Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-261

TO BE ANSWERED ON-19.07.2018

## TAPPING OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 261. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) whether the Government has decided to introduce state-of-the-art technology in order to tap new and renewable energy sources in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  on  various  new  and  renewable  energy  projects introduced with the help of foreign assistance;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the total number of projects implemented in various States/UTs of the country including Uttarakhand during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated by the Government for these projects during the said period, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Most of renewable energy projects in the country are being implemented by the private sector developers selected through a transparent bidding process.  In order to be competitive, Developers are encouraged  to  deploy  most  advanced  technologies.  National  Institute  of  Wind  Energy  (NIWE),  an autonomous  institution  under  the  Ministry  has  installed  a  remote  sensing  instrument-  LiDAR  for assessment of offshore wind resource at Gulf of Khambat, off the Gujarat Coast.
- (c) & (d) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a non-banking financial institution under  the  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  has  conducted  following  studies  with  foreign assistance during the last three years and current year:
- Study/Survey & Preparation of Road Map on Tidal Energy Projects in India.
- Study on the business models for decentralized systems such as Solar PV/Hybrid mini grids, PV irrigation pumps and household lighting systems under access to Clean Energy Programme.
- Study  for  analysis  of  battery  and  Solar  PV  modules  recycling  processes  in  India  along  with development of market outreach strategy for Rooftop Solar PV.
- Study on the Investment Potential of Biofuels in India.
- A total of 31.67 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed through implementation of various renewable energy programmes/schemes during last three years and current year ( upto June 2018) in the country including the state of Uttarakhand. The state-wise and source-wise details of capacity addition during this period are given in Annexure-I.
- (e) The details of funds allocated by the Government in the form of Central Financial Assistance for the implementation of various renewable energy programmes/schemes in the country during the last three years and current year (upto June 2018) are given in Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 261 for 19/7/2018 regarding 'Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources'.

| Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   | Source-wise and State-wise achievements made during the last three years and current year April 2015 to June 2018) (inMW)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                       | State/UT                                                                                                                    | Solar power                                                                                                                 | Wind Power                                                                                                                  | Small Hydro Power                                                                                                           | Bio- Power                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                              | 2374.51                                                                                                                     | 2978.45                                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                                          | 20.39                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                           | Arunanchal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 5.37                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 1.5                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                       | 12.7                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                       | 142.45                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 20                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                | 223.75                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 24                                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                                         | 0.91                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                                     | 637.1                                                                                                                       | 2087.8                                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                                     | 204.05                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                           | 51.7                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                            | 3.36                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 134.7                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                              | 9.85                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 22.5                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                   | 15.77                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                   | 5046.97                                                                                                                     | 2003.8                                                                                                                      | 101                                                                                                                         | 338.6                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                      | 138.47                                                                                                                      | 17.4                                                                                                                        | 50.1                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                              | 763.23                                                                                                                      | 1640.2                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 36.5                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                                 | 1058.43                                                                                                                     | 338                                                                                                                         | 38.15                                                                                                                       | 337                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                                     | 2.17                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                                   | 0.06                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                                     | 0.2                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                          | Orissa                                                                                                                      | 78.49                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0.6                                                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                                      | 720.41                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 16.15                                                                                                                       | 21                                                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                                   | 1418.65                                                                                                                     | 991.2                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 4.95                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                  | 2078.38                                                                                                                     | 781.48                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 19.5                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                                   | 3234.08                                                                                                                     | 100.8                                                                                                                       | 9.75                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                                     | 0.09                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                               | 668.16                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 89.1                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                          | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                  | 298                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                                 | 30.77                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                            | 1.46                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                                  | 25.86                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                                          | Dadar& Nagar Haveli                                                                                                         | 5.46                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                                                  | 13.01                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                       | 64.1                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 36                                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                                          | Lakshwadeep                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                                                 | 1.68                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
| 37                                                                                                                          | Others                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                       | 19278.96                                                                                                                    | 10939.13                                                                                                                    | 437.85                                                                                                                      | 1016.34                                                                                                                     |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (e) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 261 for 19/7/2018 regarding 'Tapping of New & Renewable Energy Sources'.

State-wise and year-wise details of Funds released as Central Financial Assistance during last three years i.e. 2015-16 to2017-18 and current year (upto June 2018)

(Rs in crore)

|   S. No. | State / UT Name     |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   Current Year (upto June 2018) |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH      |      5.08 |      1.92 |      4.96 |                            0.26 |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |      5.47 |     20.08 |     45.16 |                            0    |
|        3 | ASSAM               |     15.32 |     60.28 |     24.86 |                            0    |
|        4 | BIHAR               |     16.19 |      0    |      0    |                            0    |
|        5 | CHANDIGARH          |     10.03 |      9.69 |      2.23 |                           16.06 |
|        6 | CHHATTISGARH        |     42.64 |     72.92 |    161.96 |                           46.42 |
|        7 | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI |      0    |      0    |      0.34 |                            0    |
|        8 | DAMAN &DIU          |      0    |      0    |      0    |                            0    |
|        9 | DELHI               |     43.16 |    166.04 |    311.45 |                            0.4  |
|       10 | GOA                 |      1.57 |      0.17 |      0    |                            0    |
|       11 | GUJARAT             |     58.65 |     74.09 |    158.89 |                           50.24 |
|       12 | HARYANA             |     36.26 |     16.24 |      2.16 |                            5    |
|       13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |     53.09 |     36.39 |     42.3  |                           23.96 |
|       14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   |     90.92 |     49.67 |     16.12 |                           70.45 |
|       15 | JHARKHAND           |     16.13 |     12.87 |      5.58 |                            0.99 |
|       16 | KARNATAKA           |     61.15 |     52.42 |     39.54 |                            6.79 |
|       17 | KERALA              |     32.76 |     36.17 |     44.02 |                            0    |
|       18 | LAKSHADWEEP         |      3.78 |      0.46 |      3.97 |                            0    |
|       19 | MADHYAPRADESH       |      6.95 |     40.16 |    442.13 |                            0    |
|       20 | MAHARASHTRA         |    248.61 |    155.21 |     43.12 |                            2.71 |
|       21 | MANIPUR             |     14.65 |     12.53 |      6.65 |                            0    |
|       22 | MEGHALAYA           |      8.62 |     20.52 |     23.28 |                            0    |
|       23 | MIZORAM             |     10.63 |     22.38 |     21.47 |                            0    |
|       24 | NAGALAND            |      7.89 |     17.97 |     11.49 |                            0    |
|       25 | ODISHA              |     11.03 |     21.17 |     13.55 |                            0.12 |
|       26 | PUDUCHERRY          |      0.01 |      1.11 |      0.31 |                            0    |
|       27 | PUNJAB              |     29.19 |      9.19 |      3.42 |                            0.38 |
|       28 | RAJASTHAN           |    249.64 |     86.85 |    103.14 |                            6.71 |
|       29 | SIKKIM              |      0.84 |      2.87 |      0.18 |                            0    |
|       30 | TAMIL NADU          |    195.11 |    169.28 |     30.5  |                           51.44 |
|       31 | TELANGANA           |    155.04 |     99.19 |    174.62 |                           69.49 |
|       32 | TRIPURA             |      5.46 |     14.57 |      2.73 |                            0    |
|       33 | UTTAR PRADESH       |     55.66 |     28.11 |     36.41 |                            1.06 |
|       34 | UTTARAKHAND         |     51.23 |     41.92 |     43.89 |                            0    |
|       35 | WEST BENGAL         |      9.44 |      1.37 |      6.58 |                            0.1  |
|       36 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR |      0.03 |      0.48 |      3.03 |                            0    |