Lok Sabha Question No. 3860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Renewable Energy in North-Eastern States
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

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

- (a) & (b) The state-wise details of estimated potential available for harnessing solar and small hydro energy in North Eastern states are given in Annexure I.

The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is implementing various programs/schemes for development of renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  including  North  Eastern  states.  A  total  of  343.99  MW  of  grid connected renewable energy capacity has been installed in North Eastern states as on 30th November, 2018. The state-wise details are given in Annexure II.

- (c)  The  Ministry  has  sanctioned  six  solar  parks  in  the  North  Eastern  states  which  are  at  various  stages  of implementation.  So  far,  the  Ministry  has  released  an  amount  of  Rs.  22.72  Lakh  as  Central  Financial Assistance (CFA) for development of solar parks in the North Eastern states as on 30-09-2018. The state wise details of solar parks sanctioned in North-Eastern states are given in Annexure III.
- (d) A potential of 3261.49 MW of small hydro power has been estimated at 1384 sites in the North Eastern states. A total of 312.95 MW of small hydro power capacity has been installed in the North Eastern states as on 30th November, 2018.
- (e) A special provision of 10 percent of annual budgetary allocation has been made by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for implementation of various renewable energy projects including solar energy in the North Eastern states.

Also,  MNRE  is  providing  CFA  upto  90%  of  benchmark  cost  under    off-grid  &  decentralized  solar photovoltaic applications program and upto 70% of benchmark cost under rooftop solar program for North Eastern states as compared to provision CFA of upto 30% of benchmark cost for general category states for implementation of  solar energy projects in the North Eastern states.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3860

TO BE ANSWERED ON-03.01.2019

## RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES

## 3860. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK

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

- (a) whether the Government could not effectively use the huge potential of the renewable energy in the NorthEastern States, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed/assessed  the  great  potential  of  solar,  hydro  and  wind  energy  in North Eastern States, if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sanctioned setting up of solar parks in different parts of North Eastern States, if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and spent for the said purpose;
- (d) whether the Government has also proposed to set up hydro power plants in North Eastern States, if so, whether the Government have identified the places and the time by which the same will be set up; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government for utilising the solar energy with special focus on North-Eastern States?

## ANSWER

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred question number 3860 for 03/01/2019 showing state-wise details of available potential of major renewable energy sources in North-Eastern states.

(In MW)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   Small Hydro Power |   Solar Power |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |                1341 |          8650 |
| 2         | Assam             |                 239 |         13760 |
| 3         | Manipur           |                 109 |         10630 |
| 4         | Meghalaya         |                 230 |          5860 |
| 5         | Mizoram           |                 169 |          9090 |
| 6         | Nagaland          |                 197 |          7290 |
| 7         | Sikkim            |                 267 |          4940 |
| 8         | Tripura           |                  47 |          2080 |
|           | Total             |                2599 |         62220 |

ANNEXURE-II

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred question number 3860 for  03/01/2019  showing  state-wise  details  of  major  grid  connected  installed  renewable  energy capacity in North-Eastern states.

| State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.11.2018 (in MW)   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.11.2018 (in MW)   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.11.2018 (in MW)   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.11.2018 (in MW)   | State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power as on 30.11.2018 (in MW)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                       | STATES                                                                                       | Small Hydro Power                                                                            | Solar power                                                                                  | Total Capacity                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 107.100                                                                                      | 5.39                                                                                         | 112.49                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                        | 34.11                                                                                        | 16.68                                                                                        | 50.79                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                            | Manipur                                                                                      | 5.45                                                                                         | 2.59                                                                                         | 8.04                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                                    | 31.03                                                                                        | 0.08                                                                                         | 31.11                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                      | 36.47                                                                                        | 0.20                                                                                         | 36.67                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                     | 30.67                                                                                        | 1.00                                                                                         | 31.67                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                                       | 52.11                                                                                        | 0.01                                                                                         | 52.12                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                            | Tripura                                                                                      | 16.01                                                                                        | 5.09                                                                                         | 21.10                                                                                        |
|                                                                                              | Total                                                                                        | 312.95                                                                                       | 31.04                                                                                        | 343.99                                                                                       |

Annexure referred in reply  to  part  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-starred  question  number  3860  for 03/01/2019 showing state-wise details of solar parks sanctioned in North-Eastern states.

| Sl. No.   | State             | Solar Park              |   Sanctioned Capacity (MW) | Location                                                            |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit Solar Park        |                         30 | Tezu township in Lohit district                                     |
| 2         | Assam             | Solar Park in Assam     |                         70 | Amguri in Sibsagar district                                         |
| 3         | Manipur           | Bukpi Solar Park        |                         20 | Bukpi Village, Pherzawl District in Manipur                         |
| 4         | Meghalaya         | Solar park in Meghalaya |                         20 | Thamar, West Jaintia Hills & Suchen, East Jaintia Hills districts   |
| 5         | Mizoram           | Vankal Solar Park       |                         20 | Vankal, Mizoram                                                     |
| 6         | Nagaland          | Solar Park in Nagaland  |                         23 | Ganeshnagar (12MW) of Dimapur and Jalukie (11 MW)of Peren districts |
| Total     | Total             | Total                   |                        183 |                                                                     |