Lok Sabha Question No. 6396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6396

TO BE ANSWERED ON-05.04.2018

## TAPPING OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 6396. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK' SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision to use latest technology with a view to tap new and renewable energy sources in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  various  new  and  renewable  energy  projects launched with the foreign assistance during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the details of new and renewable energy projects implemented in various States/ UTs of the country during the said periods; and
- (e) the funds allocated by the Government for these projects during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Most of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through a transparent bidding  process.  In order to be competitive, Developers are encouraged to deploy most advanced technologies to tap maximum energy. National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), an autonomous institution under the Ministry has installed a remote sensing instrument, LiDAR for assessment of offshore wind resource at Gulf of Khambat, off the Gujarat Coast.
- (c) & (d) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a non-banking financial institution under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  has conducted  following studies with the foreign assistance during the last three years and current year:
- Study/Survey & Preparation of Road Map on Tidal Energy Projects in India.
- Study on the business models for decentralized systems such as Solar PV/Hybrid mini grids, PV irrigation pumps and household lighting systems under access to Clean Energy Programme.
- Study  for  analysis  of  battery  and  Solar  PV  modules  recycling  processes  in  India  along  with development of market outreach strategy for Rooftop Solar PV.
- ·
- Study on the Investment Potential of Biofuels in India.

A total of 30.57 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed through implementation of various renewable  energy  programmes/schemes  during  the  period  from  April,  2014  to  February,  2018  in  the country. The state-wise and source-wise details of capacity addition are given in Annexure-I.

- (e) The details of funds allocated by the Government in the form of Central Financial Assistance for the implementation of various renewable energy programmes/schemes during the last three years i.e. 201516, 2016-17 & 2017-18 in the country are given in Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6396 for 05/04/2018 regarding 'Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources'.

Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year (1 st April 2014 to 28 th Feb 2018)

|   S.No. | State/UT            |   Solar Power |   Wind Power |   Small hydro Power |   Bio-Power |   Waste to Energy |
|---------|---------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      |       2159.24 |      3093.25 |              20     |        0    |             10.91 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh   |          4.36 |         0    |               0.705 |        0    |              0    |
|       3 | Assam               |         12.45 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|       4 | Bihar               |        142.45 |         0    |               0     |       20    |              0    |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh        |        177.93 |         0    |              24     |       10    |              0    |
|       6 | Goa                 |          0.91 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|       7 | Gujarat             |        670.6  |      2204.48 |              13     |        9.9  |              1.11 |
|       8 | Haryana             |        205.55 |         0    |               3.4   |       34.5  |              0    |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh    |          2.23 |         0    |             216.71  |        0    |              0    |
|      10 | Jammu &Kashmir      |          6.86 |         0    |              22.5   |        0    |              0    |
|      11 | Jharkhand           |          9.67 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      12 | Karnataka           |       3626.53 |      1542.2  |             199     |      291.45 |              0    |
|      13 | Kerala              |        107.91 |        16.4  |              60.6   |        0    |              0    |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh      |        893.83 |      2080.7  |               0     |       25    |              0    |
|      15 | Maharashtra         |        493.82 |       675.85 |              45.75  |      442.8  |              0    |
|      16 | Manipur             |          1.33 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      17 | Meghalaya           |          0.06 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      18 | Mizoram             |          0.2  |         0    |               5     |        0    |              0    |
|      19 | Nagaland            |          0.5  |         0    |               1     |        0    |              0    |
|      20 | Orissa              |         50.07 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      21 | Punjab              |        896.7  |         0    |              14.7   |       15    |              1.2  |
|      22 | Rajasthan           |       1603.86 |      1496.7  |               0     |        4.95 |              0    |
|      23 | Sikkim              |          0.01 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu          |       1734.12 |       704.91 |               0     |       34    |              0    |
|      25 | Telangana           |       3176.87 |       100.8  |              11.95  |        0    |              0    |
|      26 | Tripura             |          5.09 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh       |        522.05 |         0    |               0     |       98.85 |              8.19 |
|      28 | Uttrakhand          |        289.09 |         0    |              34.5   |        0.12 |              0    |
|      29 | West Bengal         |         46.32 |         0    |               0.1   |        8    |              0    |
|      30 | Andaman &Nicobar    |          7.97 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      31 | Chandigarh          |         23.2  |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      32 | Dadar& Nagar Haveli |          5.46 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      33 | Daman &Diu          |         10.61 |         0    |               0     |        0    |              0    |
|      34 | Delhi               |         64.37 |         0    |               0     |        0    |             12    |

