Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Renewable Energy Target
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-437

ANSWERED ON-25.03.2021

## RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET

## *437. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government expects to meet the renewable energy target of 175 GW installation by 2022, considering that the country has achieved only 94 GW of installed capacity as of now;
- (b) if so, the manner in which the Government proposes to meet the shortfall;
- (c) if not, the reasons for falling behind on target even before COVID-19 pandemic;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  plan  to  coordinate  with  the  Ministry  of  Power  to  ensure  reliable integration of renewable energy into the grid and development of energy storage and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether only 3GW has been achieved out of the 40 GW target set for solar rooftop and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  steps  being  taken  to  create  improved  awareness  among beneficiaries and streamline the process of installation of Rooftop Solar (RTS) plants for consumers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (f)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 437 for ANSWER ON 25/3/2021

(a) to (c):  The Government has set a target of achieving 175 GW installed Renewable Energy capacity (excluding large hydro) by December, 2022.

A total of 92.97 GW renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) has been cumulatively installed  in  the  country  as  on  28-02-2021.  Further,  a  capacity  of  50.15  GW  is  under  various stages of under implementation and a capacity of 27.02 GW is under various stages of bidding. Therefore,  a  total  of  170.14  GW  capacity  has  either  been  installed  or  under  various  stages  of implementations/bidding.

The  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  renewable  energy  in  the  country.  These include:

- permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 June, 2023,
- declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
- setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land  and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
- schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PMKUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc,
- laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity  under  the  Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
- notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices,
- setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments,
- Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects.
- Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.

(d) In order to ensure reliable integration of RE into the grid, following actions have been taken in coordination with Ministry of Power:

-  Under  the  Green  Energy  Corridor,  Inter-State  Transmission  System  (ISTS)  with  3200 circuit  kilometres  (ckm)  of  transmission  lines  and  17000  Mega  Volt-Amperes  (MVA) capacity substations has been implemented, and Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) with approx. 9700 ckm transmission lines and approx. 22600 MVA capacity substations is under implementation.
-  Eleven Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) with facilities of forecasting and  scheduling  of  renewable  generation  to  address  the  issues  of  intermittency  of renewable energy have been commissioned. Another two are under implementation.
-  Inter-State transmission infrastructure for evacuation of 66.5 GW Renewable Energy in various States has been planned and is under implementation.

(e)&(f) A cumulative capacity of 3.917 GW of Rooftop Solar (RTS) plants has been installed in the country as on 28.02.2021. State-wise installed RTS capacity is given at Annexure .

Under  Rooftop  Solar  Programme  Ph-I,  it  was  observed  that  the  consumer  had  to  approach multiple  agencies  for  getting  a  RTS  plant  installed.  To  make  the  process  simpler,  it  has  been decided to make the DISCOMs and its local offices as the nodal points for implementation of the Phase-II of Rooftop Solar programme. Further, provision of higher subsidy for small residential capacities and incentives for DISCOMs have been made to foster the installation of RTS in the country. The Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II has two components as under:

-  Component  A: RTS  capacity  aggregating  4000  MW  is  targeted  in  residential  sector through provision of central financial assistance (CFA). CFA of 40% of the benchmark cost is provided for RTS projects upto 3 kW capacity and 20% for RTS system capacity beyond  3  kW  and  up  to  10  kW  for  individual  households.  For  Group  Housing Societies/Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA), CFA is limited to 20% for RTS plants of capacity upto 500 kw for supply of power to common facilities.
-  Component  B: Provision  has  been  made  to  provide  incentives  to  DISCOMs  for achieving RTS capacity addition in a financial year above the baseline capacity as on 31st March of the  previous  year.  There  is  no  incentive  for  capacity  addition  up  to  10%  of baseline capacity, incentive of 5% of the benchmark cost  for capacity addition beyond 10% and up to 15%; and incentive of 10% of the benchmark cost for capacity addition beyond 15%. Incentives are given only for initial 18000 MW capacity addition.

In addition, the following steps have been taken to promote installation of RTS plants:

-  The consumer willing to install RTS plant under MNRE Scheme has to pay the cost of RTS  plant  after  deducting  the  applicable  CFA.  The  CFA  amount  will  be  paid  to  the vendor authorized for installation of RTS plant by the DISCOM .
-  Standard  operating  procedure  with  timelines  for  installation  of  RTS  plant  have  been shared with DISCOMs
-  Creation of SPIN-an  online  platform for expediting project approval and report submission and strengthens monitoring of implementation of RTS projects.
-  Facilitated availability of concessional loans from World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) through SBI and PNB, respectively, for industrial and commercial sectors, where CFA/incentive is not provided by the Ministry.
-  Technical  Assistance  has  been  made  available  to  DISCOMs  from  multilateral/bilateral agencies like World Bank, ADB, GIZ, etc, including for capacity building, development / integration of online portal and aggregation of demand related to RTS projects.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha starred Question No. 437 for 25/3/2021 regarding 'Renewable Energy Target'

## Statewise installed Solar Rooftop capacity

|    | States/UTs                                  |   Capacity installed (MW) as on 28.02.2021 |
|----|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1  | Andaman &Nicobar                            |                                       4.18 |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                              |                                     138.82 |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh*                          |                                       0.22 |
| 4  | Assam                                       |                                      20.68 |
| 5  | Bihar                                       |                                      12.09 |
| 6  | Chandigarh                                  |                                      38.82 |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                                |                                      28.65 |
| 8  | Goa                                         |                                       6.49 |
| 9  | Gujarat                                     |                                     941.66 |
| 10 | Haryana                                     |                                     304.55 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh                            |                                      14.17 |
| 12 | Jammy and Kashmir*                          |                                      12.98 |
| 13 | Jharkhand                                   |                                      29.58 |
| 14 | Karnataka                                   |                                     100.64 |
| 15 | Kerala                                      |                                     107.4  |
| 16 | Lakshadweep*                                |                                       0    |
| 17 | Ladakh*                                     |                                       0    |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh                              |                                      90.56 |
| 19 | Maharashtra                                 |                                     693.85 |
| 20 | Manipur                                     |                                       4.5  |
| 21 | Meghalaya*                                  |                                       0.12 |
| 22 | Mizoram                                     |                                       1.37 |
| 23 | Nagaland*                                   |                                       0.08 |
| 24 | NCT of Delhi                                |                                     141.19 |
| 25 | Odisha                                      |                                      18.15 |
| 26 | Puduchery                                   |                                       9.3  |
| 27 | Punjab                                      |                                     124.54 |
| 28 | Rajasthan                                   |                                     418.98 |
| 29 | Sikkim*                                     |                                       0.07 |
| 30 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMANANDDIU* |                                       0.39 |
| 31 | Tamil nadu                                  |                                      99.26 |
| 32 | Telangana                                   |                                     168.65 |
| 33 | Tripura*                                    |                                       3.08 |
| 34 | Uttarakhand                                 |                                     257.25 |
| 35 | Uttar pradesh                               |                                     117.3  |
| 36 | West bengal                                 |                                       7.9  |
|    | Total                                       |                                    3917.44 |

Capacity  installed  reported  by  DISCOMs  (  other  than  States  marked  *  for  which  installation  reported  online  by SNA/expert PSU/SECI etc. in SPIN portal of MNRE)