Lok Sabha Question No. 2599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Expenditure on Setting up of Solar Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2599

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## EXPENDITURE ON SETTING UP OF SOLAR ENERGY PLANTS

## 2599. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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

- (a) the  expenditure  incurred/likely  to  be  incurred  on  setting  up  of  the  solar  energy  plants approved by the Union Government in various States including Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Statewise;
- (b) whether the indigenous technology is being used for the setting up of these plants; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Upto  31.10.2016,  an  expenditure  of      Rs.  8281  crore  approx..  has  been  incurred  on various projects under National Solar Mission (NSM). In 2016-17, a total amount of Rs. 1628 crore has been released for solar projects under NSM for various States including Uttarakhand. State-wise details of funds released through  Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in few schemes and under off-grid scheme are given at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Yes,  Madam.  As  on  date,  around  756.5  MW  of  solar  projects  have  been commissioned under Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) Category (Cells and modules) and 1944 MW of projects are at tender stages under DCR category.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2599 FOR 01.12.2016

## Details of CFA under VGF, Defence, Rooftop, Canal Bank & Canal top, CPSU and Solar parks schemes (upto 31.10.2016)

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State          | Funds released by SECI 2016-17   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | 12,717.31                        |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh   | 22.90                            |
| 3.        | Delhi          | 169.57                           |
| 4.        | Gujarat        | 1,759.58                         |
| 5.        | Haryana        | 114.99                           |
| 6.        | Jharkhand      | 22.79                            |
| 7.        | Karnataka      | 8,501.46                         |
| 8.        | Kerala         | 321.13                           |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh | 11,820.37                        |
| 10.       | Maharashtra    | 344.28                           |
| 11.       | Odisha         | 2.54                             |
| 12.       | Punjab         | 300.00                           |
| 13.       | Rajasthan      | 14,829.34                        |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu     | 600.58                           |
| 15.       | Telangana      | 375.00                           |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh  | 192.90                           |
| 17.       | Uttarakhand    | 638.25                           |
| 18.       | West Bengal    | 514.62                           |
|           | Total          | 53,247.61                        |

## (II) OFF-GRID SPV SCHEME

(Rs. In lakhs) (as on 31.10.16)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       |   Funds released in 2016-17 |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   |                        3953 |
| 2.        | Assam            |                         919 |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh     |                        6205 |
| 4.        | Gujarat          |                          26 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh |                        3530 |
| 6.        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                        2303 |
| 7.        | Karnataka        |                        1458 |
| 8.        | Kerala           |                        1376 |
| 9.        | Maharashtra      |                         264 |
| 10.       | Meghalaya        |                         520 |
| 11.       | Mizoram          |                         831 |
| 12.       | Nagaland         |                        1708 |
| 13.       | Rajasthan        |                        6791 |
| 14.       | Sikkim           |                         146 |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand      |                         372 |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh    |                         257 |
|           | Total            |                       30659 |