Lok Sabha Question No. 1401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Rooftop Solar Power Project
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1401

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER PROJECT

## 1401.  SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  set  up  500  MW  of  rooftop  solar  power projects across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT wise; and
- (c) the  extent  to  which  these  projects  would  be  helpful  for  boosting  the  renewable  energy sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Solar  Energy  Corporation  of  India  has  brought  out a tender recently for implementation  of 500  MWp  grid  connected  rooftop  solar  PV  systems  for residential, institutional  and  social  buildings.  The  State-wise  tendered  capacities  of  500  MWp    tender  are given in Annexure I.
- (c): These projects  will  be  helpful  in  achieving  overall  renewable  energy  sector's  target  of 1,75,000 MW  by the year 2022.

*********

## ANNEXURE I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1401  FOR  24.11.2016: Name  of  the  States  with  Tendered  Capacity details of SECI's 500 MWp

| Sl. No.     | Name of the State             |   Capacity MWp |
|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------|
| 1           | Punjab                        |           25   |
| 2           | Haryana                       |           20   |
| 3           | Uttar Pradesh                 |           48   |
| 4           | Delhi                         |           16   |
| 5           | Rajasthan                     |           25   |
| 6           | Odisha                        |           12   |
| 7           | Bihar                         |           12   |
| 8           | Jharkhand                     |           10   |
| 9           | West Bengal                   |           24   |
| 10          | Andhra Pradesh                |           25   |
| 11          | Telangana                     |           25   |
| 12          | Tamil Nadu                    |           42   |
| 13          | Karnataka                     |           25   |
| 14          | Kerala                        |           10   |
| 15          | Maharashtra                   |           54   |
| 16          | Goa                           |            3   |
| 17          | Gujarat                       |           32   |
| 18          | Madhya Pradesh                |           28   |
| 19          | Chhattisgarh                  |           12   |
| 20          | J&K                           |            5   |
| 21          | Uttarakhand                   |            4.4 |
| 22          | Himachal Pradesh              |            5   |
| 23          | North-Eastern States / Sikkim |           21.6 |
| 24          | Lakshadweep                   |            2.6 |
| 25          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands     |            2.6 |
| 26          | Daman & Diu                   |            2.6 |
| 27          | Puducherry                    |            2.6 |
| 28          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli          |            3   |
| 29          | Chandigarh                    |            2.6 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL                   |          500   |