Lok Sabha Question No. 3602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Renewable Energy Installations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS

3602.   SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  recently  embarked  on  a  major electrification  drive  to  cut  its  carbon  footprint  by  setting  up renewable energy installations;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  bottlenecks  in  the  progress  of  electrification  of railway tracks have been removed; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard and the time by which setting up of renewable energy installation  are likely to be completed?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (d):      A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3602 BY SHRI GAURAV GOGOI AND SHRI JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 07.12.2016 REGARDING RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS

(a)& (b):     Yes, Madam. Indian Railways have already embarked upon a major programme to speed up electrification of Railway Lines as can be seen from the targets and achievements of 10th , 11th and 12th Five Year Plans (FYP) under Plan Head 'Railway Electrification'.

| Plan   |   Target in Route Kilometres (RKM) | Achievement in Route Kilometres (RKM)                                             |
|--------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10th   |                               1800 | 1810                                                                              |
| 11th   |                               4500 | 4556                                                                              |
| 12th   |                               6500 | 5772 RKM electrified during 2012- 16 against the proportionate target of 5200 RKM |

Further, target of electrification to 10,000 Route Kilometres for five years  (2015-16 to 2019-20) has been set.

During 2014-16 period, total number of 48 railway electrification projects consisting 9649 route kilometer at an estimated cost of ` 9927 crore have been included in Railway Budget and pace of electrification  has  been  increased  from  present  average  of  1300 RKM/annum to 2000 RKM/annum.

Indian Railways have planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW)  Solar  Power  as  a  part  of  its  Solar  Mission  with  subsidy/viability gap  funding  with  support  of  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy (MNRE)  on  techno  commercial  assessments.  Further,  Indian  Railways also plans to set up about 200 MW of wind mill power plants.

- (c ):     Yes, Madam.

(d):   To expedite electrification of railway lines in the country, various steps  have  been  taken,  which  inter-alia  include  award  of  turn-key contracts, cultivation of new agencies for works, better project monitoring  mechanism,    enhancing  power  of  field  units  for  award  of contracts including sanction of estimates and increasing the number of executing  agencies from existing two to five.

Till  date  50MW  Renewable  Energy  plants  have  been  provided, which  include,  14MW  Solar  and  about  36MW  Wind  Plant.  The  renewal energy plants (1000MW Solar plus 200MW Wind) are planned for setting up by 2020.

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