Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Potential of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 742

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN RURAL AREAS

## 742.SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN

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

- (a) whether there is huge potential of new and renewable energy sources utility in the rural areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any plan/ programme to bring rural and backward areas of the country under new and renewable energy programme;
- (d) if so, the details along with the status thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to formulate any specific plan for the State of Gujarat; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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)  The  details  of  estimated  renewable  energy  potential  identified  for  various  renewable  energy sources in the country including rural areas are given in Annexure I .

- (c) & (d) All the renewable energy programmes of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) are  being  implemented  in  the  country  including  in  rural  and  backward  areas.  The  details  of  major schemes/programmes being implemented by MNRE are given in Annexure-II .

The state-wise details of the renewable energy projects implemented in the country including rural and backward  areas  under  Grid  Interactive  and  Off-Grid/  Distributed  and  Decentralized  Renewable  RE programme are given in the Annexure-III and IV respectively.

(e)&(f) The Government of Gujarat is planned to take the Renewable Energy capacity upto 40% in the State by the year 2022. To achieve this, the Government of Gujarat is implementing Solar Power Policy 2015, Wind Power Policy 2016 and Waste to Energy Policy 2016 in the State.

The state Govt. is considering to set up large RE Parks for both Wind and Solar power projects. Also MNRE alongwith Government of Gujarat is considering solarisation of Sun-Temple town of Modhera in Mehsana District.

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a & b) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 742 for 6/2/2020 regarding 'Potential of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas'

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

| Sl.   | STATES / Uts        | Wind Power   | Small Hydro   | Bio-Energy     | Bio-Energy           | Bio-Energy      | Solar   | Total   |
|-------|---------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
| No.   |                     |              | 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     | Chhatisgarh         | 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    | Orissa              | 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    | Uttarakhandl        |              | 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    | Dadar &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 referred to in reply to parts (c & d) of Lok  Sabha UNstarred Question No. 742 for 6/2/2020 regarding 'Potential of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas'

## Details of the Renewable Energy Schemes / Programmes

## 1. Grid Interactive Power :

- o Wind Power : Grid Interactive Wind Power projects.
- o Bio-power: Biomass power/ Cogeneration and waste to energy programme.
- o Small Hydro Power: Small hydro power plants up to 25 MW capacity.
- o Solar Power: Grid-interactive -Solar power generation plants, Solar Roof Top programme, CPSU scheme Ph II.
- o Green  Energy  Corridors: transmission  Infrastructure  for  evacuation  of  Power  from Renewable Energy Sources.

## 2. Off-Grid/ Distributed and Decentralized Renewable Power:

- o Solar Power -To promote the solar devices such as Solar Lighting Systems,  Solar Power Packs  and  Concentrated  Solar  Technology  systems, PM-  KUSUM which  encourage farmers to generate solar power, Atal Jyoti Yojna (AJAY).
- o Biogas  Programme: setting  up  of  Family  Type  biogas  plants  for  cooking/  lighting/ manure/ small scale power generation
- o Solar  Thermal  Systems: deployment  of  decentralized  solar  thermal  systems/  devices (mainly  solar  cookers  /  driers  for  cooking,  drying  farm  produce)  under  National  Solar Mission.

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to parts (c & d) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 742 for 6/2/2020 regarding 'Potential of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas'

## Source-wise and State-wise installed capacity of Grid Interactive Renewable Power including Rural Areas of the country (As on 31.12.2019).

