Lok Sabha Question No. 2667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Setting up of Solar Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ANIL SHIROLE, George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2667

TO BE ANSWERED ON-02.08.2018

## SETTING UP OF SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

2667. SHRI  ANIL SHIROLE SHRI GEORGE BAKER

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

- (a) the number of Solar Power Projects set up for commercial operation across the country along with their capacity in Mega Watt at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  inaugurated  some  new  solar  power  projects  for commercial operation within the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is planning/proposing to set up some more solar power projects for commercial operation in future across the country including Maharashtra; and
- (e) ) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (I/C) (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  Details  of  State/UT-wise  grid  connected  solar  power  capacity  installed  presently  in  the country are given in Annexure-I .
- (b) and (c) The State-wise details of solar projects commissioned for generation of solar power during 2018-19, so far, are given in Annexure-II .
- (d)  and  (e)  Letter  of  Intents  (LoI)  for  around  10  GW  capacity  solar power projects  have been issued in the country including Maharashtra. Details are given in Annexure-III .

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2667 FOR 02.08.2018

## CUMULATIVE GRID CONNECTED SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED

## (As on 30-06-2018)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Total cumulative Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                             6.56 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                          2512.36 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                             5.39 |
| 4         | Assam             |                            12.7  |
| 5         | Bihar             |                           142.45 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                            30.35 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                           231.35 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                             5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                            13.01 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                            69.57 |
| 11        | Goa               |                             0.91 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                          1637.15 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                           216.85 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                             3.36 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                             9.85 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                            31.78 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                          5124.18 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                           138.49 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                             0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                          1321.81 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                          1419.18 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                             2.17 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                             0.06 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                             0.2  |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                             1    |
| 26        | Odisha            |                           110.25 |
| 27        | Pondicherry       |                             1.71 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                           905.62 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                          2360.75 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                             0.01 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                          2220.95 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                          3401.13 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                             5.09 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                           739.41 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                           302.99 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                            37.97 |
| Total     | Total             |                         23022.8  |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2667 FOR 02.08.2018 DETAILS OF SOLAR PROJECTS INSTALLED DURING 2018-19

(As on 30-06-2018)

|   Sr. No. | State/UT          |   Cumulative capacity in 2018-19 (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar |                                  0    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                316.9  |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  0    |
|         4 | Assam             |                                  0.25 |
|         5 | Bihar             |                                  0    |
|         6 | Chandigarh        |                                  5.15 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh      |                                  0    |
|         8 | Dadar &Nagar      |                                  0    |
|         9 | Daman & Diu       |                                  2.4  |
|        10 | Delhi             |                                  0    |
|        11 | Goa               |                                  0    |
|        12 | Gujarat           |                                 49.15 |
|        13 | Haryana           |                                  0    |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  2.63 |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                  8.49 |
|        16 | Jharkhand         |                                  6.11 |
|        17 | Karnataka         |                                180.06 |
|        18 | Kerala            |                                 30.55 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep       |                                  0    |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 16.46 |
|        21 | Maharashtra       |                                180    |
|        22 | Manipur           |                                  2.11 |
|        23 | Meghalaya         |                                  0.04 |
|        24 | Mizoram           |                                  0    |
|        25 | Nagaland          |                                  0    |
|        26 | Odisha            |                                 30.68 |
|        27 | Pondicherry       |                                  1.55 |
|        28 | Punjab            |                                  0    |
|        29 | Rajasthan         |                                 27.98 |
|        30 | Sikkim            |                                  0.01 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu        |                                312.38 |
|        32 | Telangana         |                                109.88 |
|        33 | Tripura           |                                  0    |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 45    |
|        35 | Uttarakhand       |                                 42.91 |
|        36 | West Bengal       |                                  0.65 |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2667 FOR 02.08.2018

## DETAILS OF SOLAR PROJECTS FOR WHICH LOI HAS BEEN ISSUED

| Sr. No.   | State/UT           |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     |             750 |
| 2         | Gujarat            |             500 |
| 3         | Haryana            |             165 |
| 4         | Jharkhand          |            1101 |
| 5         | Karnataka          |            2010 |
| 6         | Madhya Pradesh     |             899 |
| 7         | Maharashtra        |             660 |
| 8         | Odisha             |             240 |
| 9         | Punjab             |             100 |
| 10        | Rajasthan          |            1500 |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu         |            1700 |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh      |             235 |
| 13        | West Bengal        |              25 |
| 14        | CPSUs(many states) |             103 |
| Total     | Total              |            9988 |