Lok Sabha Question No. 3169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Manufacturing and Demand of Solar Cells
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3169

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.07.2019

## MANUFACTURING AND DEMAND OF SOLAR CELLS

## 3169. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

- (a)  whether there are defined milestones by the Government to achieve the target of 100 GW solar capacity and 60 GW wind capacity by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details of the targets fixed and the achievements made in this regard on Year-OverYear (YOY) basis;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the ratio of manufacturing and demand of solar cells in India is unity; and
- (e) if not, the calculated effective fiscal deficit for target of 100 GW in terms of current GDP?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)  In order to tap the vast potential of solar energy, the Government has set a target of setting  up  of  100  GW  solar  power  capacity  and  60  GW  wind  power capacity  by  2022  in  the country. No year-wise targets have been fixed. The details of achievements made on Year-OverYear (YOY) basis in setting up of solar and wind power capacity in last 5 years and current year are given in Annexure.
- (d) and (e) India has a limited installed manufacturing capacity  of solar cells of around 3GW per annum, whereas the annual demand is much larger. No assessment for fiscal deficit in terms of current GDP can be made as prices of solar cell & modules keep on changing and the capacity of solar cell & modules manufacturing in India is likely to increase.

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## ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

## NO. 3169 FOR 11.07.2019

## DETAILS OF YEAR-WISE SETTING UP OF SOLAR AND WIND POWER CAPACITY PROJECTS

(As on 31.05.2019)

|   S. No | Year    |   Solar Capacity added during year (MW) |   Solar Cumulative capacity (MW) |   Wind Power Capacity added during year (MW) |   Wind Power Cumulative Capacity (MW) |
|---------|---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15 |                                 1112.07 |                          3743.97 |                                      2311.78 |                               23443.6 |
|       2 | 2015-16 |                                 3018.88 |                          6762.85 |                                      3423.05 |                               26777.4 |
|       3 | 2016-17 |                                 5525.98 |                         12288.8  |                                      5502.37 |                               32279.8 |
|       4 | 2017-18 |                                 9362.67 |                         21651.5  |                                      1865.24 |                               34145   |
|       5 | 2018-19 |                                 6529.2  |                         28180.7  |                                      1480.97 |                               35626   |
|       6 | 2019-20 |                                 1228.57 |                         29409.2  |                                       463.16 |                               36089.1 |