Lok Sabha Question No. 4631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Foreign Cooperation and Funding for Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4631

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## FOREIGN COOPERATION AND FUNDING FOR PROJECTS

## +4631SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study on various new and renewable energy projects started with foreign cooperation and funding during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce state-of-the-art technology with a view to exploit new and renewable energy sources in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the details of new and renewable energy projects implemented in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (f) the quantum of funds provided for such projects, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of  New and Renewable Energy has not conducted any study on new and renewable projects started with foreign cooperation and funding during the last three years and the current year.

However, under Technical Assistance programmes with various bilateral/ multilateral agencies, such projects are reviewed by Steering Committees/Joint Working Groups.

- (c)  to  (f):  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  supports  a  scheme  named 'Renewable  Energy  Research  and  Technology  Development  Programme'  through various research institutions and industry to enable indigenous technology development and manufacturing for wide spread applications of new and renewable energy, including new battery technologies, in an efficient and cost effective manner across the country.

The Ministry encourages research and technology development proposals in collaboration  with  the  industry  and  provides  up  to  100%  financial  support  to Government/non-profit research organizations and up to 50-70% to Industry, Start-ups, Private Institutes, Entrepreneurs and Manufacturing units for such proposals.

The details of Research and Development projects executed during the last three years, State/UT-wise, along with quantum of funds sanctioned as well as released till date are attached as Annexure I.

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## Details of R&D projects in the field of new and renewable energy sanctioned/being implemented by the Government in the country during the last three years

|   S.No. |   Year | State          | Title of Project                                                                                                                                                                                               | Name of Principle Investigator and Implementing Agency                                                                                                                   | Location   |   Total sanctioned Cost (Rs. In lakhs ) |   Total fund Released (Rs. In lakhs ) | Status of project   |
|---------|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 |   2016 | Maharashtra    | National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) Phase-II                                                                                                                                       | Prof. B G Fernandes and Prof C S Solanki, Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai                                                                                          | Mumbai     |                                 6235    |                                  5799 | Ongoing             |
|       2 |   2017 | Haryana        | Development of high efficiency (21%/ 19%) PERC type of c- Si/mc-Si solar cells                                                                                                                                 | 1. Dr. B. K. Pant, BHEL-ASSCP, Gwalpahari, Gurgaon 2. Dr. A.K. Tripathi Director General, NISE, Gwalpahari Gurgaon                                                       | Gurgaon    |                                 2628    |                                  2440 | Ongoing             |
|       3 |   2017 | New Delhi      | National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration                                                                                                                                                  | Dr. Vandana, CSIR-NPL Co-Principle Investigator: 1. Dr. Prathap Pathi, CSIR-NPL, 2. Mr. CMS Rauthan, CSIR-NPL 3. Dr S. K. Srivastava, CSIR-NPL, 4. Dr. A. Tripathi, NISE | New Delhi  |                                 1788.5  |                                  1429 | Ongoing             |
|       4 |   2017 | New Delhi      | Development of suitable pre- treatment system for paddy straw disintegration for biogas generation leading towards commercialization technology                                                                | Prof. (Dr.) Virendra Kumar Vijay, CRDT, IIT Delhi                                                                                                                        | New Delhi  |                                   49.77 |                                    37 | Ongoing             |
|       5 |   2018 | Madhya Pradesh | System Design, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 40 kWth and 10 kWe pilot plant aiming at the Feasibility Study of MWe Scale Concentrated Solar Thermal Plant integrated with 24 x 7 Thermal Energy Storage | Dr. Vinod Krishna Sethi, RKDF University                                                                                                                                 | Bhopal     |                                   81.5  |                                    35 | Completed           |

|   6 |   2018 | Tamil Nadu    | Met-Ocean Measurements (Wind, Wave, Tide, Current, Water Level, etc.,) at Gulf of Khambhat and Gulf of Mannar for fostering the growth of offshore wind in the country   | Rajesh Katyal, National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai                                                 | Chennai   |    4464 |    2000 | Ongoing   |
|-----|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|---------|-----------|
|   7 |   2018 | Tamil Nadu    | Integrated Wind and Solar Resource Assessment through Mapping and Measurements                                                                                           | Rajesh Katyal, National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai                                                 | Chennai   | 1799    | 1302    | Ongoing   |
|   8 |   2018 | Uttar Pradesh | Studies on novel semiconductor towards increasing the efficiency of PEC water splitting for hydrogen generation                                                          | Prof. Sahab Das, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh                                               | Agra      |  349.82 |  289    | Ongoing   |
|   9 |   2019 | Maharashtra   | Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells and Intermediate Module                                                                                                                  | Prof. Shaibal K Sarkar, IIT Bombay                                                                        | Mumbai    |  830    |  668    | Ongoing   |
|  10 |   2019 | Haryana       | Design and Development of 'High Efficiency Solar Water Pumping Systems'                                                                                                  | Director General, NISE Dr. Chandan Banerjee, Deputy Director General, NISE                                | Gurgaon   |  485    |  231    | Ongoing   |
|  11 |   2019 | Telangana     | Design and development of 20kW Low Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (LT-PEM) fuel cell with high indigenous content                                              | Dr. N. Rajalakshmi, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) | Balapur   | 1774    |   11.22 | Ongoing   |
|  12 |   2020 | Uttarakhand   | Design and Development of high performance supercapatteries for solar applications (Solar Lantern, Solar Home Light)                                                     | Dr. S. P. Gairola, Professor & Head Research & Development Cell, Uttaranchal University                   | Dehradun  |   66    |   40    | Ongoing   |