Lok Sabha Question No. 1789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Installed Capacity of Solar & Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## INSTALLED CAPACITY OF SOLAR & WIND ENERGY

## 1789. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

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

(a): the  details  of  the  installed  capacity  of  solar  and  wind  energies  in  the  country  at present, State/UT-wise;

- (b): whether  any  efforts  are  being  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  renewable energy; and
- (c): if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  state-wise  details  of  installed  grid  connected  solar  and  wind  projects  as  on 30.11.2017 are given in Annexure.
- (b) and (c): The  Government  have  increased  the  target  of  installing  renewable  energy capacity to 1,75,000 MW by the year 2022 which includes 1,00,000 MW from solar, 60,000 MW from wind, 10,000 MW from bio-power and 5,000 MW from small hydro-power.

The  Government  have  introduced  various  new  initiatives  and  policies  through  its  various schemes  for  the  overall  development  and  promotion  of  renewable  energy  in  the  country which include:

-  fiscal and promotional incentives such as capital and/or interest subsidy
-  waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses
-  incentives in the form of generation based incentives/subsidies and Viability Gap Funding (VGF);
-  amendments  in  the  Tariff  Policy  for  strong  enforcement  of  Renewable  Purchase Obligation (RPO) and for providing Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO);
-  setting up of exclusive solar parks;
-  development of power transmission network through Green Energy Corridor project;
-  identification of large government complexes/ buildings for rooftop projects;
-  infrastructure status for solar projects;
-  raising tax free bonds and taxable green energy bonds, so as to enable access to cheaper finance.
-  mechanism for scheduling and forecasting in case of inter-state transmission of solar and wind power;
-  planning exploitation of offshore wind power, floating solar power and hybrid windsolar power.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1789 FOR 28.12.2017

| State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Solar and Wind Energies as on   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Solar and Wind Energies as on   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Solar and Wind Energies as on   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Solar and Wind Energies as on   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Solar and Wind Energies as on   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                            | STATES / UTs                                                                      | Wind Power                                                                        | Solar Power                                                                       | Solar Power                                                                       |
| S. No.                                                                            | STATES / UTs                                                                      | Wind Power                                                                        | Ground Mounted                                                                    | Roof Top                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | (MW) 3808.75                                                                      | (MW) 2142.87                                                                      | (MW) 22.34                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 |                                                                                   | 0.27                                                                              | 4.12                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                 | Assam                                                                             |                                                                                   | 10.00                                                                             | 1.11                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                             |                                                                                   | 138.00                                                                            | 2.61                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                      |                                                                                   | 166.35                                                                            | 7.65                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                 | Goa                                                                               |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 0.52                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                           | 5518.77                                                                           | 1221.52                                                                           | 82.59                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                           |                                                                                   | 129.80                                                                            | 74.05                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                  |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 1.48                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                    |                                                                                   | 1.00                                                                              | 0.92                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                         |                                                                                   | 16.65                                                                             | 4.67                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                         | 3793.10                                                                           | 1716.5                                                                            | 84.35                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                | Kerala                                                                            | 51.50                                                                             | 50.00                                                                             | 19.95                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 2497.790                                                                          | 1167.73                                                                           | 17.13                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                       | 4777.63                                                                           | 379.25                                                                            | 142.63                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                | Manipur                                                                           |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 1.33                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                         |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 0.06                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                           |                                                                                   | 0.10                                                                              | 0.10                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                          |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                | Odisha                                                                            |                                                                                   | 76.06                                                                             | 3.45                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                | Punjab                                                                            |                                                                                   | 806.8                                                                             | 41.79                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                         | 4281.72                                                                           | 2258.5                                                                            | 51.96                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                            |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 0.01                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                        | 7912.50                                                                           | 1712.27                                                                           | 107.15 26.74                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                | Telangana                                                                         | 100.80                                                                            | 2963.33                                                                           |                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                | Tripura                                                                           |                                                                                   | 5.00                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     |                                                                                   | 454.00                                                                            | 55.38                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                       |                                                                                   | 230.80                                                                            | 15.63                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                       |                                                                                   | 16.62                                                                             | 23.22                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                  |                                                                                   | 11.15                                                                             | 1.00                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                        |                                                                                   | 5.04                                                                              | 13.85                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                               |                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                              | 0.48                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                | Daman &Diu                                                                        |                                                                                   | 10.00                                                                             | 0.39                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                | Delhi                                                                             |                                                                                   | 2.84                                                                              | 55.18                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                       |                                                                                   | 0.75                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                | Pondicherry                                                                       |                                                                                   | 0.03 54.61                                                                        | 0.08                                                                              |
| 37                                                                                | Others Total (MW)                                                                 | 4.30 32746.860                                                                    | 15747.84                                                                          | 863.92                                                                            |