Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Target for Generation of Rooftop Solar Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1432

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## TARGET FOR GENERATION OF ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER

## 1432.  SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of target set for generation of rooftop solar power by the Government;
- (b) the capacity addition for rooftop solar power during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the  number  of  commercial  establishments  engaged  in  the  generation  of  rooftop  solar power in the country, State-wise including Punjab;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory to install rooftop solar power systems  in  all  categories  of  Government  buildings  and  private  houses,  industries,  hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, etc. of the country with a view to encourage the use of solar energy and if so, the State/Union Territory-wise details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to encourage use of solar energy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Government proposes to set up 40 GWp grid connected rooftop solar power projects across the country by the year 2022.
- (b): Rooftop  solar  power  that  has  been  commissioned  in  the  country  during  the  last  three years is as follows:
- 41 MWp by 31.03.2015,
- 241 MWp by 31.03.2016
- 501 MWp as on 30.09.2016.
- (c): Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)    has  empaneled  1012  commercial establishments as Channel Partners/Channel Partners (New Entrepreneurs) which are engaged in the  promotion/generation  of  solar  power  in  the  country.  The  State-wise  list  of  numbers  of empaneled establishment is given in Annexure I.
- (d): The  Government  of  three  States/UTs  viz.  Haryana,  Chandigarh  and  Chhattisgarh  have issued mandatory notifications for installation of Solar Rooftop Systems in different categories of buildings. All Central Government Ministries are also working on  installation of solar rooftop projects in their buildings.
- (e): The other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to encourage use of solar energy are given in Annexure II

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## ANNEXURE  I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 FOR 24.11.2016

|    | States/UTs                  | Nos. of Empanelled establishments as Channel Partners/Channel Partners (New Entrepreneurs)   |
|----|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1  | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR ISLANDS | -                                                                                            |
| 2  | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 12                                                                                           |
| 3  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | -                                                                                            |
| 4  | ASSAM                       | 9                                                                                            |
| 5  | BIHAR                       | 6                                                                                            |
| 6  | CHANDIGARH                  | 6                                                                                            |
| 7  | CHHATTISGARH                | 9                                                                                            |
| 8  | DADRA and NAGAR HAVELI      | -                                                                                            |
| 9  | DAMAN and DIU               | -                                                                                            |
| 10 | GOA                         | 1                                                                                            |
| 11 | GUJARAT                     | 97                                                                                           |
| 12 | HARYANA                     | 95                                                                                           |
| 13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | -                                                                                            |
| 14 | JAMMU and KASHMIR           | -                                                                                            |
| 15 | JHARKHAND                   | 3                                                                                            |
| 16 | KARNATAKA                   | 77                                                                                           |
| 17 | KERALA                      | 34                                                                                           |
| 18 | LAKSHADWEEP                 | -                                                                                            |
| 19 | MADHYA PRADESH              | 30                                                                                           |
| 20 | MAHARASHTRA                 | 188                                                                                          |
| 21 | MANIPUR                     | 2                                                                                            |
| 22 | MEGHALAYA                   | -                                                                                            |
| 23 | MIZORAM                     | -                                                                                            |
| 24 | NAGALAND                    | -                                                                                            |
| 25 | NCT OF DELHI                | 133                                                                                          |
| 26 | ODISHA                      | 12                                                                                           |
| 27 | PUDUCHERRY                  | -                                                                                            |
| 28 | PUNJAB                      | 4                                                                                            |
| 29 | RAJASTHAN                   | 33                                                                                           |
| 30 | SIKKIM                      | -                                                                                            |
| 31 | TAMIL NADU                  | 67                                                                                           |
| 32 | TELANGANA                   | 63                                                                                           |
| 33 | TRIPURA                     | -                                                                                            |
| 34 | UTTAR PRADESH               | 73                                                                                           |
| 35 | UTTARAKHAND                 | 6                                                                                            |
| 36 | WEST BENGAL                 | 46                                                                                           |
|    | Total                       | 1012                                                                                         |

## ANNEXURE  II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432 FOR 24.11.2016

Government has taken the following steps to achieve the target of installing 40GW solar rooftop systems in the country:-

-  Encouraging  Central  Ministries/  Departments/State-Governments  to  estimate their available land and rooftop areas to install solar projects
-  Encouraging States to come out with conducive policy and regulatory framework on net-metering/feed-in-tariff to install rooftop solar power plants
-  Central Financial Assistance/Incentives for grid connected rooftop solar systems.
-  Fiscal  incentives  such  as  accelerated  depreciation,  concessional  custom  duty, excise duty exemptions,  income tax holiday for 10 years
-  Concessional loans from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
-  Loans  under  Priority  Sector  Lending  upto  Rs.  15  crore  for  renewable  energy projects.
-  Bank loans as a part of home loan/ home improvement loan for solar rooftop systems
-  Capacity building and public awareness through electronic and print media