Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Power Generation Capacity of States
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM, YOGI ADITYANATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3596

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## POWER GENERATION CAPACITY OF STATES

3596.   SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM: SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  existing  solar  power  generation  capacity  of  each  of  the  States  in  the country and the details of the estimates regarding their power generation capacity by the  year 2022, State-wise;
- (b) whether Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are much ahead of other States in the field of production of solar power;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for other States lagging behind in the production of solar power;
- (d) the kind of assistance the Government proposes to provide to the States lagging behind in solar power generation; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Union Government to increase the solar power generation capacity of all the States in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): State-wise details of the existing solar power generation capacity installed in the country are given at Annexure. A total target of 100 GW has been kept for solar power generation by 2022. State-wise targets have not been fixed. Year-wise details are given below:

| Year/Category   | Rooftop Solar   | Large Scale Solar Power Projects   | Total   |
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------|---------|
| 2015-16         | 200             | 1,800                              | 2,000   |
| 2016-17         | 4,800           | 7,200                              | 12,000  |
| 2017-18         | 5,000           | 10,000                             | 15,000  |
| 2018-19         | 6,000           | 10,000                             | 16,000  |
| 2019-20         | 7,000           | 10,000                             | 17,000  |
| 2020-21         | 8,000           | 9,500                              | 17,500  |
| 2021-22         | 9,000           | 8,500                              | 17,500  |
| Total           | 40,000          | 57,000                             | 97,000* |

(b) and (c): Gujarat (1161 MW), Rajasthan (1383 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (989 MW) are amongst the leading States in installed solar power capacity generation. The reasons for other States lagging behind in solar power varies from State to State depending upon solar irradiance in the State, availability of conducive State policy for solar, availability of land, cost of financing and business environment such as willingness of DISCOMS to purchase the solar power, power evacuation infrastructure etc.

(d): Government is providing Central Financial Assistance to all the States in accordance with respective scheme guidelines.

(e): The  Government  has  launched  several  schemes  for  promotion  of  solar  energy  in  the country to achieve the revised target of 100 GW. In addition, the Government is promoting solar energy  through  fiscal  and  promotional  incentives  such  as  capital  subsidy,  tax  holiday  on  the earnings for 10 years, generation based incentive, accelerated depreciation, viability gap funding (VGF),  financing  solar  rooftop  systems  as  part  of  home  loan,  concessional  custom  duty, exemption on excise duty, preferential tariff for power generation from renewables, and Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route etc.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2017

## State/UT-wise details of solar energy generation capacity installed

(As on 28.02.17)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                     |   Total cumulative capacity |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                               |                      989.26 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                        0.27 |
| 3.        | Bihar                                        |                      105.91 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh                                 |                      135.19 |
| 5.        | Gujarat                                      |                     1160.77 |
| 6.        | Goa                                          |                        0.05 |
| 7.        | Haryana                                      |                       73.27 |
| 8.        | Jharkhand                                    |                       17.51 |
| 9.        | Karnataka                                    |                      511.69 |
| 10.       | Kerala                                       |                       15.86 |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh                               |                      850.35 |
| 12.       | Maharashtra                                  |                      430.46 |
| 13.       | Odisha                                       |                       77.64 |
| 14.       | Punjab                                       |                      592.35 |
| 15.       | Rajasthan                                    |                     1382.64 |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu                                   |                     1590.97 |
| 17.       | Telangana                                    |                     1113.41 |
| 18.       | Tripura                                      |                        5.02 |
| 19.       | Uttar Pradesh                                |                      299.26 |
| 20.       | Uttarakhand                                  |                       45.1  |
| 21.       | West Bengal                                  |                       23.07 |
| 22.       | Andaman & Nicobar                            |                        5.4  |
| 23.       | Delhi                                        |                       38.78 |
| 24.       | Lakshadweep                                  |                        0.75 |
| 25.       | Puducherry                                   |                        0.03 |
| 26.       | Chandigarh                                   |                       16.2  |
| 27.       | Daman & Diu                                  |                       10    |
| 28.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                         |                        0.6  |
| 29.       | J&K                                          |                        1    |
| 30.       | Himachal Pradesh                             |                        0.33 |
| 31.       | Mizoram                                      |                        0.1  |
| 32.       | Nagaland                                     |                        0.5  |
| 33.       | Manipur                                      |                        0.01 |
| 34.       | Meghalaya                                    |                        0.01 |
| 35.       | Sikkim                                       |                        0.01 |
| 36.       | Assam                                        |                       11.18 |
| 37.       | Others data from rooftop division cumulative |                       61.7  |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                        |                     9566.65 |