Lok Sabha Question No. 3839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Green Energy Corridor Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3839

ANSWERED ON-18.03.2021

## GREEN ENERGY CORRIDOR PROJECTS

## 3839. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the role of renewable energy sector is coming into increasing focus in the context of climate change, as far as energy security is concerned;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government during the last three years and the current year to substantiate the above contention; and

(c)the status of implementation of Green Energy Corridors Projects, covering Intra/Inter State transmission system, across the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) Yes Sir. As part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), India has committed to achieve about 40  percent  cumulative    electric    power    installed    capacity  from  non-fossil  fuel  based  energy resources by 2030. Increasing share of renewable energy contributes to achieving the NDC and national energy security.

During the last three years and the current year the Government of India has undertaken several policy,  regulatory  and  financial  measures  for  promotion  of  renewable  energy.  These  include performance based incentives to the distribution companies for roof-top Solar PV systems; windsolar  hybrid  policy;  waiver  of  inter-state  transmission  charges  and  losses  for  solar  and  wind projects commissioned upto June 30, 2023; schemes for grid connected Solar PV Power Projects; Pradhaan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM  KUSUM)  for    dedieselizing  the  farm  sector,  increasing  farmers'  income,  providing  farmers  energy  and  water security and curbing environmental pollution; guidelines for transparent tariff based bidding for solar and wind power projects; permitting up to 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route; and priority sector lending status for loans up to a limit of Rs 30 crore.

- (c) The State-wise details of Intra-State and Inter-State transmission lines constructed under the Green Energy Corridor Project, as on 28 February 2021, are given at Annexure. The Inter-State component  of  the  scheme  was  completed  in  March,  2020  while  the  Intra-State  component  is expected to be completed in June,2022.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3839 for answer on 18.03.2021 regarding Green Energy Corridor Projects

## Intra-State Transmission System

| S. No.   | State            |   Length of Transmission Lines in circuit kilometres (ckm) |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                        819 |
| 2        | Gujarat          |                                                       1171 |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh |                                                        320 |
| 4        | Karnataka        |                                                        528 |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                       2648 |
| 6        | Maharashtra      |                                                        525 |
| 7        | Rajasthan        |                                                        819 |
| 8        | Tamil Nadu       |                                                       1052 |
|          | Total            |                                                       7533 |

## Inter-State Transmission System

| S. No.   | State               |   Length of Transmission Lines in circuit kilometres (ckm) |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Rajasthan           |                                                       1194 |
| 2        | Gujarat             |                                                        621 |
| 3        | Gujarat - Rajasthan |                                                        604 |
| 4        | Rajasthan-Punjab    |                                                        734 |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu          |                                                         48 |
|          | Total               |                                                       3201 |