Lok Sabha Question No. 4102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Potential of New and Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4102

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## POTENTIAL OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 4102. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  huge  potential  for  using  new  and  renewable  energy  sources  in  the  country particularly solar energy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  to  bring  rural  and  backward  areas  of  the country under new and renewable energy programme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with its present status, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam. A potential of  1096 GW has been estimated from various renewable energy sources    in  the  country  which  includes  749  GW  from  Solar.  The  resource  specific  renewable  energy potential depends on the region and local conditions that vary widely. The state-wise and source-wise detail of the estimated potential available in the country under various renewable energy sources is given in Annexure-I.
- (c)  & (d): The schemes/ programmes of the Ministry of New and Renewable  Energy (MNRE) are implemented  all  over  the  country  including  rural  and  backward  areas  depending  upon  the  potential available in that area.  State-wise details of capacity addition through renewable energy sources under Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30-06-2017 are given in Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 4102 to be answered on  10/08/2017.

## State-wise & source-wise estimated potential of Renewable Energy.

|         |                     | Wind       | Small       | Bio-Energy    | Bio-Energy          | Bio-Energy      |        |         |
|---------|---------------------|------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------|---------|
| Sl. No. | STATES / Uts        | Power      | Hydro Power | Biomass Power | Bagase Cogeneration | Waste To Energy | Solar  | Total   |
|         |                     | (MW)@ 100m | (MW)        | (MW)          | (MW)                | (MW)            | (MW)   | (MW)    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 44229      | 978         | 578           | 300                 | 123             | 38440  | 84648   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   |            | 1341        | 8             |                     |                 | 8650   | 10000   |
| 3       | Assam               |            | 239         | 212           |                     | 8               | 13760  | 14218   |
| 4       | Bihar               |            | 223         | 619           | 300                 | 73              | 11200  | 12415   |
| 5       | Chhatisgarh         | 77         | 1107        | 236           |                     | 24              | 18270  | 19714   |
| 6       | Goa                 | 1          | 7           | 26            |                     |                 | 880    | 913     |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 84431      | 202         | 1221          | 350                 | 112             | 35770  | 122086  |
| 8       | Haryana             |            | 110         | 1333          | 350                 | 24              | 4560   | 6377    |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    |            | 2398        | 142           |                     | 2               | 33840  | 36382   |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir     |            | 1431        | 43            |                     |                 | 111050 | 112523  |
| 11      | Jharkhand           |            | 209         | 90            |                     | 10              | 18180  | 18489   |
| 12      | Karnataka           | 55857      | 4141        | 1131          | 450                 |                 | 24700  | 86279   |
| 13      | Kerala              | 1700       | 704         | 1044          |                     | 36              | 6110   | 9595    |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      | 10484      | 820         | 1364          |                     | 78              | 61660  | 74406   |
| 15      | Maharashtra         | 45394      | 794         | 1887          | 1250                | 287             | 64320  | 113933  |
| 16      | Manipur             |            | 109         | 13            |                     | 2               | 10630  | 10755   |
| 17      | Meghalaya           |            | 230         | 11            |                     | 2               | 5860   | 6103    |
| 18      | Mizoram             |            | 169         | 1             |                     | 2               | 9090   | 9261    |
| 19      | Nagaland            |            | 197         | 10            |                     |                 | 7290   | 7497    |
| 20      | Orissa              | 3093       | 295         | 246           |                     | 22              | 25780  | 29437   |
| 21      | Punjab              |            | 441         | 3172          | 300                 | 45              | 2810   | 6768    |
| 22      | Rajasthan           | 18770      | 57          | 1039          |                     | 62              | 142310 | 162238  |
| 23      | Sikkim              |            | 267         | 2             |                     |                 | 4940   | 5209    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu          | 33800      | 660         | 1070          | 450                 | 151             | 17670  | 53800   |
| 25      | Telangana           | 4244       |             |               |                     |                 | 20410  | 24654   |
| 26      | Tripura             |            | 47          | 3             |                     | 2               | 2080   | 2131    |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh       |            | 461         | 1617          | 1250                | 176             | 22830  | 26333   |
| 28      | Uttarakhandl        |            | 1708        | 24            |                     | 5               | 16800  | 18537   |
| 29      | West Bengal         | 2          | 396         | 396           |                     | 148             | 6260   | 7202    |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar   | 8          | 8           |               |                     |                 | 0      | 16      |
| 31      | Chandigarh          |            |             |               |                     | 6               | 0      | 6       |
| 32      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |            |             |               |                     |                 | 0      | 0       |
| 33      | Daman &Diu          |            |             |               |                     |                 | 0      | 0       |
| 34      | Delhi               |            |             |               |                     |                 |        | 2181    |
| 35      | Lakshwadeep         | 8          |             |               |                     | 131             | 2050 0 | 8       |
| 36      | Pondicherry         | 153        |             |               |                     | 3               | 0      | 156     |
| 37      | Others              |            |             |               |                     | 1022            | 790    | 1812    |
|         | Total               | 302251     | 19749       | 17536         | 5000                | 2554            | 748990 | 1096081 |

