Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Augmentation of Wind and Solar Capacities
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO -226 TO BE ANSWERED ON -02.08.2018

## AUGMENTATION OF WIND AND SOLAR CAPACITIES

*226. SHRI P.C. MOHAN Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:(a) whether the Government has auctioned two gigawatts wind power capacity; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of wind power being generated at present in terms of kilowatts; (c) whether the Government proposes to fix the wind and solar power tariffs; (d)  if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps taken by the Government to augment the solar and wind power capacities in the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH) (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.226 to be answered on 02/08/2018 regarding 'Augmentation of Wind and Solar Capacities'

- (a) & (b) The Government agencies (central and state) have so far auctioned 7.5 GW of wind power capacity, as detailed under:

|   Sr. No. | Agency                                                              |   Capacity Auctioned (GW) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)                            |                       6   |
|         2 | Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)       |                       0.5 |
|         3 | Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL)                            |                       0.5 |
|         4 | Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) |                       0.5 |

The  wind  energy  generation  capacity  in  the  country  was  around  3,42,93,000  kW  as  on 30.06.2018.

- (c)  &  (d)  No  Madam.  Currently,  the  wind  and  solar  power  tariffs  are  being  discovered through  competitive  bidding  process  as  per  guidelines  for  tariff  based  competitive  bidding issued vide Ministry of Power Notification No. 23/54/2017-R&R dated 8 th December, 2017 (wind Power) and No. 23/27/2017-R&R dated 3 rd August, 2017 (solar Power).
- (e) The major steps taken by the Government to augment the solar and wind power capacities in the country, inter alia, include the following:-
- i. In order  to facilitate inter-state sale  of  wind  and  solar  power,  the  inter-state transmission charges and losses have been waived off for wind and solar projects to be commissioned by March, 2022.
- ii. Issued Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind and Solar Power Projects.
- iii. Issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy on 14 th May, 2018.
- iv. Notification of  standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic systems/ devices
- v. Notification of National Offshore Wind Energy Policy on 1 st October, 2015.
- vi. Notification of Policy for Repowering of Wind Power projects on 5 th August, 2016.