Lok Sabha Question No. 4909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2021

## POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

†4909. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  present  power  generation  capacity  and  sources  along with the future action plan and targets set in clean energy sector; and
- (b) the  measures  taken  for  becoming  self-reliant  in  pollution  free  power generation and getting rid of coal and other polluting materials?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  installed  generation  capacity  as  on  28.02.2021  is  379.13 Giga Watt (GW). The source-wise details of the installed generation capacity as on 28.02.2021 are given at Annexure.

Government  of  India  has  set  a  target  for  installing  175  GW  of Renewable  Energy  capacity  (excluding  large  hydro)  by  the  end  of  2021-22 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Biomass and 5 GW from Small Hydro.

- (b) : In order to become self-reliant in power generation and achieving energy  transition  towards  clean  energy,  Government  has  inter-alia  taken following measures:
- (1) The renewable energy capacity to go up to 450 GW.
- (2) Phase-wise retirement of old polluting coal based power plants.

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- (3) Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis. (4) Schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Surakshaevam  Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc. (5) Laying of new  transmission lines and creating new  sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme  for evacuation of renewable power. (6) Notifying Bidding Guidelines for tariff based  competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects. (7) Declaring Large Hydro Power (LHPs) (> 25 MW projects) as Renewable Energy source. (8) Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) as a separate entity within Non-solar Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO). (9) Tariff rationalization measures for bringing down hydro power tariff. (10) Budgetary Support for Flood Moderation/Storage Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs). (11) Budgetary Support to Cost of Enabling Infrastructure, i.e. roads/bridges for hydro projects. (a) ₹ 1.5 crore per MW for projects upto 200 MW. (b) ₹ 1.0 crore per MW for projects above 200 MW.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO.   4909 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.03.2021 **************

Source-wise break up of All India Installed Capacity as on 28.02.2021

| Source/ Fuel      | Capacity (MW) (as on 28.02.2021)   |
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| Thermal           |                                    |
| Coal              | 201084.50                          |
| Lignite           | 6620.00                            |
| Gas               | 24956.51                           |
| Diesel            | 509.71                             |
| Thermal Total     | 233170.72                          |
| Nuclear           | 6780.00                            |
| Hydro             | 46209.22                           |
| RES               |                                    |
| Small Hydro Power | 4783.06                            |
| Wind Power        | 38789.15                           |
| Bio Power         |                                    |
| -BM Power/Cogen.  | 10145.92                           |
| -Waste to Energy  | 168.64                             |
| Solar Power       | 39083.71                           |
| RES Total         | 92970.48                           |
| All India Total   | 379130.41                          |

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