Lok Sabha Question No. 829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Solar Roof Top System
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 829

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11. 2019

## SOLAR ROOF TOP SYSTEM

## 829. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY

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

(a) whether the Government has not been able to achieve its target of promoting Solar Roof Top (SRT) system amongst individual residents due to the inability of residents to afford the system;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to introduce additional subsidies to the residential SRT segment since individual residents are unable to afford the cost involved in setting up of SRT system;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to achieve its targeted SRT capacity by 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY,  POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a)  and  (b)  Under  the  Phase  I  of  the  Grid  Connected  Rooftop  Solar  (GCRT)  programme, which was approved by the Government in December 2015, an aggregate capacity of 2100 MW was targeted to be sanctioned in residential, institutional, social and Government sectors with  central  financial  assistance  by  the  year  2019-20  of  which  about  2098  MW  has  been sanctioned.  Further,  as  per  data  captured  on  the  SPIN  portal  of  the  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable Energy (MNRE), grid connected rooftop solar PV systems  of about 1855 MW capacity  have  been  reported  installed  in  the  country  as  on  18.11.2019  (with  and  without central financial assistance).

(c)  to  (e)  The  Phase  II  of  GCRT  Programme  has  targeted  installation  of  grid  connected rooftop solar projects of cumulative 40 GW capacity by year 2022. In Phase II of GCRT programme, the Central Financial Assistance (CFA) has been restructured. Now  CFA of 40% of the benchmark cost or tendered cost, whichever is lower is provided for residential  grid  connected  rooftop  systems  upto  3  kW  and  20%  of  the  benchmark  cost  or tendered cost whichever is lower for residential grid connected rooftop systems of capacity 3 kW to 10 kW. There is no CFA for GCRT system above 10 kW in residential sector since solar power for such category is cost effective compared to grid tariffs applicable for such category of consumers. The Phase-II of GCRT programme also provides CFA upto 20% of benchmark cost or tendered cost whichever is lower, for Group Housing Societies/Resident Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA), for supply of power for common facilities. Under Phase II of GCRT programme Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) have been made as implementing  agencies  as  they  have  direct  access  to  the  consumers,  have  an  organised invoicing/billing/execution  system  and  hence  are  best  suited  to  manage  distributed  and relatively independent clients/prosumers. Incentives for the DISCOMs  for installing additional  capacity  above  baseline  have  also  been  provided  for.  With  these  changes,  the target of cumulative Rooftop Solar capacity of 40 GW is expected to be achieved by the year 2022.

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