Lok Sabha Question No. 2344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Assessment of Solar Energy Potential
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, D. M. Kathir Anand, M V V Satyanarayana, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2344

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## ASSESSMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL

2344.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH SHRI D.M.KATHIR ANAND SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  made  assessment  of  solar  energy  potential  in  the country, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the estimated power in megawatt produced during last three years and likely to be produced in the coming three years from solar energy in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telengana ;
- (c) the amount of subsidy disbursed by the Government during the last three years for the solar sector; and
- (d) the details of the schemes of the Union Government in conjunction with State Governments for promotion and use of solar energy in the urban areas, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu?

ANSWER

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

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The National Institute of Solar Energy, an autonomous institute under aegis of this Ministry has assessed solar energy potential of around 750 GW in the country including the States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The details of solar energy potential in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are as under:
- (b) The details of solar energy capacity installed in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana during last three years are given in Annexure.

| State          |   Solar Power Potential (GWp) |
|----------------|-------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |                         38.44 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                         17.67 |

Government have set a target of installing 1,00,000 MW of Solar Capacity in the Country by December, 2022. As of 31.01.2020, a cumulative capacity of 34,035.63 MW had been installed with 23,789 MW at various stages of implementation and 29,467 MW under bidding. Most of tendered projects are Inter State Transmission based and can be set up anywhere in the country.

Therefore, specific capacity which could be set up in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Telangana cannot be estimated.

(c)  The  details  of  funds  released  on  the  basis  of  proposals  received  under  various  Solar Schemes/Programmes during the last three years are as given below:

| Year    |   Total funds released (Rs. Crore) |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                            2590.59 |
| 2017-18 |                            1889.93 |
| 2018-19 |                            2524.65 |

(d) The Government has been implementing various schemes for promotion and use of Solar Energy  in  the  country  including  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tamil  Nadu.  The  major  ones  are  as detailed under:

- i. Solar Park Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 40,000 MW of solar power projects.
- ii. 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).
- iii. VGF Scheme for setting up of 5000 MW of Grid Connected Solar PV Power  Projects through SECI, which has a separate component of 1000 MW for N-E states.
- iv. Phase-I and Phase-II of Grid Connected Rooftop Programme.
- v. Off-Grid Solar PV Schemes viz.  Solar Street Lights / Power packs, Solar Study lamps, Solar Study lamps under 70 lakh  Solar Study lamps scheme, Solar Street light under AJAY scheme.
- vi. Pradhan Mantri - Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM).

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ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY PART (B) OF LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 2344 FOR 05-03-2020

GRID CONNECTED SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED DURING LAST THREE YEARS

(in MW)

|   Sr. No. | State/UT       |   Capacity Added during 2016-17 |   Capacity Added during 2017-18 |   Capacity Added during 2018-19 |   Cumulative Capacity installed till 31.01.2020 |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh |                         1294.26 |                          328.24 |                          890.22 |                                         3559.02 |
|         2 | Tamil Nadu     |                          630.01 |                          213.65 |                          666.65 |                                         3788.51 |
|         3 | Telangana      |                          759.13 |                         2004.27 |                          300.84 |                                         3620.75 |