| 35   | Lakshwadeep   |        0 |       0 |       0 |      0 |     0 |
|------|---------------|----------|---------|---------|--------|-------|
| 36   | Pondicherry   |     0.15 |     0   |   0     |   0    |  0    |
|      | Total         | 16952.4  | 11915.3 | 672.915 | 994.57 | 33.41 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (e) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 6396 for 5/04/2018 regarding 'Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources'.

State-wise and year-wise details of funds released as Central Financial Assistance during last three years i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (upto 31/3/2018)

(Rs in crore)

|   S. No. | State / UT Name    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (up to 31/3/2018) |
|----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH     |      5.08 |      1.92 |                       4.96  |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |      5.47 |     20.08 |                      45.16  |
|        3 | ASSAM              |     15.32 |     60.28 |                      24.86  |
|        4 | BIHAR              |     16.19 |      0    |                       0     |
|        5 | CHANDIGARH         |     10.03 |      9.69 |                       2.23  |
|        6 | CHHATTISGARH       |     42.64 |     72.92 |                     161.96  |
|        7 | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI |      0    |      0    |                       0.34  |
|        8 | DAMAN &DIU         |      0    |      0    |                       0     |
|        9 | DELHI              |     43.16 |    166.04 |                     311.45  |
|       10 | GOA                |      1.57 |      0.17 |                       0.002 |
|       11 | GUJARAT            |     58.65 |     74.09 |                     158.89  |
|       12 | HARYANA            |     36.26 |     16.24 |                       2.16  |
|       13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH   |     53.09 |     36.39 |                      42.3   |
|       14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  |     90.92 |     49.67 |                      16.12  |
|       15 | JHARKHAND          |     16.13 |     12.87 |                       5.58  |
|       16 | KARNATAKA          |     61.15 |     52.42 |                      39.54  |
|       17 | KERALA             |     32.76 |     36.17 |                      44.02  |
|       18 | LAKSHADWEEP        |      3.78 |      0.46 |                       3.97  |
|       19 | MADHYAPRADESH      |      6.95 |     40.16 |                     442.13  |
|       20 | MAHARASHTRA        |    248.61 |    155.21 |                      43.12  |
|       21 | MANIPUR            |     14.65 |     12.53 |                       6.65  |
|       22 | MEGHALAYA          |      8.62 |     20.52 |                      23.28  |
|       23 | MIZORAM            |     10.63 |     22.38 |                      21.47  |
|       24 | NAGALAND           |      7.89 |     17.97 |                      11.49  |
|       25 | ODISHA             |     11.03 |     21.17 |                      13.55  |
|       26 | PUDUCHERRY         |      0.01 |      1.11 |                       0.31  |
|       27 | PUNJAB             |     29.19 |      9.19 |                       4.42  |
|       28 | RAJASTHAN          |    249.64 |     86.85 |                     103.14  |
|       29 | SIKKIM             |      0.84 |      2.87 |                       0.18  |
|       30 | TAMIL NADU         |    195.11 |    169.28 |                      53.5   |
|       31 | TELANGANA          |    155.04 |     99.19 |                     174.62  |
|       32 | TRIPURA            |      5.46 |     14.57 |                       2.73  |
|       33 | UTTAR PRADESH      |     55.66 |     28.11 |                      36.41  |
|       34 | UTTARAKHAND        |     51.23 |     41.92 |                      43.89  |
|       35 | WEST BENGAL        |      9.44 |      1.37 |                       6.58  |

|   S. No. | State / UT Name   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (up to 31/3/2018) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|       37 | CENTRAL AGENCY    |   1762.88 |   1187.01 |                     1855.49 |