| S. No.   | States/Uts          | Small Hydro Power   | Wind Power   | Bio Power   | Solar Power   | Total    |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------|
|          |                     |                     |              |             |               | (MW)     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 162.11              | 4092.45      | 500.34      | 3559.02       | 8313.92  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 131.105             |              |             | 5.61          | 136.72   |
| 3        | Assam               | 34.11               |              |             | 41.23         | 75.34    |
| 4        | Bihar               | 70.70               |              | 121.20      | 149.35        | 341.25   |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh         | 76.00               |              | 230.50      | 231.35        | 537.85   |
| 6        | Goa                 | 0.05                |              |             | 4.78          | 4.83     |
| 7        | Gujarat             | 62.35               | 7359.22      | 77.30       | 2763.55       | 10262.42 |
| 8        | Haryana             | 73.50               |              | 205.66      | 249.27        | 528.43   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | 906.51              |              | 7.20        | 32.57         | 946.28   |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 180.48              |              |             | 19.30         | 199.78   |
| 11       | Jharkhand           | 4.05                |              | 4.30        | 38.40         | 46.75    |
| 12       | Karnataka           | 1280.73             | 4753.40      | 1882.80     | 7274.93       | 15191.86 |
| 13       | Kerala              | 222.02              | 62.50        | 0.72        | 141.75        | 426.99   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      | 95.91               | 2519.890     | 120.75      | 2237.49       | 4974.04  |
| 15       | Maharashtra         | 379.575             | 5000.33      | 2528.69     | 1663.42       | 9572.02  |
| 16       | Manipur             | 5.45                |              |             | 4.58          | 10.03    |
| 17       | Meghalaya           | 32.53               |              | 13.80       | 0.12          | 46.45    |
| 18       | Mizoram             | 36.47               |              |             | 1.52          | 37.99    |
| 19       | Nagaland            | 30.67               |              |             | 1.00          | 31.67    |
| 20       | Odisha              | 64.625              |              | 59.22       | 397.84        | 521.69   |
| 21       | Punjab              | 173.55              |              | 327.85      | 947.10        | 1448.50  |
| 22       | Rajasthan           | 23.85               | 4299.72      | 121.30      | 4844.21       | 9289.08  |
| 23       | Sikkim              | 52.11               |              |             | 0.07          | 52.18    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          | 123.05              | 9285.27      | 1003.95     | 3788.36       | 14200.63 |
| 25       | Telangana           | 90.87               | 128.10       | 177.60      | 3620.75       | 4017.32  |
| 26       | Tripura             | 16.01               |              |             | 9.41          | 25.42    |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh       | 25.10               |              | 2115.51     | 1045.10       | 3185.71  |
| 28       | Uttarakhand         | 214.320             |              | 130.50      | 315.49        | 660.31   |
| 29       | West Bengal         | 98.50               |              | 319.92      | 109.41        | 527.83   |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar    | 5.25                |              |             | 12.19         | 17.44    |
| 31       | Chandigarh          |                     |              |             | 36.99         | 36.99    |
| 32       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                     |              |             | 5.46          | 5.46     |
| 33       | Daman &Diu          |                     |              |             | 16.56         | 16.56    |
| 34       | Delhi               |                     |              | 52.00       | 156.12        | 208.12   |
| 35       | Lakshwadeep         |                     |              |             | 0.75          | 0.75     |
| 36       | Pondicherry         |                     |              |             | 5.51          | 5.51     |
| 37       | Others Total        | 4671.557            | 4.30         |             |               | 4.30     |
|          | (MW)                |                     | 37505.18     | 10001.11    | 33730.56      | 85908.41 |

## State-wise progress  under Off-Grid/ Distributed and Decentralized Renewable Rural Areas of the country (As on 31.12.2019).

## Annexure-IV

## Annexure-IV referred to in reply to parts (c & d) of Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 742 for 6/2/2020 regarding 'Potential of Renewable Energy in Rural Areas' Power including

