Lok Sabha Question No. 369 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: New and Renewable Energy Capacity in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 369 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2020

## NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY IN UTTAR PRADESH

- +*369. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

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

- (a) the details of new and renewable energy capacity in Uttar Pradesh at present, source-wise;

(b) whether the Government is taking steps to enhance renewable energy capacity in the State and if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  the  details  of  the  targets  fixed  regarding  power  generation  from  various  renewable  energy sources in the State along with the achievements made in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d)  the  quantum  of  funds  allocated/released  along  with  the  quantum  of  funds  utilised  in  this regard during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the details of the proposals approved for various new and renewable energy projects in Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  above  period  along  with  the  proposals  still  pending  with  the Government?

## 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 (e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

*****

## STATEMENT

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 369 for ANSWER ON 19/03/2020

- (a):  A total of 3737.31 MW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in state of Uttar Pradesh as on 29 th February, 2020. Source wise details are as given below:-
- (b): As per Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), the steps taken by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh to enhance renewable energy capacity in the state are as under:-
- i. The  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  declared  Solar  Energy  Policy,2017  in December 2017.  According to this  policy, the Government will endeavor to install 10700 MW of Solar Power capacity by 2022. Out of this, 4300 MW will be installed through Rooftop Solar Power Plants and 6400 MW through Utility Scale Large Solar Power Plants.
- ii. Installation of 75 MW of solar power plants of 0.5 to 2 MW capacity by 2022 under Component A of PM-KUSUM scheme.
- iii. Installation  of  30000  solar  irrigation  pumps  of  different  capacities  by  2022  under Component B of PM-KUSUM scheme.
- iv. Solarisation  of  20000  private  grid  interactive  irrigation  pumps  by  2022  under Component C of PM-KUSUM scheme.

| Source            |   Installed Capacity (inMW) |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| Solar             |                     1095.1  |
| Small Hydro Power |                       25.1  |
| Large Hydro Power |                      501.6  |
| Bio-Power         |                     2115.51 |
| Total             |                     3737.31 |

Besides, the Government of India has taken following steps to catalyze development & deployment renewable energy capacity in the country including the state of Uttar Pradesh are as follows:-

- i. declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
- ii. notification  of  standard  bidding  guidelines  to  enable  distribution  licensee  to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates
- iii. waiver of  Inter  State  Transmission  System  (ISTS)  charges  and  losses  for  interstate  sale  of  solar  and  wind  power  for  projects  to  be  commissioned  by  31 st December, 2022,
- iv. Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- v. strengthening of Power Purchase Agreements(PPAs),
- vi. mandating requirement of Letter of Credit(LC) as payment security mechanism by distribution licensees for ensuring timely payments to RE generators,
- vii. setting of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land  and transmission on plug and play basis,
- viii. Laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity  under Green  Energy  Corridor  Scheme  for  evacuation  of  power  from  renewable  rich areas.
- ix. launching of  new schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc

(c) The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has set a target of installing 10700 MW of solar power as  per  Solar  Energy  Policy  2017  by  2022.  Out  of  this,  4300  MW  will  be  installed through Rooftop Solar Power Plants and 6400 MW through Utility Scale Large Solar Power Plants.

The  state-wise  and  source-wise  details  of  renewable  energy  grid  connected  capacities installed including the state of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year are given in the Annexure .

(d)  A  total  amount  of  Rs  130.47  crore  has  been  released  as  Central  Financial  Assistance (CFA) to the state of Uttar Pradesh during last three years and current year for implementing various  renewable  energy  schemes  /  programmes  in  the  state;  agsinst  which,  Utilization Certificates for an amount of Rs 115.34 crore have been received.

(e) No proposal from Uttar Pradesh for New and Renewable Energy project are pending with Government of India for approval.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 369 for 19/3/2020 regarding 'New & Renewable Energy Capacity in Uttar Pradesh'

| Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year including large hydro (April 2016 to Feb 2020) (in MW)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | Solar Power                                                                                                                                        | Wind Power                                                                                                                                         | Small Hydro Power<25 MW                                                                                                                            | large Hydro Power> 25MW                                                                                                                            | Bio- Power                                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 2986.06                                                                                                                                            | 2661.05                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5667.11                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Arunanchal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 5.35                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.5                                                                                                                                               | 410                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 441.85                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | 41.23                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 41.23                                                                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 146.47                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                                                                  | 155.47                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 137.77                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 24                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 161.77                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                                                                                | 4.78                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.78                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 1757.24                                                                                                                                            | 3530.4                                                                                                                                             | 52.35                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                                                                 | 5351.99                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 224.75                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.2                                                                                                                                               | 250.95                                                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 32.73                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 117.7                                                                                                                                              | 494.98                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 645.41                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                     | 18.3                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 23.95                                                                                                                                              | 330                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 372.25                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 22.2                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 62.2                                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 7131.41                                                                                                                                            | 1921.5                                                                                                                                             | 63                                                                                                                                                 | 58.8                                                                                                                                               | 464.6                                                                                                                                              | 9639.31                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 128.9                                                                                                                                              | 19                                                                                                                                                 | 23.1                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 171                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 1482.09                                                                                                                                            | 378.8                                                                                                                                              | 9.75                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 11.5                                                                                                                                               | 1882.14                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | 1406.79                                                                                                                                            | 346.55                                                                                                                                             | 39.7                                                                                                                                               | 160                                                                                                                                                | 532.7                                                                                                                                              | 2485.74                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                            | 5.16                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5.16                                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | 0.12                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1.5                                                                                                                                                | 40                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 41.62                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | 1.42                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                  | 60                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 66.42                                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                                                                 | Orissa                                                                                                                                             | 330.92                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 114.75                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 445.67                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                             | 534.52                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2.65                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 22.5                                                                                                                                               | 559.67                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | 3763.8                                                                                                                                             | 305.7                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.95                                                                                                                                               | 4074.45                                                                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | 0.07                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1299                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1299.07                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | 2850.97                                                                                                                                            | 1678.455                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 95.5                                                                                                                                               | 4624.925                                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                          | 3092.9                                                                                                                                             | 50.4                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 209                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 3352.3                                                                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                            | 4.41                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4.41                                                                                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | 951.06                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 24.5                                                                                                                                               | 975.56                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                 | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                         | 272.96                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 272.96                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                        | 106.57                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 160                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 266.57                                                                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                                                                                 | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                   | 7.09                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 7.09                                                                                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | 30.19                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 30.19                                                                                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                                                                                 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                | 5.46                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5.46                                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                                 | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                                         | 13.31                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 13.31                                                                                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                                                              | 139.38                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 36                                                                                                                                                 | 175.38                                                                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                                                                                 | Pondicherry                                                                                                                                        | 5.48                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5.48                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                              | 27642.86                                                                                                                                           | 10891.86                                                                                                                                           | 409.2                                                                                                                                              | 3376.53                                                                                                                                            | 1239.45                                                                                                                                            | 43559.9                                                                                                                                            |