Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Solar Energy Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO -184

TO BE ANSWERED ON -04.07.2019

## SOLAR ENERGY PLANTS

- *184. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) whether any survey has been conducted by the Government to increase the capacity of new  and  renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  particularly  in  Bihar  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of such projects sanctioned in the country particularly in Bihar during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the total expenditure incurred by the Government to start/re-start such projects;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the fact that some unemployed youth and skilled persons are willing to set up solar energy plants in the country particularly in Bihar and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to provide technical and financial assistance to such youth and skilled persons?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 184 for ANSWER on 4/7/2019

(a): According to various studies carried out, an estimated Renewable Energy potential of 1097 GW has been estimated in the country which includes 749 GW from solar, 302 GW from wind, 25 GW from bioenergy and 21 GW from small hydro power. The Government has set a target of installing 175 GW of grid connected renewable power capacity from various renewable energy sources by the year 2022. This includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power . The details of source-wise and state-wise estimated potential of renewable energy in the country including the state of Bihar are given in Annexure I .

(b) & (c): A total renewable power capacity of 33.47 GW has been installed in the country during the last  three  years  and  current  year  (up  to  31 st May  2019).    The  details  of  state-wise  and  source-wise capacity addition are given in Annexure-II .  The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) spent a sum of Rs 12991.99 crore for implementing various schemes & programs during last three years and current year (up to 30/6/2019).

(d)  &  (e):  The  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  launched  the  Suryamitra  Skill  Development Programme in the year 2015 to train 50,000 Suryamitras by the year 2020 in the country including the state of Bihar.  The Suryamitra Skill Development Programme has been designed with an objective to develop skilled and employable workforce (Suryamitras) to perform various jobs related to Installation, Commissioning and Operation & Maintenance of Solar PV systems. The complete financial assistance for  Suryamitra  Skill  Development  programme  is  provided  by  the  Ministry  which  include  course  fee, boarding and lodging charge and the assessment charge. A total of 31,092 Suryamitras have been trained up to 31st March, 2019 including 1139 Suryamitras in Bihar. Central Financial Assistance of approx. Rs 15  to  16  lakh  per  course  of  30  participants  is  provided  depending  upon  number  and  location  of  the training  centre.  The  total  Central  Financial  Assistance  released  for  training  31092  Suryamitras  is Rs. 134.00 crore from the year 2015-2019.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok  Sabha Starred Question No. 184 for 4/7/2019 regarding 'Solar Energy Plants'

## Source and State-wise details of estimated potential of Renewable Energy in MW

| Sl.   | STATES / Uts        | Wind       | Small       | Bio-Energy     | Bio-Energy           | Bio-Energy      | Solar   | Total   |
|-------|---------------------|------------|-------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
| No.   |                     | Power      | Hydro Power | Biomas s Power | Bagase Cogener ation | Waste To Energy |         |         |
|       |                     | (MW)@ 100m | (MW)        | (MW)           | (MW)                 | (MW)            | (MW)    | (MW)    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 44229      | 409.32      | 578            | 300                  | 123             | 38440   | 84079   |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   |            | 2064.92     | 8              |                      |                 | 8650    | 10723   |
| 3     | Assam               |            | 201.99      | 212            |                      | 8               | 13760   | 14182   |
| 4     | Bihar               |            | 526.98      | 619            | 300                  | 73              | 11200   | 12719   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 77         | 1098.20     | 236            |                      | 24              | 18270   | 19705   |
| 6     | Goa                 | 1          | 4.70        | 26             |                      |                 | 880     | 911     |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 84431      | 201.97      | 1221           | 350                  | 112             | 35770   | 122086  |
| 8     | Haryana             |            | 107.40      | 1333           | 350                  | 24              | 4560    | 6374    |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    |            | 3460.34     | 142            |                      | 2               | 33840   | 37444   |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir     |            | 1707.45     | 43             |                      |                 | 111050  | 112800  |
| 11    | Jharkhand           |            | 227.96      | 90             |                      | 10              | 18180   | 18508   |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 55857      | 3726.49     | 1131           | 450                  |                 | 24700   | 85864   |
| 13    | Kerala              | 1700       | 647.15      | 1044           |                      | 36              | 6110    | 9538    |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 10484      | 820.44      | 1364           |                      | 78              | 61660   | 74406   |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 45394      | 786.46      | 1887           | 1250                 | 287             | 64320   | 113925  |
| 16    | Manipur             |            | 99.95       | 13             |                      | 2               | 10630   | 10745   |
| 17    | Meghalaya           |            | 230.05      | 11             |                      | 2               | 5860    | 6103    |
| 18    | Mizoram             |            | 168.90      | 1              |                      | 2               | 9090    | 9261    |
| 19    | Nagaland            |            | 182.18      | 10             |                      |                 | 7290    | 7482    |
| 20    | Odisha              | 3093       | 286.22      | 246            |                      | 22              | 25780   | 29428   |
| 21    | Punjab              |            | 578.28      | 3172           | 300                  | 45              | 2810    | 6905    |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 18770      | 51.67       | 1039           |                      | 62              | 142310  | 162233  |
| 23    | Sikkim              |            | 266.64      | 2              |                      |                 | 4940    | 5209    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu          | 33800      | 604.46      | 1070           | 450                  | 151             | 17670   | 53745   |
| 25    | Telangana           | 4244       | 102.25      |                |                      |                 | 20410   | 24756   |
| 26    | Tripura             |            | 46.86       | 3              |                      | 2               | 2080    | 2131    |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh       |            | 460.75      | 1617           | 1250                 | 176             | 22830   | 26333   |
| 28    | Uttrakhand          |            | 1664.31     | 24             |                      | 5               | 16800   | 18493   |
| 29    | West Bengal         | 2          | 392.06      | 396            |                      | 148             | 6260    | 7198    |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar   | 8          | 7.27        |                |                      |                 | 0       | 15      |
| 31    | Chandigarh          |            |             |                |                      | 6               | 0       | 6       |
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |            |             |                |                      |                 | 0       | 0       |
| 33    | Daman &Diu          |            |             |                |                      |                 | 0       | 0       |
| 34    | Delhi               |            |             |                |                      | 131             | 2050    | 2181    |
| 35    | Lakshwadeep         | 8          |             |                |                      |                 | 0       | 8       |
| 36    | Pondicherry         | 153        |             |                |                      | 3               | 0       | 156     |
| 37    | Others              |            |             |                |                      | 1022            | 790     | 1812    |
|       | Total               | 302251     | 21133.62    | 17536          | 5000                 | 2554            | 748990  | 1097465 |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok  Sabha Starred Question No. 184 for 4/7/2019 regarding 'Solar Energy Plants'

| Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made in installing RE capacity during the last three years and current year (April 2016 to May 2019) (in   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MW) S. No.                                                                                                                                         | State/UT                                                                                                                                           | Solar Power                                                                                                                                        | Wind Power                                                                                                                                         | Small Hydro Power                                                                                                                                  | Bio- Power                                                                                                                                         | Waste to Energy                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 2717.8                                                                                                                                             | 2661.05                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5398.85                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Arunanchal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 5.13                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.5                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 31.63                                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | 26.87                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.87                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 139.85                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 148.85                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 137.77                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 24                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 161.77                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                | 4.78                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.78                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 1435.22                                                                                                                                            | 2341.85                                                                                                                                            | 44.7                                                                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3833.77                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 204.77                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.2                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 230.97                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 23.82                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 76.4                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 100.22                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                     | 14.12                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 23.5                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 37.62                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 20.27                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 20.27                                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 5988.39                                                                                                                                            | 1845.6                                                                                                                                             | 37                                                                                                                                                 | 409.6                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 8280.59                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 127                                                                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                                                                  | 23.1                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 159.1                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 1215.88                                                                                                                                            | 378.8                                                                                                                                              | 9.75                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 11.5                                                                                                                                               | 1615.93                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 1244.14                                                                                                                                            | 140.35                                                                                                                                             | 35.695                                                                                                                                             | 532.7                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1952.885                                                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                            | 3.47                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3.47                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 0.12                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1.5                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1.62                                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | 0.41                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5.41                                                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                             | 329.97                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 329.97                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                             | 493.04                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2.65                                                                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 516.69                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | 2279.72                                                                                                                                            | 305.7                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.95                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2590.37                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | 1747.14                                                                                                                                            | 1578.975                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 95.5                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3421.615                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                          | 3070.95                                                                                                                                            | 50.4                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3121.35                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                            | 4.41                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.41                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 901.06                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 24.5                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 925.56                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                 | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                         | 266.9                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 266.9                                                                                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                        | 81.54                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 81.54                                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                  | 6.63                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 6.63                                                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | 27.91                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 27.91                                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                                                 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                | 5.46                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5.46                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                 | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                         | 11.41                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 11.41                                                                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                              | 106.37                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 36                                                                                                                                                 | 142.37                                                                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                                                                                 | Pondicherry                                                                                                                                        | 3.11                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3.11                                                                                                                                               |
| 37                                                                                                                                                 | Others                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                              | 22646.44                                                                                                                                           | 9311.73                                                                                                                                            | 329.8                                                                                                                                              | 1135.45                                                                                                                                            | 47.5                                                                                                                                               | 33470.92                                                                                                                                           |