Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: International Solar Alliance
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 27

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE

## 27. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL :

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

- (a) the present status of achievement of goals set by International Solar Alliance which was launched during the sidelines of Paris Convention, 2015;
- (b) the salient features of the solar policy of the Government;
- (c) the places where mega solar projects have been installed and details of their production and capacity, State-wise; and
- (d) the  progress  made  under  the  canal  solar  project  and  the  funds  sanctioned  for  this purpose, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  International  Solar  Alliance  (ISA)  was  launched  on  30  November  2015  in  Paris, France on the side-lines of the 21 st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with broad goals of bringing clean, affordable, and renewable energy within the reach of all and undertake innovative and concerted efforts for reducing the cost  of  finance  and  cost  of  technology  for  immediate  deployment  of  competitive  solar generation in the member countries of the ISA.

The  Framework  Agreement  for  setting  up  of  the  ISA  was  opened  for  signature  on  15 November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco on the side-lines of 22 nd meeting of the Conference of  Parties  to  the  United  Nations  Framework  Convention  on  Climate  Change.    So  far,  25 countries  have  signed  the  Agreement.  With  ratification  of  the  Framework  Agreement  by  a minimum of 15 countries, the ISA will become an international body.

(b) &  (c)  : Salient  features  of  the  solar  policy  include:  a)  provision  of  Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) for solar under the National Tariff Policy ; b) notification of the long term growth trajectory of RPO for solar and non-solar energy for next 3 years from

2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19; c) development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects; d) support for developing Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops;  e) schemes  of  grid  connected  Solar  PV  Power  Projects  by  Defense  Establishments,  Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and Solar Energy Corporation of India  (SECI)  with viability  Gap  Funding;  f)  roof-top  Solar  PV  systems  made  eligible  for  home  loans;  g) concessional  import  duty/excise  duty  exemption  for  setting  up  of  solar  power  plants, accelerated  depreciation  and  tax  holiday;  h)  creation  of  Payment  Security  Mechanism;  i) setting  up  of  Green  Energy  Corridors  for  evacuation  of  renewable  power;    j)  waiver  of wheeling charges on Inter-State Transmission System network; and k) subsidy  for setting up off-grid and decentralized solar systems.

State-wise  status  of  grid  connected  solar  power  projects  as  on  31  December  2016  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I.

(d): State wise details of canal solar projects, as on 31 December 2016, is enclosed at Annexure II.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 27 for reply on 02.02.2017

## Commissioning Status of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects as on 31-12-2016

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Cumulative Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  |                       5.4  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                     979.65 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                       0.27 |
| 4         | Assam             |                      11.18 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                      95.91 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                      16.2  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                     135.19 |
| 8         | D&N               |                       0.6  |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        |                       4    |
| 10        | Delhi             |                      38.78 |
| 11        | Goa               |                       0.05 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                    1158.5  |
| 13        | Haryana           |                      53.27 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                       0.33 |
| 15        | J&K               |                       1    |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                      17.51 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                     327.53 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                      15.86 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                       0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                     840.35 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                     430.46 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                       0.01 |
| 23        | Meghlya           |                       0.01 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                       0.1  |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                       0.5  |
| 26        | Odisha            |                      77.64 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                       0.03 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                     545.43 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                    1317.64 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                       0.01 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                    1590.97 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                     973.41 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                       5.02 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                     239.26 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                      45.1  |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                      23.07 |
| 37        | Others*           |                      61.7  |
|           | TOTAL             |                    9012.66 |

Annexure-II referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 27 for reply on 02.02.2017 State-wise  Allocation  of  Canal  Solar  Projects  and  Projects  Commissioned  as  on 31.12.2016

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Capacity allocated (MW) |   Central Financial Assistance released (Rs in crore) | Capacity Commissioned (MW)   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh |                         6 |                                               3.9     | 6                            |
| 2         | Gujarat        |                        25 |                                              20.8152  | -                            |
| 3         | Karnataka      |                        10 |                                               8.20918 | -                            |
| 4         | Kerala         |                         3 |                                               2.71125 | -                            |
| 5         | Punjab         |                        20 |                                              15       | -                            |
| 6         | Uttar Pradesh  |                         6 |                                               2.8272  | -                            |
| 7         | Uttarakhand    |                        20 |                                              12.6     | -                            |
| 8         | West Bengal    |                        10 |                                               7.8     | 10                           |
|           | Total          |                       100 |                                              73.8628  | 16                           |