Lok Sabha Question No. 824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Growth in Solar Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 824

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## GROWTH IN SOLAR POWER

## 824. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

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

- (a) whether there has been a significant growth in solar power in the country over the last three years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the measures taken by the Government to ensure cost reduction in setting up of solar units; and
- (c) the details on the number of solar pumps set up in the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise data thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Compounded Annual Growth Rate of solar power installation has been 76.11% over the last three years. The details of grid connected solar power capacity installed in last 3 years are as under:
- (b) The Government has taken various measures to reduce cost through accelerated deployment of solar energy in the country. These inter-alia, include the following:
- (i) Announcement of a target of installing 100 GW of solar energy capacity by March, 2022;
- (ii) Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2021-22;
- (iii)  Fiscal  &  financial  incentives  such  as  Capital  Subsidy,  Viability  gap  funding  (VGF), accelerated depreciation benefits etc;
- (iv) Permitting 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route in renewable energy sector;
- (v) Issued guidelines for procurement of solar and wind power through tariff based competitive bidding process;
- (vi) Waiving of Inter State Transmission System Charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned up to March, 2022;
- (vii) Raising funds from bilateral and multilateral finance and development institutions;
- (viii)  Implementation  of  Green  Energy  Corridor  project  to  facilitate  integration  of  large  scale renewable generation capacity addition.
- (c)  State/UT-wise details  of  solar  pumps  set  up  in  the  country  during  last  three  years  and  the current year are given at Annexure.

| Year    |   Capacity installed (in MW) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                         3019 |
| 2016-17 |                         5526 |
| 2017-18 |                         9363 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 824 FOR 07.02.2019

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PUMPS SET UP IN THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

(As on 31.12.2018)

| Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   | Solar Pumps Installed (Nos.)   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.                          | State/UT                       | 2015-16                        | 2016- 17                       | 2017-18                        | 2018- 19                       | Total                          |
| 1                              | Andhra Pradesh                 | 5165                           | 4841                           | 13925                          | 8682                           | 32613                          |
| 2                              | Arunachal Pradesh              | 0                              | 4                              | 0                              | 0                              | 4                              |
| 3                              | Assam                          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 4                              | Bihar                          | 1743                           | 0                              | 0                              | 225                            | 1968                           |
| 5                              | Chhattisgarh                   | 1300                           | 9585                           | 28750                          | 8300                           | 47935                          |
| 6                              | Delhi                          | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 7                              | Goa                            | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 8                              | Gujarat                        | 2317                           | 5649                           | 3471                           | 0                              | 11437                          |
| 9                              | Haryana                        | 74                             | 0                              | 750                            | 0                              | 824                            |
| 10                             | Himachal Pradesh               | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 11                             | Jammu & Kashmir                | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 12                             | Jharkhand                      | 0                              | 3146                           | 556                            | 155                            | 3857                           |
| 13                             | Karnataka                      | 2229                           | 697                            | 1359                           | 859                            | 5144                           |
| 14                             | Kerala                         | 0                              | 0                              | 8                              | 0                              | 8                              |
| 15                             | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1719                           | 2007                           | 1771                           | 7319                           | 12816                          |
| 16                             | Maharashtra                    | 12                             | 1777                           | 1287                           | 0                              | 3076                           |
| 17                             | Manipur                        | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 18                             | Meghalaya                      | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 19                             | Mizoram                        | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 20                             | Nagaland                       | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 21                             | Orissa                         | 1101                           | 5922                           | 1718                           | 140                            | 8881                           |
| 22                             | Punjab                         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 23                             | Rajasthan                      | 9720                           | 9867                           | 0                              | 7134                           | 26721                          |
| 24                             | Sikkim                         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 25                             | Tamil Nadu                     | 3085                           | 849                            | 0                              | 0                              | 3934                           |
| 26                             | Telangana                      | 0                              | 424                            | 0                              | 0                              | 424                            |
| 27                             | Tripura                        | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 28                             | Uttar Pradesh                  | 3700                           | 5644                           | 1223                           | 2613                           | 13180                          |
| 29                             | Uttarakhand                    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 30                             | West Bengal                    | 0                              | 605                            | 0                              | 0                              | 605                            |
| 31                             | Andaman & Nicobar              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 32                             | Chandigarh                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 33                             | Lakshadweep                    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 34                             | Puducherry                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| 35                             | Others                         | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              | 609                            | 609                            |
| 36                             | NABARD                         | 0                              | 2027                           | 1532                           | 0                              | 3559                           |
|                                | Total                          | 32165                          | 53044                          | 56350                          | 36036                          | 177595                         |