Lok Sabha Question No. 4254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Promoting the Use of Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4254

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## PROMOTING THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## +4254. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to promote the use of new and renewable sources of energy in order to check global warming and bring down carbon emissions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the time limit fixed for formulating such an action plan; and
- (d) the names of States and places where such plants are likely to be set up across the country, State/ location-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a  to  d)  As  part  of  Nationally  Determined  Contributions  as  per  the  Paris  Accord  on  Climate  Change, India has undertaken to install at least forty percent of its total electricity generation capacity from nonfossil fuel sources by 2030.

As on 29 th February 2020, a cumulative renewable energy capacity of 132.45 GW had been installed in the country, with an additional capacity of 46.69 GW under various stages of implementation and 34.07 GW under various stages of bidding. As on same date, the country had cumulative installed capacity of 139.22  GW  from  non-fossil  fuel  sources.  The  cumulative  renewable  energy  capacity  and  cumulative capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel  sources  constituted  35.85%  and  37.68%  of  total  electricity  generation capacity of 369.41 GW installed in the country as on 29 th February, 2020, respectively.

The renewable energy projects can be set up anywhere in the country considering potential of particular renewable energy source.

The details of state-wise and source-wise renewable energy capacity installed in the country upto 29 th February'2020 are given in the Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.4254 for 19/3/2020 regarding 'Promoting the Use of Renewable Energy Sources'

| State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including large hydro as on 29.02.2020.   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                      | States                                                                                                      | Small Hydro Power                                                                                           | Large Hydro Power                                                                                           | Wind Power                                                                                                  | Bio- Power                                                                                                  | Solar Power                                                                                                 | Total Installed Capacity                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 162.11                                                                                                      | 1610                                                                                                        | 4092.45                                                                                                     | 500.34                                                                                                      | 3559.02                                                                                                     | 9923.92                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 131.105                                                                                                     | 815                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 5.61                                                                                                        | 951.715                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                       | 34.11                                                                                                       | 350                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 41.23                                                                                                       | 425.34                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                       | 70.7                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 121.2                                                                                                       | 151.57                                                                                                      | 343.47                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                           | Chhatisgarh                                                                                                 | 76                                                                                                          | 120                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             | 230.5                                                                                                       | 231.35                                                                                                      | 657.85                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                         | 0.05                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 4.78                                                                                                        | 4.83                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                     | 68.95                                                                                                       | 1990                                                                                                        | 7479.02                                                                                                     | 77.3                                                                                                        | 2886.16                                                                                                     | 12501.43                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                     | 73.5                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 205.66                                                                                                      | 252.14                                                                                                      | 531.3                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 911.51                                                                                                      | 9809                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             | 7.2                                                                                                         | 32.93                                                                                                       | 10760.64                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                              | 180.48                                                                                                      | 3360                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 19.3                                                                                                        | 3559.78                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 4.05                                                                                                        | 210                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             | 4.3                                                                                                         | 38.4                                                                                                        | 256.75                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                   | 1280.73                                                                                                     | 3644.2                                                                                                      | 4790.6                                                                                                      | 1882.8                                                                                                      | 7277.93                                                                                                     | 18876.26                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                      | 222.02                                                                                                      | 1856.5                                                                                                      | 62.5                                                                                                        | 0.72                                                                                                        | 142.23                                                                                                      | 2283.97                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 95.91                                                                                                       | 2235                                                                                                        | 2519.89                                                                                                     | 120.75                                                                                                      | 2258.46                                                                                                     | 7230.01                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 379.575                                                                                                     | 3047                                                                                                        | 5000.33                                                                                                     | 2528.69                                                                                                     | 1801.8                                                                                                      | 12757.4                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                     | 5.45                                                                                                        | 105                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 5.16                                                                                                        | 115.61                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                   | 32.53                                                                                                       | 322                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             | 13.8                                                                                                        | 0.12                                                                                                        | 368.45                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                     | 36.47                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 1.52                                                                                                        | 97.99                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                    | 30.67                                                                                                       | 75                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                           | 106.67                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                      | 64.625                                                                                                      | 2142.25                                                                                                     |                                                                                                             | 59.22                                                                                                       | 397.84                                                                                                      | 2663.935                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                      | 173.55                                                                                                      | 1096.3                                                                                                      |                                                                                                             | 327.85                                                                                                      | 947.1                                                                                                       | 2544.8                                                                                                      |
| 22                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 23.85                                                                                                       | 411                                                                                                         | 4299.72                                                                                                     | 121.3                                                                                                       | 5035.08                                                                                                     | 9890.95                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                      | 52.11                                                                                                       | 2169                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 0.07                                                                                                        | 2221.18                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 123.05                                                                                                      | 2178.2                                                                                                      | 9292.34                                                                                                     | 1003.95                                                                                                     | 3915.88                                                                                                     | 16513.42                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                   | 90.87                                                                                                       | 2405.6                                                                                                      | 128.1                                                                                                       | 177.6                                                                                                       | 3620.75                                                                                                     | 6422.92                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                     | 16.01                                                                                                       |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 9.41                                                                                                        | 25.42                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 25.1                                                                                                        | 501.6                                                                                                       |                                                                                                             | 2115.51                                                                                                     | 1095.1                                                                                                      | 3737.31                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 214.32                                                                                                      | 3756.35                                                                                                     |                                                                                                             | 130.5                                                                                                       | 315.9                                                                                                       | 4417.07                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                 | 98.5                                                                                                        | 1341.2                                                                                                      |                                                                                                             | 319.92                                                                                                      | 114.46                                                                                                      | 1874.08                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                          | Andaman& Nicobar                                                                                            | 5.25                                                                                                        |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 12.19                                                                                                       | 17.44                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                  |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 36.99                                                                                                       | 36.99                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                          | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 5.46                                                                                                        | 5.46                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                                  |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 17.31                                                                                                       | 17.31                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                       |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 52                                                                                                          | 165.16                                                                                                      | 217.16                                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                                          | Ladakh                                                                                                      |                                                                                                             | 89                                                                                                          |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 89                                                                                                          |
| 36                                                                                                          | Lakshwadeep                                                                                                 |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 0.75                                                                                                        | 0.75                                                                                                        |
| 37                                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                                 |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 5.51                                                                                                        | 5.51                                                                                                        |
| 38                                                                                                          | Others                                                                                                      |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 4.3                                                                                                         |                                                                                                             |                                                                                                             | 4.3                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                             | Total (MW)                                                                                                  | 4683.16                                                                                                     | 45699.2                                                                                                     | 37669.3                                                                                                     | 10001.1                                                                                                     | 34405.7                                                                                                     | 132458                                                                                                      |