Lok Sabha Question No. 553 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Production of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-553

TO BE ANSWERED ON-05.04.2018

## PRODUCTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

## 553. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE

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

- (a) the quantum of solar energy being produced in the country at present along with its per unit cost, State-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  quantum  of  solar  energy  targeted  to  be  produced  by  the  end  of  the  year 2018-19; and

(c) the efforts made by the Government to provide easy credit for the production of solar energy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO. 553 (13 TH   POSITION) FOR 05.04.2018 REGARDING PRODUCTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

(a): A total of 19.6 GW (19585 MW) grid connected solar power capacity has been installed  in  Country  upto  28.02.2018.  State-wise  details  are  given  in  Annexure-I.  The tariff of electricity is determined through transparent bidding process and those arrived at so far in the previous years are given in Annexure-II.

(b): A capacity of 19.6 GW has been installed upto 28.02.2018. Another 16 GW capacity has been targeted for 2018-19.

(c): As per the guidelines of Reserve Bank of India, Banks provide loans up to a limit of Rs. 15 crore to borrowers for the purposes of all renewable energy projects including solar energy under Priority sector. The loan limit for individual households is upto Rs. 10 lakh  per  borrower.  A  Non-banking  Financial  Institution  namely  Indian  Renewable Energy  Development  Agency  (IREDA)  under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy provides loan for Renewable Energy projects including solar energy projects. This apart, Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent is permissible through automatic route for promotion of solar power generation in the country.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 553 FOR 05.04.2018

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER CAPACITY

## As on 28-02-18

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Total cumulative capacity ( In MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                                13.07 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                              2170.32 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 4.39 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                12.45 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                               142.45 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                25.2  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                               185.03 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                                 5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                                10.61 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                69.52 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                 0.91 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                              1587    |
| 13        | Haryana           |                               215.85 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 2.23 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                 6.86 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                25.67 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                              3657.52 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                               107.93 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                 0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                              1247.41 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                               772.33 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                 1.33 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                 0.06 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                 0.2  |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                 0.5  |
| 26        | Odisha            |                                79.57 |
| 27        | Pondicherry       |                                 0.18 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                               913.16 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                              2317.11 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                 0.01 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                              1822.57 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                              3282.67 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                 5.09 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                               551.15 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                               294.08 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                                53.52 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                             19584.2  |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 553 FOR 05.04.2018 National Solar Tariff through bid results

|   SI. No |                                  | Year      |   Capacity on Offer (MW) | Weighted Avg. Price (Rs./KWh)   |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | NSM Batch 1                      | Dec'10    |                      150 | 12.16                           |
|        2 | NSM Batch2                       | Dec'11    |                      350 | 8.79                            |
|        3 | Orissa Phase 1                   | Mar'12    |                       25 | 8.36                            |
|        4 | Orissa Phase 2                   | Dec'12    |                       25 | 8.73                            |
|        5 | Karnataka                        | Apr'12    |                       60 | 8.34                            |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh                   | Jun'12    |                      125 | 8.05                            |
|        7 | Tamil Nadu                       | Mar'13    |                      150 | 6.48                            |
|        8 | Rajasthan                        | Mar'13    |                       75 | 6.45 (L1)                       |
|        9 | Andhra Pradesh                   | Apr'13    |                      226 | 6.49 (L1)                       |
|       10 | Punjab Phase 1                   | June'13   |                      270 | 8.41                            |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh Phase 1            | Aug'13    |                      130 | 8.9                             |
|       12 | Karnataka Phase 2                | Aug'13    |                      130 | 6.87                            |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh Phase 2           | Jan'14    |                      100 | 6.86                            |
|       14 | Andhra Pradesh Phase 2           | Oct'14    |                      500 | 5.75 (6.75 Level.)              |
|       15 | Karnataka                        | Nov'14    |                      500 | 6.94                            |
|       16 | Telangana                        | Nov'14    |                      500 | 6.72                            |
|       17 | Punjab (Capacity 5-24 MW)        | Feb'15    |                      100 | 7.17                            |
|       18 | Punjab (Capacity 25-100 MW)      | Feb'15    |                      100 | 7.16                            |
|       19 | NTPC Anantapur(CPSU scheme)      | May'15    |                      250 | 6.16 (L1)                       |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh Phase 2            | June'15   |                      215 | 8.04                            |
|       21 | Madhya Pradesh                   | June'15   |                      300 | 5.36                            |
|       22 | Telangana Group 1                | August'15 |                      500 | 5.73                            |
|       23 | Telangana Group 2                | August'15 |                     1500 | 5.62                            |
|       24 | Punjab                           | Sept'15   |                      500 | 5.65                            |
|       25 | Uttarakhand                      | Oct' 2015 |                      170 | 5.766                           |
|       26 | AP-500MW Bundling scheme         | Nov'2015  |                      500 | 4.63                            |
|       27 | AP-350MW Bundling scheme         | Dec'2015  |                      350 | 4.63                            |
|       28 | AP-150MW Bundling scheme(DCR)    | Dec'2015  |                      150 | 5.123                           |
|       29 | Haryana(State scheme)            | Dec'2015  |                      150 | 5.00                            |
|       30 | Rajasthan-420MW Bundling         | Jan'2016  |                      420 | 4.351                           |
|       31 | UP-100MW Bundling                | Jan'2016  |                      100 | 4.78                            |
|       32 | Rajasthan-100MW Bundling(DCR)    | March'16  |                      100 | 5.068                           |
|       33 | Telangan-50MW Bundling(DCR)      | March'16  |                       50 | 5.19                            |
|       34 | Jharkhand-200                    | March'16  |                      102 | 5.464                           |
|       35 | Jharkhand-1000                   | March'16  |                      999 | 5.356                           |
|       36 | Telangan-350MW Bundling          | May'16    |                      350 | 4.667                           |
|       37 | Karnataka-500MW Bundling         | May'16    |                      500 | 4.79                            |
|       38 | KA-100MW bundling(DCR)           | Sept-16   |                      100 | 4.85                            |
|       39 | MP-750 MW(State scheme)          | Feb-17    |                      750 | 2.9743 (3.30 Level tariff)      |
|       40 | AP-250 MW(Bundling)              | April-17  |                      250 | 3.15                            |
|       41 | Rajahthan-250 MW(VGF) Bhadla-IV  | May-17    |                      250 | 2.624                           |
|       42 | Rajahthan-500 MW(VGF) Bhadla-III | May-17    |                      500 | 2.446                           |
|       43 | Tamil Nadu-1500 MW(State scheme) | July-17   |                     1500 | 3.47                            |
|       44 | Gujarat-500MW                    | Aug-17    |                      500 | 2.665                           |
|       45 | NTPC-250 MW(DCR)                 | Oct-17    |                      250 | 3.14                            |
|       46 | Rajahthan-500 MW(VGF) Bhadla-III | Dec-17    |                      500 | 2.474                           |
|       47 | Rajahthan-250 MW(VGF) Bhadla-IV  | Dec-17    |                      250 | 2.482                           |