Lok Sabha Question No. 2825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Implementation Solar Energy Schemes
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2825

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2019

## IMPLEMENTATION SOLAR ENERGY SCHEMES

## +2825. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

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

- (a) whether progress has been made in implementation of solar energy schemes in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last two years;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  financial  assistance  to farmers for installing solar energy plants on the roofs of houses or on land in villages (Dhanies) for operating tube wells, pump sets and domestic purposes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof particularly relating to Churu, Bikaner and Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan?

## 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 progress made in implementation of solar energy schemes as reported by the Government of Rajasthan are given in Annexure.
- (c) & (d) the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyaan  (PM-KUSUM)  Scheme  on  8.3.2019,  which,  inter  alia, provides for:
- (A) installation of 10,000 MW capacity through renewable energy based small power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW in the rural areas;
- (B) installation of 17.5 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps; and
- (C) solarization of 10 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps.

Under Component-A, the concerned DISCOM is  eligible to get Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) @ Rs. 0.40 per unit purchased or Rs. 6.6 lakh per MW of capacity installed, whichever is less, for a period of five years from the Date of Commissioning (COD).

Under  the  Components-B  and  C  of  the  Scheme,  Central  Financial  Assistance  of  30%  of  the benchmark  cost  or  tendered  cost  for  installation  of  standalone  solar  pump/  solarisation  of existing  agricultural  pump,  whichever  is  lower,  is  provided  by  MNRE  and  at  least  an  equal amount is  to be contributed by the State Government.

Under  the  Scheme,  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan,  325  MW  capacity  has  been  sanctioned  under Component-A,  installation  of  25,000  standalone  solar  pumps  have  been  sanctioned  under Component-B  and  solarisation  of  12,500  agricultural  pumps  has  been  sanctioned  under Component-C during the year 2019-20. District-wise allocation is open to the State.

Further,  the  MNRE  provides,  under  the  Phase-II  of  the  Grid  Connected  Roof  Top  (GCRT) scheme,  Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 40% of the benchmark cost or tendered cost, whichever is lower for  residential  grid  connected  rooftop  systems  upto  3  kW  and  20% of  the benchmark  cost  or  tendered  cost  whichever  is  lower  for  residential  grid  connected  roof  top systems  of  capacity  3  kW  to  10  kW.  For  GCRT  systems  of  more  than  10  kW  capacity    in residential sector, CFA remains limited to eligible CFA for 10 kW, since solar power for such category is cost effective compared to grid tariffs applicable for such category of consumers.

The State Government of Rajasthan has informed that it has issued RfP for Work for Design, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance Of Grid Connected SPV Power Plants Under 'Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme' 2019-20 in Rajasthan on 25.10.2019 .

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2825 FOR 05.12.2019

## DETAILS OF PROGRESS MADE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SCHEMES IN RAJASTHAN

- (i) As on 31.10.2019, a solar power capacity of 4,737 MW including 201 MW of Roof-top solar has been installed in the State of Rajasthan.
- (ii)  Solar  Parks:The  Government  has  approved  the  following  6  nos.  solar  parks  in Rajasthan with total 5410 MW capacity under 'Scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects':
-  Bhadla  Solar  Park  Phase-II  (680  MW)  by  RSDCL  (a  subsidiary  of  RRECL). (Completed)
-  Bhadla  Phase-III  (1000MW)  by  JVC  M/s  Saurya  Urja  Company  of  Rajasthan Limited.(SUCRL)(700  MW  Commissioned  and  300  MW  at  various  stages  of implementation)
-  Bhadla Phase-IV (500MW) by JVC M/s Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Limited.(AREPRL) (Completed)
-  Phalodi-Pokaran (750MW) by JVC M/s Essel Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited. (ESUCRL) (at various stages of implementation)
-  Fatehgarh  Phase-IB  (1500MW)  by  JVC  M/s  Adani  Renewable  Energy  Park Rajasthan Limited.(AREPRL) (at various stages of implementation)
-  Nokh Solar Park (980 MW) by RSDCL ( Subsidiary of RRECL) (at various stages of implementation)

## (iii) Rooftop Solar:-

1. Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme of Rajsathan 2015-16 for 16 MW with 30 % CFA  from  MNRE.  Out  of  this  16  MW,  Rooftop  Projects  of  14.144  MW  has  been installed.`
2. Rooftop Solar Power Generation Scheme of Rajsathan 2017-18 for 18 MWs with 30 % CFA from MNRE. Out of this 18 MW Rooftop Projects of 16.155 MW has been installed.

## (iv) Solar Off-grid :-

1.SPV Solar Pumping Programme : Under SPV Pump project 2017-18,  total 6994 Nos (2060 Nos-3 HP & 4934 Nos- 5 HP) SPV Pumps were installed in various districts of Rajasthan by Rajasthan Horticulture Development Society.

2.DDUGJY  (Deendayal  UpadhyayGram  Jyoti  Yojana): Under  this  scheme  Unelectrified households in villages & Dhanies were electrified through off-grid SPV Home Lighting System (100 Wp) with 95 % Subsidy support (75% by REC & 20 % by GoR). Total 38066 Nos HLSs were installed in last two years under this scheme in Rajasthan.