  implementing  two  programmes  namely UJALA and Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP);
- (b) if so, the salient features of these two programmes and the benefits likely to be accrued to the country as a result of implementation of these programmes;
- (c) the  names  of  the  States  where  these  programmes  are  presently  being implemented and the achievements made in implementation of these two programmes  in  those  states  viz  the  number  of  households  switched  over  to  LED bulbs and the number of street lights replaced by LED lamps, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the estimated quantum of energy saved as a result of implementation of these programmes in the country so far;
- (e) the reasons for non-implementation of these programmes in other States and the steps being taken by the Union Government to implement these programmes in the entire country including the time frame for the same;
- (f) whether the prices of LED bulbs have been consistently falling over the couple of years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the Union Government is strictly following the International Energy Agency's global LED programme and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (e) : Hon'ble Prime Minister of India launched the National LED programme on 5 th  January, 2015 called Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) and Street Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP),  which  are  being  implemented  by  Energy Efficiency  Services  Limited  (EESL),  a  joint  venture  company  of  four  Public  Sector Undertakings  (PSUs)  under  Ministry  of  Power.  EESL  has  developed  an  innovative business model in which the entire investment in these programme  is made by EESL

.........2.

and  the  investment  is  paid  back  over  a  time  from  energy  savings.  There  is  no element  of  Government  of  India  subsidy  in  the  scheme.  EESL  aggregates  demand and e-procures LED bulbs to get price benefit of bulk procurement, which is passed on to the beneficiaries. The benefits likely to be accrued to the country as a result of implementation of these programmes are as follows:

|                                                                                               | UJALA Programme           | SLNP Programme             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| No. of LED bulbs distributed/street lights to be replaced in 3 years                          | 77 crore                  | 3.5 crore                  |
| Expected annual energy savings                                                                | 100 billion KWh (Approx)  | 9 billion KWh (Approx)     |
| Expected avoided capacity                                                                     | 20,000 MW (Approx)        | 1500 MW (Approx)           |
| Estimated capital investment (excluding O&M cost) (Approx)                                    | Rs. 8000 crore            | Rs. 35,000 crore           |
| Annual estimated GHG emission reductions (Approx)                                             | 80 million tonnes of CO 2 | 6.2 million tonnes of CO 2 |
| Estimated quantum of energy saved so far as a result of implementation (billion KWh per year) | 26.2                      | 0.42                       |

Participation in National LED programme by the States/UTs is voluntary. In order to encourage States/UTs join the programme, Ministry of Power has written to the States/UTs requesting them to participate in this programme. Names of the States/UTs where these programmes are presently being implemented and number of households switched over to LED bulbs and the number of street lights replaced is given in Annexure.

- (f) : EESL aggregates the demand across country and procure LED bulbs in large  quantity.  The  aggregation  of  demand  and  bulb  procurement  has  resulted  in reduction of approximately 88% in procurement prices of LED bulbs by EESL from Rs. 310/-  to Rs. 38 (retail price reduced from Rs.550/- to Rs.65/-) during February, 2014 to January, 2017.

(g) : The UJALA and SLNP programme have been designed and implemented by EESL and has no connection with the international Energy Agency's global LED programme.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2017. ***********

State/UT-wise  number  of  households  switched  over  to  LED  bulbs  under  UJALA Programme  the  number  of  street  lights  replaced  by  LED  lamps  under  SLNP programme:

| States & UTs         | No. of Households switched over to LED bulbs   | Number of street lights replaced by LED lamps   |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 1,809,908                                      | 700                                             |
| Punjab               | 19,226                                         | 3,682                                           |
| Haryana              | 3,001,066                                      | -                                               |
| Uttarakhand          | 1,144,145                                      | 500                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 2,370,810                                      | 12,681                                          |
| Delhi                | 2,553,841                                      | 226,718                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 4,934,599                                      | 41,646                                          |
| Rajasthan            | 4,091,394                                      | 593,523                                         |
| Gujarat              | 9,974,335                                      | 44,147                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 3,417,910                                      | 9,407                                           |
| Bihar                | 3,269,239                                      | 150                                             |
| Sikkim               | 466                                            | -                                               |
| Maharashtra          | 6,886,414                                      | 24,154                                          |
| Jharkhand            | 2,779,457                                      | 2,800                                           |
| Chhattisgarh         | 2,138,733                                      | 661                                             |
| Odisha               | 2,832,589                                      | -                                               |
| Nagaland             | 77,502                                         | -                                               |
| Assam                | 263,033                                        | 4,798                                           |
| Meghalaya            | 30,218                                         | -                                               |
| Mizoram              | 28,534                                         | -                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 6,599,166                                      | 575,625                                         |
| West Bengal          | 421,622                                        | 300                                             |
| Telangana            | 186,828                                        | 2,671                                           |
| Goa                  | 272,170                                        | 48,306                                          |
| Karnataka            | 4,797,594                                      | -                                               |
| Tamil Nadu           | 20,339                                         | -                                               |
| Kerala               | 2,939,780                                      | 9,707                                           |
| Daman & Diu          | 38,143                                         | -                                               |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 29,430                                         | -                                               |
| Lakshadweep          | 33,333                                         | -                                               |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 133,333                                        | -                                               |
| Puducherry           | 203,084                                        | 300                                             |
| Tripura              | -                                              | 36,789                                          |
| Total                | 67,298,240                                     | 1,639,265                                       |

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