Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Installation of Solar Energy Systems
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO-338 ANSWERED ON-18.03.2021

## INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

## *338. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

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

- (a)  the details of the target of solar energy to be achieved by the Government during the current year and the next three years along with the actual installed capacity during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b)  the off grid target that is to be achieved by the Government classified on the basis of Solar Lamps/ Lanterns, Solar Pumps, Solar Street Lights, Solar Home Lighting Systems and Solar Power Plants/Packs along with the details of the current installed capacity;
- (c)   the details of on grid solar capacity target during the current year and the next three years, year-wise along with the current installed capacity; and
- (d)  the State-wise classification of installed on grid and off grid solar energy capacity?

## 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): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 to be answered on 18.03.2021 regarding ' Installation of Solar Energy Systems'

(a)  to  (d):  Government  has  set  a  target  of  achieving  100  GW  of  grid-connected  solar  power generating capacity by December, 2022.

The actual capacity installed during the last three years and the current year, as on 28.02.2021, for grid-connected solar power projects is as given below:

| Year                      |   Installed Capacity (MW) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2017-18                   |                      9363 |
| 2018-19                   |                      6529 |
| 2019-20                   |                      6447 |
| 2020-21 (till 28.02.2021) |                      4477 |

Cumulative grid-connected solar capacity of 39,104 MW has been installed in the country as on 28.02.2021

Under  Solar  Off-grid  &  Decentralized  Solar  PV  Applications  Scheme  Phase-III,  following cumulative capacities are targeted by 31.03.2021:

| Solar Off-grid Application   | Target         |
|------------------------------|----------------|
| Solar Street Lights          | 3,00,000 nos.  |
| Solar Study Lamps            | 25,00,000 nos. |
| Solar Power Packs            | 100MWp         |

Under PM-KUSUM Scheme installation of 20 lakh standalone solar pumps has been targeted by December 2022.

Details of the current cumulative installed capacity for off-grid solar systems as on 28.02.2021 is given below:

| Solar Off-grid Application   | Installed Capacity/ Quantity   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Solar Lamps/ Lanterns        | 79,48,219 nos.                 |
| Solar Home Lighting Systems  | 17,23,479 nos.                 |
| Solar Street Lights          | 8,30,373 nos.                  |
| Solar Pumps                  | 2,81,368 nos.                  |
| Solar Power Plants/ Packs    | 216.4MWp                       |

State-wise  details  of  installed  grid-connected  solar  and  off-grid  solar  capacities  are  placed  at Annexure.

*****

Annexure referred in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 338 (Priority No. 18) to be answered on 18.03.2021 on 'Installation of Solar Energy Systems'

## Table (A) Grid-connected Solar Installed Capacity as on 28.02.2021

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Cumulative Capacity till 28-02-2021 (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                      29.22 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    3996.5  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       5.61 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                      42.99 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                     159.51 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                      45.16 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                     252.48 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                                       5.46 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        |                                      40.55 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                     192.97 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                       7.44 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                                    4068.3  |
| 13        | Haryana           |                                     407.83 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      42.73 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                      20.73 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                      48.63 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                                    7355.16 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                                     257    |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                       0.75 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    2463.21 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                                    2289.97 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                       6.36 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                       0.12 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                       1.53 |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                       1    |
| 26        | Odisha            |                                     401.72 |
| 27        | Pondicherry       |                                       9.33 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                                     959.5  |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                                    5472.58 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                       0.07 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                                    4403.48 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                                    3936.36 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                       9.41 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                    1667.5  |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                                     353.41 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                                     149.84 |
| Total     | Total             |                                   39104.4  |

## Table (B) Off-grid Solar Installed Capacity as on 28.02.2021

| S.No.   | State             |   Solar Home Light (Nos) |   Solar lamp (Nos) |   Solar Street Light (Nos) |   Solar Pump (Nos) |   Solar Power Plant (kW) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                    22972 |              77803 |                      15795 |              34045 |                  3815.59 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                    35065 |             125581 |                      13741 |                 22 |                   963.2  |
| 3       | Assam             |                    46879 |             647761 |                      17384 |                 45 |                  1605    |
| 4       | Bihar             |                    12303 |            1735227 |                      47152 |               2813 |                  6800    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                    42232 |               3311 |                       3730 |              61970 |                 31372.9  |
| 6       | Delhi             |                        0 |               4807 |                        301 |                 90 |                  1269    |
| 7       | Goa               |                      393 |               1093 |                        707 |                 15 |                    32.72 |
| 8       | Gujarat           |                     9253 |              31603 |                       5004 |              11577 |                 13576.6  |
| 9       | Haryana           |                    56727 |              93853 |                      34625 |               8461 |                  2321.25 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  |                    22592 |              33909 |                      92500 |                 24 |                  1905.5  |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                   144316 |              51224 |                      24904 |                 39 |                  8129.85 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |                     9450 |             790515 |                      13916 |               4832 |                  3769.9  |
| 13      | Karnataka         |                    52638 |               7781 |                       5069 |               7476 |                  7854.01 |
| 14      | Kerala            |                    41912 |              54367 |                       1735 |                818 |                 16078.4  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                     7920 |             529101 |                      14258 |              24684 |                  3654    |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |                     3497 |             239297 |                      10420 |              11315 |                  3857.7  |
| 17      | Manipur           |                    24583 |               9058 |                      22367 |                 40 |                  1580.5  |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |                    14874 |              40750 |                       5800 |                 19 |                  2004    |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                    12060 |             107217 |                      10117 |                 37 |                  3864.6  |
| 20      | Nagaland          |                     1045 |               6766 |                      15125 |                  3 |                  1506    |
| 21      | Odisha            |                     5274 |              99843 |                      17955 |               9661 |                  2191.51 |
| 22      | Punjab            |                     8626 |              17495 |                      43448 |               4970 |                  2066    |
| 23      | Rajasthan         |                   187968 |             225851 |                       7114 |              55195 |                 30449    |
| 24      | Sikkim            |                    15059 |              23300 |                        504 |                  0 |                   850    |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        |                   298641 |              16818 |                      40324 |               6394 |                 13052.6  |
| 26      | Telangana         |                        0 |              12000 |                       2208 |                424 |                  7450    |
| 27      | Tripura           |                    32723 |             288941 |                       6887 |                214 |                   867    |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     |                   235909 |            2351205 |                     291392 |              30847 |                 10638.3  |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       |                    91595 |             163386 |                      34218 |                 26 |                  4059.53 |
| 30      | West Bengal       |                   145332 |              17662 |                      15605 |                653 |                  1730    |
| 31      | Andaman &Nicobar  |                      468 |               6296 |                       1135 |                  5 |                   167    |
| 32      | Chandigarh        |                      275 |               1675 |                        901 |                 12 |                   730    |
| 33      | Lakshadweep       |                      600 |               5289 |                       4465 |                  0 |                  2190    |
| 34      | Puducherry        |                       25 |               1637 |                        417 |                 21 |                   121    |
| 35      | Others            |                    24047 |             125797 |                       9150 |                609 |                 23885    |
| 36      | Through NABARD    |                   116226 |                  0 |                          0 |               4012 |                     0    |
|         | Total             |                  1723479 |            7948219 |                     830373 |             281368 |                216408    |