Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Promotion of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## PROMOTION OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 796. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN

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

- (a) the details of the schemes and funds allocated by the Ministry for the promotion of new and renewable energy;
- (b) the quantum of funds allocated and utilized by the Government of Kerala for promotion of new and renewable energy; and
- (c) the role of People's Representatives in the implementation of work under the Ministry for their respective Parliamentary Constituencies?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (b) The details of major schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry for promotion of renewable energy are given in Annexure.

The details of funds released as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) by the Ministry for implementation of various renewable energy schemes/programmes in the State of Kerala during the last two years, 202021 and 2021-22, are given below :

| Year    |   (Rs. in Crores) Central Financial Assistance (CFA) Released |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                                                         12.37 |
| 2021-22 |                                                         37.16 |

(c) Under Atal Jyoti Yojana (AJAY) Phase-II, which was available till 31.03.2020, 25% of the cost of installation of solar street lights was provided by the Lok Sabha MPs from the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme ( MPLADS) funds.

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## Details of the major Renewable Energy Schemes / Programmes

-  Scheme for Development of solar parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects with a target of setting up 40,000 MW capacity. Under the scheme, the infrastructure such as land, roads, transmission system (internal and external), pooling stations, water feasibility is developed with all statutory clearances/ approvals. Thus the solar project developers have plug and play benefit.
-  Central  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (CPSU)  Scheme  Phase-II  (Government  Producer Scheme) for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by Government Producers with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support, for self-use or use by Government/ Government entities, either directly or through Distribution Companies (DISCOMS).
-  Production Linked Incentive scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules'  for  achieving  manufacturing  capacity  of  Giga  Watt  (GW)  scale  in  High Efficiency Solar PV modules.
-  PM-KUSUM Scheme to promote small Grid Connected Solar Energy Power Plants, standalone  solar  powered  agricultural  pumps  and  solarisation  of  existing  grid  connected agricultural pumps. The scheme is not only beneficial to the farmers but also States and DISCOMs.  States  will  save  on  subsidy  being  provided  for  electricity  to  agriculture consumers  and  DISCOMs  get  cheaper  solar  power  at  tail  end  saving  transmission  and distribution losses.
-  Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II for grid connected solar rooftop power plants. Under this  Programme,  subsidy  is  provided  for  residential  sector  and  performance  linked incentives to DISCOMs for achieving capacity addition in rooftop solar above baseline.
-  Green Energy Corridors (GEC) : to  create intra-state transmission system for renewable energy  projects.  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  is  provided  to  set  up  transmission infrastructure for evacuation of Power from Renewable Energy projects in total ten States (considering both the phases of GEC).