Lok Sabha Question No. 380 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Use of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 380

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/03/2020.

## USE OF SOLAR ENERGY

*380 DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI

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

- (a) The details of the schemes of the Union Government in conjunction with State Governments for promotion of use of solar energy in the urban areas, especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement as referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question no 380 due on 19.03.2020

The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE),  inter-alia,  is  implementing following  schemes  for  promotion  of  use  of  solar  energy  in  urban  areas  throughout  the Country including Andhra Pradesh:-

- (i) Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II: Under the scheme Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 40% of the benchmark cost or tender cost, whichever is  lower  for  residential  grid  connected  rooftop  systems  upto  3  kW  and  20%  of  the benchmark  cost  or  tender  cost,  whichever  is  lower  is  provided  for  residential  grid connected rooftop system of capacity of more than 3kW and upto 10 kW. The scheme also provides CFA of 20% of benchmark cost or tender cost, whichever is lower for group  housing  societies/  resident  welfare  associations  for  supply  of  power  for common  facilities.  Performance  based  incentives  is  provided  under  the  scheme  to DISCOMs  based  on  RTS  capacity  achieved  in  a  financial  year  (i.e.  1st April  to 31st March  every  year  till  the  duration  of  the  scheme)  over  and  above  the  base capacity i.e. cumulative capacity achieved at the end of previous financial year as per following rates

|   S.No. | Parameter                                                                                                                  | Incentive                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | For installed capacity achieved upto 10% over and above of installed base capacity within a financial year.                | No incentive                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       2 | For installed capacity achieved above 10% and up to 15% over and above of installed based capacity within a financial year | 5% of the applicable cost for capacity achieved above 10% of the installed base capacity                                                                                                                |
|       3 | For installed capacity achieved beyond 15% over and above of installed based capacity within one financial year.           | 5% of the applicable cost for capacity achieved above 10% and up to 15% of the installed base capacity PLUS 10% of the applicable cost for capacity achieved beyond 15% of the installed base capacity. |

A  capacity  of  8MW  has  been  sanctioned  to  Andhra  Pradesh  Eastern  Power  Distribution Company Limited for installation  in the residential sector in the year 2019-20.

## (ii) Off-grid and Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme of Phase III scheme:

Under the scheme central financial assistance (CFA) of 30% of the benchmark cost  of  the  system  or  the  tender  cost,  whichever  is  lower  is  provided  for  solar street lights and solar power plants in General Category States and CFA of 90% of  the  benchmark  cost  or  tender  cost  whichever  is  lower  is  provided  in  North Eastern  States  including  Sikkim,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  UTs  of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. For the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  12,000  nos.  of  solar  street  lights  have  been sanctioned under the scheme.

For  Solar  Study  Lamps,  under  the  scheme  CFA  of  85%  of  the  lamp  cost  is provided with balance 15% of the lamp cost to be borne by beneficiary student. The solar study lamps are distributed only in North-eastern States and Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts of the country.

- (iii) Off-Grid  and  Decentralized  Solar  Thermal  Technologies  for  Community Cooking, Process Heat and Cooling Applications in Industrial, Institutional and Commercial Establishments: Under the scheme CFA is provided @ 20% of the bench mark cost or actual cost whichever is lower to all beneficiaries in all  states  for  installation  of  Concentrated  Solar  Thermal  Systems  for  the Community Cooking, Process Heat and Cooling  Applications.  For  Non-profit making  bodies  and  institutions  in  special  category  states,  viz.,  NE  States, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UTs of J&K, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands CFA @ 40% of the bench mark cost or actual cost whichever is lower is provided.
2. Further, MNRE has been implementing following other schemes which are primarily not urban centric but can be implemented in urban areas also for promotion and use of Solar Energy in the country including Andhra Pradesh:
-  Solar Park Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 40,000 MW of solar power projects.
-  Scheme  for  setting  up  of  Grid-Connected  Solar  PV  Power  Projects  by  the Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  the  Government  of  India organizations with Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
-  VGF Scheme for setting up of 5000 MW of Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects  through  Solar  Energy  Corporation  of  India  (SECI),  which  has  a separate component of 1000 MW for N-E states.
-  Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) scheme  for Solar Street Light (SSL) in the States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North-Eastern States, Islands  of  Lakshadweep  and Andaman & Nicobar and aspirational districts which are not covered in these States including 5 Districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh. 75% of the cost of SSL System is provided through MNRE budget and remaining 25% is provided from MPLADS fund.
-  Pradhan  Mantri  -  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PMKUSUM).