Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Clean Energy Generation
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1737

TO BE ANSWERED ON-20.12.2018

## CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION

1737. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

- (a) whether India has set an ambitious goal of reaching 175 GW of clean energy generation by March 2022, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether renewable energy installations surpassed those by coal power plants, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the country is ready to quit coal power, if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of energy generated and utilised from coal fired plants currently;
- (d) the extent to which the coal fired energy has decreased since 2017; and
- (e)  whether  poor  policies  have  sparked  uncertainty  over  the  duties  on  imported  solar  panels,  causing  a  sharp decline in new solar capacity additions in 2018, if so, the manner in which the country is likely to achieve its target of clean energy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Government  have  set  a  target  to  install  175  GW  of  Renewable  Energy  capacity  by  the  year  2022,  which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from Bio-power and 5 GW from Small Hydro power.
- (b) As per Central Electricity Authority (CEA), as on 31.10.2018, the total Installed Capacity in the country is 347387 MW out of which installed capacity of coal fired power plants is 189633 MW and the installed capacity of Renewable Energy Sources is 73352 MW.
- (c) &(d) The generation of electricity from coal is still the major source of electricity in the country. The details of electricity generated in the country from various sources and coal during the period from 2016 - 17 to 2018-19 (up to Nov. 2018) is given as under:

|                     |            |            | (Figures are in MUs)       |
|---------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------|
| Source / year       | 2016 - 17  | 2017-18    | 2018-19 (up to Oct, 2018.) |
| Coal                | 910135.81  | 951754.51  | 576461.85                  |
| Total (All India)   | 1241689.21 | 1308145.73 | 830463.53                  |
| %of Coal Generation | 73.30      | 72.76      | 69.41                      |

(Source: CEA)

(e) The capacity addition in any given year depends on the tenders bid out during the previous 18 months which is the required duration for commissioning of Solar PV Power plants. Capacity addition in 2018 reflects the bidding profile of the year 2016-17 and not due to poor policies sparked over duties on imported solar panels. The major steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  the  target  include  fiscal  and  promotional  incentives  such  as  capital subsidy, accelerated depreciation, waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses, viability gap funding (VGF) and permitting Foreign Direct Investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route. Also, to ensure cheaper generation of renewable energy, projects are awarded through transparent bidding process i.e. through e-reverse auction. Government has issued standard bidding guidelines to enable the distribution licensees to procure power at competitive rates in cost effective manner.