Annexure-II Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 4102 to be answered on  10/08/2017

| State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.06.2017.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                | STATES / Uts                                                                          | Small Hydro Power                                                                     | Wind                                                                                  | Bio-Power                                                                             | Bio-Power                                                                             | Solar                                                                                 | Total Capacity                                                                        |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Power                                                                                 | BM Power/Cogen.                                                                       | Waste to Energy                                                                       | Power                                                                                 |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  | (MW)                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 241.98                                                                                | 3721.25                                                                               | 378.20                                                                                | 58.16                                                                                 | 2011.10                                                                               | 6410.69                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 104.605                                                                               |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.27                                                                                  | 104.87                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 34.11                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 11.78                                                                                 | 45.89                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 70.70                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 113.00                                                                                |                                                                                       | 111.52                                                                                | 295.22                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                     | Chhatisgarh                                                                           | 76.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 228.00                                                                                |                                                                                       | 128.86                                                                                | 432.86                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 0.05                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.71                                                                                  | 0.76                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 16.60                                                                                 | 5434.37                                                                               | 65.30                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 1262.1                                                                                | 6778.37                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                               | 73.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 96.40                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 81.40                                                                                 | 251.30                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 835.31                                                                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.73                                                                                  | 836.04                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                        | 158.03                                                                                |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 1.36                                                                                  | 159.39                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 4.05                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 23.27                                                                                 | 27.32                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 1225.73                                                                               | 3774.70                                                                               | 1452.00                                                                               | 1.00                                                                                  | 1180.38                                                                               | 7633.81                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 213.02                                                                                | 51.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 74.2                                                                                  | 338.72                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 86.16                                                                                 | 2497.790                                                                              | 93.00                                                                                 | 3.90                                                                                  | 857.04                                                                                | 3537.89                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 347.37                                                                                | 4771.33                                                                               | 2065.00                                                                               | 12.72                                                                                 | 452.37                                                                                | 7648.79                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 5.45                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                  | 5.48                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 31.03                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.01                                                                                  | 31.04                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 41.47                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.10                                                                                  | 41.57                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 30.67                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.50                                                                                  | 31.17                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 64.625                                                                                |                                                                                       | 50.40                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 79.42                                                                                 | 194.45                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 170.90                                                                                |                                                                                       | 179.00                                                                                | 9.25                                                                                  | 809.45                                                                                | 1168.60                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 23.85                                                                                 | 4281.72                                                                               | 119.30                                                                                |                                                                                       | 1961.22                                                                               | 6386.09                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 52.11                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 52.11                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 123.05                                                                                | 7870.41                                                                               | 878.00                                                                                | 8.05                                                                                  | 1697.32                                                                               | 10576.83                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             |                                                                                       | 100.80                                                                                | 158.10                                                                                |                                                                                       | 1609.27                                                                               | 1868.17                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 16.01                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 5.09                                                                                  | 21.10                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 25.10                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 1933.00                                                                               | 5.00                                                                                  | 359.00                                                                                | 2322.10                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 209.320                                                                               |                                                                                       | 73.00                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 233.49                                                                                | 515.81                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 98.50                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 300.00                                                                                |                                                                                       | 26.14                                                                                 | 424.64                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                      | 5.25                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 6.56                                                                                  | 11.81                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                            |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 17.32                                                                                 | 17.32                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                   |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 2.97                                                                                  | 2.97                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                                            |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 10.46                                                                                 | 10.46                                                                                 |
| 34                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                 |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 16.00                                                                                 | 40.27                                                                                 | 56.27                                                                                 |
| 35                                                                                    | Lakshwadeep                                                                           |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.75                                                                                  | 0.75                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                                           |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.08                                                                                  |
| 37                                                                                    | Others                                                                                |                                                                                       | 4.30                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.08 58.31                                                                            | 62.61                                                                                 |
| Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           | Total (MW) 4384.550 32508.170 8181.70 114.08 13114.85 58303.35 MW= Megawatt           |