Lok Sabha Question No. 1553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Manufacturing of Solar Equipments
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1553

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR EQUIPMENT

## 1553.   SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to facilitate manufacturing  of solar cookers, solar  lanterns,  solar  street  lights,  solar  geysers,  solar  vehicles  and  solar  pumps  in  the  country under make-in-India campaign;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the equipment including the battery which is being  used in these equipments are being imported and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  manufacturing  units  set  up  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan  and Maharashtra under  'Make-in-India' campaign during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  been  promoting  various Solar  applications    like  lighting  systems,  solar  lanterns,  solar  cookers,  solar  geysers  and  solar pumps  through  Off  Grid  and  Decentralised  Solar  Applications  Programme  with Central Financial Assistance (CFA). This has also helped in facilitation of domestic manufacturing of above  products.  Lead  Acid  batteries  which  are  the  main  source  of  storage  in  solar  are manufactured in the country. Li-ion based batteries which are being used in various applications including solar are being imported.

(d): MNRE  has  supported  various  Solar  Photovoltaic  systems  which  facilitates  domestic manufacturing. State-wise number of such systems supported during the last three years and the current year are given at annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 1553 to be Answered on 09.03.2017

| SPV systems supported through domestic manufacturing during the last three   | SPV systems supported through domestic manufacturing during the last three   | SPV systems supported through domestic manufacturing during the last three   | SPV systems supported through domestic manufacturing during the last three   | SPV systems supported through domestic manufacturing during the last three   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                        | Lanterns Nos.                                                                | Home Lights Nos.                                                             | Street Lights Nos.                                                           | Pumps Nos.                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 10000                                                                        | 14622                                                                        | 1358                                                                         | 8339                                                                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 600                                                                          | 4                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                        | 0                                                                            | 1036                                                                         | 220                                                                          | 0                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                        | 0                                                                            | 5731                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 2743                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 0                                                                            | 500                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 5148                                                                         |
| Goa                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Gujarat                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 22                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 7535                                                                         |
| Haryana                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 363                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 74                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 10000                                                                        | 6                                                                            | 50450                                                                        | 0                                                                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                              | 7165                                                                         | 3186                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 792                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 2901                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 5205                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 2649                                                                         |
| Kerala                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 7417                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 0                                                                            | 426                                                                          | 180                                                                          | 3726                                                                         |
| Maharashtra                                                                  | 0                                                                            | 55                                                                           | 2000                                                                         | 1264                                                                         |
| Manipur                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 35                                                                           | 960                                                                          | 0                                                                            |
| Meghalaya                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 4                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Mizoram                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 4625                                                                         | 0                                                                            |
| Nagaland                                                                     | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 5964                                                                         | 0                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 111                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 6617                                                                         |
| Punjab                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 6                                                                            | 16404                                                                        | 0                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 27562                                                                        | 0                                                                            | 32805                                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                                       | 0                                                                            | 5000                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 0                                                                            | 219061                                                                       | 30452                                                                        | 3934                                                                         |
| Tripura                                                                      | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 0                                                                            | 29664                                                                        | 60263                                                                        | 8383                                                                         |
| Uttarakhand                                                                  | 29904                                                                        | 269                                                                          | 13337                                                                        | 0                                                                            |
| West Bengal                                                                  | 0                                                                            | 5298                                                                         | 0                                                                            | 605                                                                          |
| Andaman & Nicobar                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Chandigarh                                                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                        | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Lakshadweep                                                                  | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Puducherry                                                                   | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| Telangana                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 244                                                                          | 424                                                                          |
| Total                                                                        | 57069                                                                        | 326371                                                                       | 187057                                                                       | 87151                                                                        |