Lok Sabha Question No. 2780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Solar Power Prices
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2018

## SOLAR POWER PRICES

## 2780. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a): whether the solar power prices in the country may be set to fall below those of thermal energy soon and if so, the details thereof;
- (b): whether this is based on an expected cost of around Rs. 2.90 per unit for the solar power projects at Bhadla in Rajasthan that have received 51 bids and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c): whether the solar power has seen a significant fall in tariffs from Rs. 10.95 - 12.76 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2010-11 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): The  solar  power  tariffs  are  discovered  through  open  transparent  competitive bidding. It had come down to the level of Rs. 2.44/kWh in May, 2017 for Bhadla solar project in Rajasthan.  This  tariff  is  below  the  National  Average  Pooled  Power  Purchase  Cost  (NAPPC) which  is  in  the  range  of  Rs.  3.48/kWh.  Further  reduction  in  solar  power  tariffs  depend  upon several factors like solar irradiance at the site, cost of capital, logistics, guaranteed offtake and state government policies for promotion of solar energy.
- (c): The solar power tariffs have seen a downward trend in the country in recent years. The details are given in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2780 FOR 04.01.2018

## National Solar Tariff through bid results

|   SI. No |                               | Year      |   Capacity on Offer (MW) | Weighted Avg. Price (Rs./KWh)   |
|----------|-------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | NSM Batch 1                   | Dec'10    |                      150 | 12.16                           |
|        2 | NSM Batch2                    | Dec'11    |                      350 | 8.79                            |
|        3 | Orissa Phase 1                | Mar'12    |                       25 | 8.36                            |
|        4 | Orissa Phase 2                | Dec'12    |                       25 | 8.73                            |
|        5 | Karnataka                     | Apr'12    |                       60 | 8.34                            |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh                | Jun'12    |                      125 | 8.05                            |
|        7 | Tamil Nadu                    | Mar'13    |                      150 | 6.48*                           |
|        8 | Rajasthan                     | Mar'13    |                       75 | 6.45 (L1)                       |
|        9 | Andhra Pradesh                | Apr'13    |                      226 | 6.49 (L1)                       |
|       10 | Punjab Phase 1                | June'13   |                      270 | 8.41                            |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh Phase 1         | Aug'13    |                      130 | 8.9                             |
|       12 | Karnataka Phase 2             | Aug'13    |                      130 | 6.87                            |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh Phase 2        | Jan'14    |                      100 | 6.86                            |
|       14 | Andhra Pradesh Phase 2        | Oct'14    |                      500 | 5.75** (6.75 Level.)            |
|       15 | Karnataka                     | Nov'14    |                      500 | 6.94                            |
|       16 | Telangana                     | Nov'14    |                      500 | 6.72                            |
|       17 | Punjab (Capacity 5-24 MW)     | Feb'15    |                      100 | 7.17                            |
|       18 | Punjab (Capacity 25-100 MW)   | Feb'15    |                      100 | 7.16                            |
|       19 | NTPC Anantapur(CPSU scheme)   | May'15    |                      250 | 6.16*** (L1)                    |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh Phase 2         | June'15   |                      215 | 8.04                            |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh                | June'15   |                      300 | 5.36                            |
|       22 | Telangana Group 1****         | August'15 |                      500 | 5.73                            |
|       23 | Telangana Group 2****         | August'15 |                     1500 | 5.62                            |
|       24 | Punjab                        | Sept'15   |                      500 | 5.65                            |
|       25 | Uttarakhand                   | Oct' 2015 |                      170 | 5.766                           |
|       26 | AP-500MW Bundling scheme      | Nov'2015  |                      500 | 4.63                            |
|       27 | AP-350MW Bundling scheme      | Dec'2015  |                      350 | 4.63                            |
|       28 | AP-150MW Bundling scheme(DCR) | Dec'2015  |                      150 | 5.123                           |
|       29 | Haryana(State scheme)         | Dec'2015  |                      150 | 5.00                            |
|       30 | Rajasthan-420MW Bundling      | Jan'2016  |                      420 | 4.351                           |
|       31 | UP-100MW Bundling             | Jan'2016  |                      100 | 4.78                            |
|       32 | Rajasthan-100MW               | March'16  |                      100 | 5.068                           |

|    | Bundling(DCR)                    |          |      |                             |
|----|----------------------------------|----------|------|-----------------------------|
| 33 | Telangan-50MW Bundling(DCR)      | March'16 |   50 | 5.19                        |
| 34 | Jharkhand-200                    | March'16 |  102 | 5.464                       |
| 35 | Jharkhand-1000                   | March'16 |  999 | 5.356                       |
| 36 | Telangan-350MW Bundling          | May'16   |  350 | 4.667                       |
| 37 | Karnataka-500MW Bundling         | May'16   |  500 | 4.79                        |
| 38 | KA-100MW bundling(DCR)           | Sept-16  |  100 | 4.85                        |
| 39 | MP-750 MW(State scheme)          | Feb-17   |  750 | 2.9743# (3.30 Level tariff) |
| 40 | AP-250 MW(Bundling)              | April-17 |  250 | 3.15                        |
| 41 | Rajahthan-250 MW(VGF) Bhadla-IV  | May-17   |  250 | 2.624                       |
| 42 | Rajahthan-500 MW(VGF) Bhadla-III | May-17   |  500 | 2.446                       |
| 43 | Tamil Nadu-1500 MW(State scheme) | July-17  | 1500 | 3.47 ##                     |
| 44 | Gujarat-500MW                    | Aug-17   |  500 | 2.665                       |
| 45 | NTPC-250 MW(DCR)                 | Oct-17   |  250 | 3.14                        |
| 46 | Rajahthan-500 MW(VGF) Bhadla-III | Dec-17   |  500 | 2.474                       |
| 47 | Rajahthan-250 MW(VGF) Bhadla-IV  | Dec-17   |  250 | 2.482                       |