Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Wind Solar Hybrid Park
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## WIND SOLAR HYBRID PARK

## 294. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

- (a) whether the Government has identified any location to set up wind park or wind solar hybrid park in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Gujarat and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the interest of the people across the country has increased towards solar and wind energy;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the steps taken by the Government to encourage them?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The State-wise details of probable sites identified for setting up wind or wind solar hybrid park are given at Annexure I. Further, the State-wise estimated potential of wind and solar energy, including Gujarat and Maharashtra, are given at Annexure II.
- (c) & (d) The installed solar and wind capacities have increased rapidly between FY 2014-15 and  FY  2022-23  indicating  the  increased  interest  towards  solar  and  wind  energy.  The cumulative installed capacity of solar energy has increased from 2821 MW in March 2014 to 61624 MW in October 2022. The cumulative installed capacity of wind energy has increased from 21131 MW in March 2014 to 41843 MW in October 2022.
- (e) Does not arise in view of the reply to (c) & (d) above.

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## Annexure I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 294 for 08.12.2022

| State          | District                                  | Area (Sq. km.) available   | Average Wind Speed (m/s)   | Installable Potential (MW) [assuming 5 MW/ Sq. km.]   |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu     | Tirunelveli                               | 68                         | 7.326                      | 340                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu     | Tuticorin                                 | 169                        | 6.998                      | 845                                                   |
| Tamil Nadu     | Coimbatore & partially Palak kad (Kerala) | 351                        | 8.588                      | 1755                                                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | Tiruchirappalli & Perambalur              | 547                        | 7.093                      | 2735                                                  |
| Karnataka      | Tumakuru                                  | 530                        | 7.307                      | 2650                                                  |
| Karnataka      | Chitradurga & Davangere                   | 640                        | 7.132                      | 3200                                                  |
| Karnataka      | Bellary & Davangere                       | 924                        | 7.139                      | 4620                                                  |
| Karnataka      | Chitradurga                               | 269                        | 7.153                      | 1345                                                  |
| Karnataka      | Chitradurga & Davangere                   | 380                        | 7.194                      | 1900                                                  |
| Gujarat        | Junagadh & Porbandar                      | 2900                       | 7.017                      | 14500                                                 |
| Gujarat        | Kutch                                     | 771                        | 7.329                      | 3855                                                  |
| Gujarat        | Kutch                                     | 680                        | 7.510                      | 3400                                                  |
| Gujarat        | Kutch                                     | 590                        | 7.434                      | 2950                                                  |
| Gujarat        | Kutch                                     | 308                        | 7.297                      | 1540                                                  |
| Rajasthan      | Barmer                                    | 265                        | 6.50                       | 1325                                                  |
| Rajasthan      | Barmer                                    | 109                        | 6.52                       | 545                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | West Nimar                                | 220                        | 6.91                       | 1100                                                  |
| Telangana      | Ranga Reddy                               | 346                        | 7.14                       | 1730                                                  |
|                | Ranga Reddy                               | 197                        | 6.61                       | 985                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh | Anantapur                                 | 361                        | 7.13                       | 1805                                                  |
| Total (MW)     | Total (MW)                                | Total (MW)                 |                            | 53,125                                                |

Annexure II referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred

## Question No. 294 for 08.12.2022

| State-wise estimated potential of wind and solar energy   | State-wise estimated potential of wind and solar energy   | State-wise estimated potential of wind and solar energy   | State-wise estimated potential of wind and solar energy   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                   | States/ UTs                                               | Wind @120m above ground level (MW)                        | Solar (MW)                                                |
| 1                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 74906                                                     | 38440                                                     |
| 2                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 274                                                       | 8650                                                      |
| 3                                                         | Assam                                                     | 246                                                       | 13760                                                     |
| 4                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 3650                                                      | 11200                                                     |
| 5                                                         | Chhatisgarh                                               | 348                                                       | 18270                                                     |
| 6                                                         | Goa                                                       | 8                                                         | 880                                                       |
| 7                                                         | Gujarat                                                   | 142560                                                    | 35770                                                     |
| 8                                                         | Haryana                                                   | 419                                                       | 4560                                                      |
| 9                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 151                                                       | 33840                                                     |
| 10                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                           | 3                                                         | 111050                                                    |
| 11                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 0                                                         | 18180                                                     |
| 12                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 124155                                                    | 24700                                                     |
| 13                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 2311                                                      | 6110                                                      |
| 14                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 15404                                                     | 61660                                                     |
| 15                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 98213                                                     | 64320                                                     |
| 16                                                        | Manipur                                                   | 0                                                         | 10630                                                     |
| 17                                                        | Meghalaya                                                 | 1                                                         | 5860                                                      |
| 18                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 0                                                         | 9090                                                      |
| 19                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | 0                                                         | 7290                                                      |
| 20                                                        | Orissa                                                    | 8346                                                      | 25780                                                     |
| 21                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 278                                                       | 2810                                                      |
| 22                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 127756                                                    | 142310                                                    |
| 23                                                        | Sikkim                                                    | 0                                                         | 4940                                                      |
| 24                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                | 68750                                                     | 17670                                                     |
| 25                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 24835                                                     | 20410                                                     |
| 26                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 0                                                         | 2080                                                      |
| 27                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 101                                                       | 22830                                                     |
| 28                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 54                                                        | 16800                                                     |
| 29                                                        | West Bengal                                               | 1050                                                      | 6260                                                      |
| 30                                                        | Andaman & Nicobar                                         | 1277                                                      | 0                                                         |
| 31                                                        | Chandigarh                                                | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |
| 32                                                        | Dadar & Nagar Haveli                                      | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |
| 33                                                        | Daman & Diu                                               | 0                                                         | 0                                                         |
| 34                                                        | Delhi                                                     | 0                                                         | 2050                                                      |
| 35                                                        | Lakshwadeep                                               | 31                                                        | 0                                                         |
| 36                                                        | Pondicherry                                               | 382                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 37                                                        | Others                                                    |                                                           | 790                                                       |
|                                                           | Total                                                     | 695509.00                                                 | 748990.00                                                 |