Lok Sabha Question No. 872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Development of Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 872

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

872. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes for development of renewable energy sources in the country and has set a target of 4.50 lakh megawatts of production by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  new  and  renewable  energy  investors  are  facing innumerable problems in promotion of the said energy sources in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to promote renewable energy sources in a big way across the country by adopting suitable methods, increasing the investments and protecting the Purchasing Power Agreements (PPAs)?

ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) As part of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions as per the Paris Accord on Climate Change, India has made a pledge that by 2030, 40% of its installed power generation capacity shall be from  non-fossil  fuel  sources  and  will  reduce  its  carbon  emission  intensity  of  GDP  by  33-35  % considering 2005 level. The Government has also set a target to install 175 GW of renewable energy capacity in the country by the year 2022. This includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from biomass and 5 GW from small hydro power.

- (c) to (e) Major challenges being faced by the developers in commissioning of renewable projects are land acquisition, evacuation infrastructure, non-conducive state policies in certain states for development of  renewable  power  and  business  environment  such  as  unwillingness  of  DISCOMS  to  purchase  RE power,  delay  in  making  timely  payment  to  RE  generators  by  DIS  COMs,  curtailment  and  seeking revision of PPAs etc.

The steps being taken by the Government to redress such problems and promote renewable sources in a big way in the country, inter-alia, include waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses  for  projects  to  be  commissioned  by  31 st December,  2022,  notification  of  standard  bidding guidelines to enable distribution licensees to procure solar and wind power at competitive rates in cost effective  manner,  declaration  of  trajectory  for  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO)  up  to  the  year 2022,    implementation  of  Green  Energy  Corridors  project  to  facilitate  integration  of  large  scale renewable energy generation capacity addition, setting up of Ultra Mega RE Parks, opening of LCs by all DISCOMs / distribution licenses for all independent RE producers, launching of New Schemes, such as, PM-KUSUM, Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc. Further, in order to enhance funding of RE projects, the Government has allowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route.

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