Lok Sabha Question No. 4127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Opportunities to Small Companies in the field of Renewable Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4127

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## OPPORTUNITIES TO SMALL COMPANIES IN THE FIELD OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR

## 4127. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI

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

- (a)  whether  India  is  still  behind  in  production  of  energy  supplement  in  the  field  of  renewable  power generation  inspite  of  several  new  and  renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the details of Central and State Projects in the renewable energy sectors which are functional during the last ten years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the small companies have been unsuccessful in winning the power project through auctions and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to resist dominance of large players and giving fair opportunities to small companies in the renewable energy sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) India has set a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022. A total of 80.46 GW of Renewable Energy capacity stood installed in the country as on 30th June, 2019 against the target of 175 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022. Further, renewable energy projects of 70.46 GW capacity are either at various stages of implementation or bidding. India is confident of achieving the set target by the year 2022.
- (b)  Renewable  Energy  projects  are  primarily  being  set  up  by  the  private  sector  with  Central/State organizations buying power at a rate either discovered through transparent competitive bidding process or fixed by the concerned State Electricity Regulatory Commission. The state-wise details of renewable energy  capacity  added  during  last  ten  years  i.e.  1st  April,  2010  to  30th  June  2019  are  given  in  the Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d)  Most  of  renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  are  being  set  up  by  the  private  sector developers selected through transparent bidding process. The Government has issued standard bidding guidelines  to  enable  the  distribution  licensees  to  procure  power  at  competitive  rates  in  cost  effective manner. Since renewable energy power plants are capital intensive, any power plant developer needs to mobilize capital for the same at the rate of Rs 4-6 crore per MW.

To protect the interest of small developers as per central government guidelines, States/UTs can procure power from solar projects (less than 5 MW capacity) and wind projects (less than 25 MW capacity) not covered under competitive bidding  guidelines  through  Feed-in  -Tariff  (FiT)  to  be  determined  by  the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commission.

## Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LOK Sabha Un-starred Question No. 4127 for 18/7/2019 regarding ' Opportunities to Small Companies in the field of Renewable Energy Sector'

State-wise achievements made during the last Ten years

| State-wise achievements made during the last Ten years (01.04.2010 to 30.06.2019) (in GW)   | State-wise achievements made during the last Ten years (01.04.2010 to 30.06.2019) (in GW)   | State-wise achievements made during the last Ten years (01.04.2010 to 30.06.2019) (in GW)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                       | State/UT                                                                                    | Total Installed Renewable Energy Capacity                                                   |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 7.50                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 0.06                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 0.03                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 0.26                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 0.31                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 7.11                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 0.36                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 0.56                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 0.07                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 0.04                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 11.39                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 0.25                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 4.39                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 6.74                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                          | Orissa                                                                                      | 0.42                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 1.09                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 6.87                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 7.70                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 3.79                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 2.44                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 0.45                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 0.37                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | 0.03                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                          | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                         | 0.01                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | 0.17                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                        |
| 37                                                                                          | Others                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                        |