Lok Sabha Question No. 1540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Supply of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1540

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## SUPPLY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 1540.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has identified any cost  effective  method  to  supply  renewable energy round-the-clock in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the solar power units also requires a lot of land viz. putting up 1 MW of solar power requires two hectares of land;
- (d) if so, whether this indicates that large-scale solar power plants can only be set up on land that has no value for agriculture or wildlife; and
- (e) if so, the areas so identified and quantum of energy likely to be generated?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The power generated through renewable power projects is fed to the Grid and the power  can  be  accessed  round  the  clock  from  the  Grid.    This  apart  solar  energy  systems  are available with battery storage in off-grid mode.

- (c): Yes, Madam.
- (d): Yes,  Madam.  However,  the  Government  is  also  promoting  installation  of  solar  power projects  on  rooftops  to  tap  the  large  potential  available  for  generating  solar  power  using unutilized space on rooftops and wastelands around the buildings.
- (e): The  details  of  solar  parks  sanctioned  across  various  States  indicating  their  capacity  is given at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1540 FOR ANSWER ON 09.03.2017

## DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS SANCTIONED AND THEIR CAPACITY

|   Sl. No. | State             |   Capacity (MW) | Location                                                                                                                                              |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1500 | N.P.Kunta and P.Kothapalli Villages of N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananthapuramu District Thumukunta & Veligallu villages of Galiveedu Mandal, Kadapa District. |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1000 | Gani and Sekunala Villages of Kurnool District                                                                                                        |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh    |            1000 | Thalamanchipatnam, Ramachandrayapalli, Dhodium, Vaddirala, Ponnampally and Kona Ananthapuram Villages of Mylavaram Mandal, Kadapa District            |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh    |             500 | Talaricheruvu, Aluru and Bhogasamudram Villages of Tadipathri Mandal, Ananthapuramu District                                                          |
|         5 | Arunachal Pradesh |             100 | Near Tezu township, Lohit district                                                                                                                    |
|         6 | Assam             |              69 | Amguri in Sibsagar district                                                                                                                           |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh      |             500 | Rajnandgaon, Janjgir Champa districts                                                                                                                 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |             700 | Radhnesada village, Vav, Distt. Banaskantha                                                                                                           |
|         9 | Haryana           |             500 | Bugan in Hisar district, Baralu and Singhani in Bhiwani district and Daukhera in Mahendragarh district                                                |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |            1000 | Spiti Valley of Lahaul & Spiti District                                                                                                               |
|        11 | Jammu & Kashmir   |             100 | Mohagarh and Badla Brahmana, District- Samba                                                                                                          |
|        12 | Karnataka         |            2000 | Tirumani, Vallur, Rayacherlu, Kyataganacherlu & Balasamudra in Nagalamadike Hobli, Pavagada Taluk, Tumkur Dist.                                       |
|        13 | Kerala            |             200 | Paivalike, Meenja, Kinanoor, Kraindalam and Ambalathara villages of Kasargode district                                                                |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    |             750 | Villege- Badwar, ItarPahad, Ramnagar, Barseta Tehsil- Gurh District- Rewa                                                                             |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh    |             500 | Neemuch and Mandsaur                                                                                                                                  |
|        16 | Madhya Pradesh    |             500 | Agar and Shajapur                                                                                                                                     |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh    |             500 | Chhattarpur                                                                                                                                           |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh    |             500 | Rajgarh-Morena                                                                                                                                        |
|        19 | Maharashtra       |             500 | Sakri, Dhule district of Maharashtra                                                                                                                  |

| Sl. No.   | State         |   Capacity (MW) | Location                                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 20.       |               |             500 | Dondaicha, district Dhule, Maharashtra                                                                                                                  |
| 21.       |               |             500 | Taluka Patoda, district Beed, Maharashtra                                                                                                               |
| 22.       | Meghalaya     |              20 | West Jaintia Hills & East Jaintia Hills districts                                                                                                       |
| 23.       | Nagaland      |              60 | Dimapur, Kohima and New Peren districts                                                                                                                 |
| 24.       | Odisha        |            1000 | Balasore, Keonjhar, Deogarh, Boudh, Kalahandi and Angul                                                                                                 |
| 25.       | Rajasthan     |             680 | Bhadla Phase II, village Bhadla, Rajasthan                                                                                                              |
| 26.       |               |            1000 | Bhadla Phase III, village Bhadla, Rajasthan                                                                                                             |
| 27.       |               |             750 | Villages Ugraas, Nagnechinagar & Dandhu, tehsil Phalodi, dist Jodhpur (400 MW) and villages Lavan & Purohitsar, tehsil Pokaran, dist Jaisalmer (350 MW) |
| 28.       |               |             500 | Bhadla Phase IV, village Bhadla, Jodhpur Rajasthan                                                                                                      |
| 29.       |               |             421 | Fatehgarh & Pokaran, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan                                                                                                               |
| 30.       | Telangana     |             500 | Gattu, Mehboob Nagar Distt.                                                                                                                             |
| 31.       | Uttar Pradesh |             600 | Jalaun, Allahabad, Mirzapur and Kanpur Dehat districts                                                                                                  |
| 32.       | Uttarakhand   |              50 | Sitarganj and Khurpia farm in US Nagar district                                                                                                         |
| 33.       | West Bengal   |             500 | East Mednipur, West Mednipur, Bankura                                                                                                                   |
| 34.       | Tamil Nadu    |             500 | Initially proposed in Ramanathapuram district. Site under revision.                                                                                     |
| Total     | Total         |           20000 |                                                                                                                                                         |