| S. No.   | STATES / UT         | Waste to Energy   | Street Lighting System   | Home Lighting System   | Solar Lanterns   | Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Systems   | PP     | Pumps   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|--------|---------|
|          |                     | (MW)              |                          |                        |                  |                                    | (kWp)  | (Nos)   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 25.205            | 8992                     | 22972                  | 77803            | 109767                             | 3816   | 34045   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                   | 5008                     | 35065                  | 18551            | 58624                              | 963    | 22      |
| 3        | Assam               |                   | 9554                     | 46879                  | 642996           | 699429                             | 1605   | 45      |
| 4        | Bihar               | 1                 | 34468                    | 12303                  | 1725478          | 1772249                            | 6770   | 2813    |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh         | 0.33              | 2042                     | 42232                  | 3311             | 47585                              | 31250  | 61970   |
| 6        | Goa                 |                   | 707                      | 393                    | 1093             | 2193                               | 33     | 15      |
| 7        | Gujarat             | 19.245            | 3267                     | 9253                   | 31603            | 44123                              | 13577  | 11522   |
| 8        | Haryana             | 4.885             | 34625                    | 56727                  | 93853            | 185205                             | 2321   | 1293    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | 1                 | 78000                    | 22592                  | 33909            | 134501                             | 1906   | 6       |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir      |                   | 14156                    | 144316                 | 51224            | 209696                             | 8130   | 39      |
| 11       | Jharkhand           |                   | 12286                    | 9450                   | 790515           | 812251                             | 3770   | 4670    |
| 12       | Karnataka           | 13.622            | 2694                     | 52638                  | 7781             | 63113                              | 7754   | 7420    |
| 13       | Kerala              | 0.23              | 1735                     | 41912                  | 54367            | 98014                              | 15825  | 818     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      | 2.501             | 11496                    | 7920                   | 529101           | 548517                             | 3654   | 17813   |
| 15       | Maharashtra         | 31.042            | 10420                    | 3497                   | 239297           | 253214                             | 3858   | 9337    |
| 16       | Manipur             |                   | 11205                    | 24583                  | 9058             | 44846                              | 1581   | 40      |
| 17       | Meghalaya           |                   | 5800                     | 14874                  | 40750            | 61424                              | 2004   | 19      |
| 18       | Mizoram             |                   | 5325                     | 12060                  | 10512            | 27897                              | 2956   | 37      |
| 19       | Nagaland            |                   | 6235                     | 1045                   | 6766             | 14046                              | 1506   | 3       |
| 20       | Orissa              |                   | 17111                    | 5274                   | 99843            | 122228                             | 568    | 9551    |
| 21       | Punjab              | 7.455             | 42758                    | 8626                   | 17495            | 68879                              | 2066   | 4413    |
| 22       | Rajasthan           | 3.833             | 7114                     | 187968                 | 225851           | 420933                             | 30349  | 48175   |
| 23       | Sikkim              |                   | 504                      | 15059                  | 23300            | 38863                              | 850    | 0       |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          | 16.568            | 39419                    | 296505                 | 16818            | 352742                             | 12753  | 5459    |
| 25       | Telangana           | 4.092             | 1958                     | 0                      | 0                | 1958                               | 7450   | 424     |
| 26       | Tripura             |                   | 1199                     | 32723                  | 64282            | 98204                              | 867    | 151     |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh       | 50.235            | 264179                   | 235909                 | 2284425          | 2784513                            | 10638  | 20546   |
| 28       | Uttarakhand         | 8.72              | 25168                    | 91595                  | 163386           | 280149                             | 3145   | 26      |
| 29       | West Bengal         | 1.167             | 8726                     | 145332                 | 17662            | 171720                             | 1730   | 653     |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar   |                   | 390                      | 468                    | 6296             | 7154                               | 167    | 5       |
| 31       | Chandigarh          |                   | 898                      | 275                    | 1675             | 2848                               | 730    | 12      |
| 32       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                   | 0                        | 0                      | 0                | 0                                  | 0      | 0       |
| 33       | Daman &Diu          |                   | 0                        | 0                      | 0                | 0                                  | 0      | 0       |
| 34       | Delhi               |                   | 301                      | 0                      | 4807             | 5108                               | 1269   | 90      |
| 35       | Lakshwadeep         |                   | 2465                     | 600                    | 5289             | 8354                               | 2190   | 0       |
| 36       | Puducherry          |                   | 417                      | 25                     | 1637             | 2079                               | 121    | 21      |
| 37       | Others*             |                   | 9150                     | 140273                 | 125797           | 275220                             | 23885  | 4621    |
|          | Total               | 191.13            | 679772                   | 1721343                | 7426531          | 9827646                            | 212054 | 246074  |