Lok Sabha Question No. 344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Soft Loans for Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 344

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## SOFT LOANS FOR SOLAR ENERGY

## +344. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

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

- (a) the quantum of solar energy being generated in the country at present and the cost price of each unit, State-wise;
- (b) the details of solar energy to be generated at the end of 2021-22; and
- (c) the efforts being made by the Government to provide soft loans for generation of solar energy?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The solar energy generated in the country from the period April'2021- December'2021 was 51250.34 Million Units(MU).

The cost price per unit of solar energy  purchased by DISOMs of various States  from Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies is as given at Annexure .

- (b) Based on actual generation of solar energy from April 2021 to December 2021, the estimated solar energy to be generated by the end of FY2021-22 will be around 68334 MU.
- (c)  The  Government  in  consultation  with  various  financing  agencies  including  bilateral  & multilateral agencies is making efforts for easy financing of RE projects. These includes:
- i) The World Bank through Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) is providing a loan facility at concessional rates for development of Solar Parks.
- ii) Concessional loans from World Bank and Asian Development Bank through State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank respectively, for disbursal of loans to industrial and commercial sectors.
- iii) Soft loan from KfW Germany for development of Green Energy Corridors for evacuation of renewable power.
- iv) The Reserve Bank of India has included rooftop solar systems & components of PMKUSUM Scheme under priority sector lending.

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## Annexure

Cost price per unit of solar energy purchased by DISOMs of various States during last 3

years

| State                  | DISCOM                             | Capacity (MW)          | Tariff (Rs./kWh)       |
|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| PPA/PSA signed by SECI | PPA/PSA signed by SECI             | PPA/PSA signed by SECI | PPA/PSA signed by SECI |
| Andhra Pradesh         | APPCC                              | 7000                   | 2.49                   |
| Bihar                  | BSPHCL                             | 150                    | 2.51                   |
| Bihar                  | BSPHCL                             | 300                    | 2.62                   |
| Bihar                  | BSPHCL                             | 150                    | 2.6                    |
| Bihar                  | BSPHCL                             | 330                    | 2.72                   |
| Chhattisgarh           | CSPDCL                             | 300                    | 2.61                   |
| Delhi                  | BRPL                               | 100                    | 2.65                   |
| Delhi                  | BRPL                               | 250                    | 2.67                   |
| Delhi                  | BYPL                               | 50                     | 2.67                   |
| Delhi                  | BYPL                               | 100                    | 2.68                   |
| Delhi                  | TPDDL                              | 200                    | 2.68                   |
| Delhi                  | BRPL                               | 210                    | 2.44                   |
| Delhi                  | BYPL                               | 90                     | 2.44                   |
| Haryana                | HPPC                               | 400                    | 2.51                   |
| Haryana                | HPPC                               | 250                    | 2.61                   |
| Madhya Pradesh         | MPPMCL                             | 900                    | 2.61                   |
| Odisha                 | GRIDCO                             | 200                    | 2.655                  |
| Odisha                 | GRIDCO                             | 500                    | 2.61                   |
| Puducherry             | Electricity Department, Puducherry | 50                     | 2.51                   |
| Rajasthan              | RUVNL                              | 640                    | 2.55                   |
| Rajasthan              | RUVNL                              | 110                    | 2.56                   |
| Rajasthan              | RUVNL                              | 680                    | 2.57                   |
| Rajasthan              | RUVNL                              | 600                    | 2.07                   |
| Rajasthan              | RUVNL                              | 470                    | 2.08                   |
| Telangana              | TSPCC                              | 400                    | 2.78                   |
| Tamil Nadu             | TANGEDCO                           | 500                    | 2.78                   |
|                        | TANGEDCO                           | 1000                   | 2.61                   |
| Uttar Pradesh          | UPPCL                              | 150                    | 3.36                   |
| Uttarakhand            | UPCL                               | 100                    | 2.44                   |
| PPA/PSA signed by NTPC | PPA/PSA signed by NTPC             | PPA/PSA signed by NTPC | PPA/PSA signed by NTPC |
| Bihar                  | Bihar DISCOMs                      | 300                    | 2.60                   |
| Madhya Pradesh         | MPPMCL                             | 200                    | 2.63                   |
| Puducherry             | PED                                | 100                    | 2.63                   |
| Chhattisgarh           | CSPDCL                             | 190                    | 2.25                   |
| Uttar Pradesh          | UPPCL                              | 140                    | 3.17                   |

| State                  | DISCOM                 | Capacity (MW)          | Tariff (Rs./kWh)       |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                        | UPPCL                  | 85                     | 3.02                   |
|                        | UPPCL                  | 20                     | 3.06                   |
|                        | UPPCL                  | 20                     | 3.02                   |
|                        | UPPCL                  | 20                     | 3.02                   |
| Telangana              | Telangana DISCOMS      | 150                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMS      | 300                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMS      | 230                    | 2.69                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMS      | 139                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMS      | 161                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 250                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 296                    | 2.86                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 90                     | 2.74                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 20                     | 2.69                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 56                     | 2.69                   |
|                        | Telangana DISCOMs      | 735                    | 2.45                   |
| Kerala                 | KSEBL                  | 90                     | 2.97                   |
| PPA/PSA signed by NHPC | PPA/PSA signed by NHPC | PPA/PSA signed by NHPC | PPA/PSA signed by NHPC |
| Chhattisgarh           | CSPDCL                 | 400                    | 2.55                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir        | JKPCL                  | 20                     | 2.56                   |
|                        | JKPCL                  | 600                    | 2.55                   |
| Madhya Pradesh         | MPPMCL                 | 300                    | 2.55                   |
|                        | MPPMCL                 | 380                    | 2.55                   |
|                        | MPPC                   | 320                    | 2.55                   |
| Punjab                 | PSPCL                  | 300                    | 2.56                   |