Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Renewable Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR

## *156. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATAP SIMHA:

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

- (a): whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  new  technologies  in  the  renewable energy sector such as smart grids, smart homes, battery storage and concentrated solar heat and power and if so, the details thereof;
- (b): whether the Government also proposes to create new institutions, organizations and funding  mechanisms  for  promoting  the  renewable  technologies  and  innovations  to  render renewable  energy  sources  affordable  and  accessible  to  the  people  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c): whether the Government has introduced new initiatives and policies for propagation and  adoption  of  new  and  renewable  energy  sources  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d): whether  the  Government  has  up-scaled  the  target  of  renewable  energy  production capacity in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e): the subsidies and incentives being offered by the Government in the form of financial assistance for the implementation of various renewable energy programmes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement Statement referred to in Reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 156 to be answered on 28 December 2017 regarding Renewable Energy Sector

The requisite information in reply to the Question, part-wise, is as under:

(a): The Government of India is promoting use of new technologies in renewable energy sector. These include Concentrated Solar Technologies for cooking, process heat, cooling and power generation, research and development in hydrogen and fuel cell for both transportation and stationary power generation; energy storage projects for smoothening the intermittencies in  renewable  power  output;  and  National  Smart  Grid  Mission  including  for  integration  of renewables in the grid.

(b), (c) and (d): Major policy initiatives  for  increasing  the  share  of  renewable  energy undertaken after June 2014, inter alia, are as under:-

- i. Announced  a  cumulative  target  of  installing  175  GW  of  renewable  energy capacity by the year 2022 that includes up scaled target of 100 GW solar power installed capacity;
- ii. Issued guidelines for procurement of solar and wind power through tariff based competitive bidding process;
- iii. Declared Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2018-19;
- iv. Declare  Renewable  Generation  Obligation  on  new  coal/lignite  based  thermal plants;
- v. Notified National Offshore Wind Energy Policy;
- vi. Notified policy for Repowering of Wind Power Projects;
- vii. Notified standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic systems/devices;
- viii. Issued  order  for  waiving  the  Inter  State  Transmission  System  charges  and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind  power  for projects to be commissioned by March 2019; and
- ix. Launched Atal Jyoti Yojna for Solar LED Street Lights in five States.

(e): The Government of India provides a number of incentives for promotion of new and renewable energy.  Some of them are as follows:

- (i) Central Financial Assistance under  various schemes such as solar  rooftop, solar pump,  small  hydro  power,  biomass  based  projects,  concentrated  solar  projects, off-grid application etc;
- (ii) Viably Gap Funding for major solar power projects;
- (iii) Concessional GST rates and custom duties;
- (iv) FDI upto 100% under automatic  route; and
- (v) Waiver of Inter State Transmission System charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power.