Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## SOLAR PARKS

## 440. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI

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

- (a) the total number of solar parks approved by the Government in the country, State/UTwise, including Odisha;
- (b) the number of fully developed solar parks till date, State/UT-wise, including Odisha;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year for developing solar parks;
- (d) whether any time limit has been fixed by the Government to complete the pending work of solar parks in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) As on 30 th November, 2022, a total of 57 solar parks of 39,285 MW capacity have been approved  under  the  Scheme  for  Development  of  Solar  Parks  and  Ultra  Mega  Solar  Power Projects. State/UT-wise details thereof are given at Annexure-I.
- (b) State/UT-wise details of solar parks completed till date are given at Annexure-II.
- (c) The details of funds released for developing solar parks during the last three years and the current year are given as under:

| Year    | Funds released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|---------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 227.54                          |
| 2020-21 | 68.18                           |
| 2021-22 | 207.33                          |
| 2022-23 | 0.00 (as on 31.10.22)           |

(d)&(e) The current timeline for completion of all the solar parks under the scheme is up to the FY 2023-24.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440 FOR 08.12.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS APPROVED (As on 30.11.2022)

| Sl. No.     | State                   | Name of Solar Park              |   Capacity (MW) |
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1 2 3       | Andhra Pradesh          | Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park      |            1400 |
| 1 2 3       | Andhra Pradesh          | Kurnool Solar Park              |            1000 |
| 1 2 3       | Andhra Pradesh          | Kadapa Solar Park               |            1000 |
| 4           | Andhra Pradesh          | Anathapuramu-II Solar Park      |             500 |
| 5           | Andhra Pradesh          | Solar-Wind Hybrid Solar Park    |             200 |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh            | Rajnandgaon Solar Park          |             100 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 | Gujarat                 | Radhanesda Solar Park           |             700 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 | Gujarat                 | Dholera Ph-I Solar Park         |            1000 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 | Gujarat                 | NTPC RE Park                    |            4750 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 | Gujarat                 | GSECL RE Park                   |            3325 |
| 7 8 9 10 11 | Gujarat                 | GIPCL RE Park Ph-I              |             600 |
| 12          | Gujarat                 | GIPCL RE Park-Ph-II             |            1200 |
| 13          | Gujarat                 | GIPCL RE Park-Ph-III            |             450 |
| 14          | Himachal                | Kaza Solar Park                 |             880 |
| 15          | Pradesh                 | Kinnaur Solar Park              |             400 |
| 16          | Gujarat                 | Floating Solar Park             |             100 |
| 17          | Gujarat                 | Deogarh Solar Park              |              20 |
| 18          | Jharkhand               | Palamu Solar Park               |              20 |
| 19          | Gujarat                 | Garwha Solar Park               |              20 |
| 20          | Gujarat                 | Simdega Solar Park              |              20 |
| 21          | Jharkhand & West Bengal | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-I    |             755 |
| 22          | Jharkhand & West Bengal | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph- II  |             234 |
| 23 24 25 26 | Karnataka               | Pavagada Solar Park             |            2000 |
| 23 24 25 26 | Karnataka               | Kalburgi Solar Park             |             500 |
|             | Kerala                  | Kasargod Solar Park             |             105 |
|             | Karnataka               | Floating Solar Park             |              50 |
| 27          | Karnataka               | Rewa Solar Park                 |             750 |
| 28          | Karnataka               | Mandsaur Solar Park             |             250 |
| 29          | Karnataka               | Neemuch Solar Park              |             500 |
| 30          | Karnataka               | Agar Solar Park                 |             550 |
| 31          | Madhya                  | Shajapur Solar Park             |             450 |
| 32          | Pradesh                 | Chhatarpur Solar Park           |             950 |
| 33          | Karnataka               | Omkareshwar Floating Solar Park |             600 |
| 34          | Karnataka               | Morena Solar Park               |            1400 |
| 35          | Karnataka               | Barethi Solar Park              |             630 |
| 36          | Maharashtra             | Sai Guru Solar Park             |             500 |
| 37          | Karnataka               | Dondaicha Solar Park            |             250 |
| 38          | Mizoram                 | Vankal Solar Park               |              20 |

| 39            | Odisha        | Solar park by NHPC            |    40 |
|---------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-------|
| 40            | Odisha        | Floating Solar Park Ph-I      |   100 |
| 41            | Odisha        | Floating Solar Park Ph-II     |   200 |
| 42            | Rajasthan     | Bhadla Phase-II Solar Park    |   680 |
| 43            | Rajasthan     | Bhadla III Solar Park         |  1000 |
| 44            | Rajasthan     | Bhadla IV Solar Park          |   500 |
| 45            | Rajasthan     | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park    |   750 |
| 46            | Rajasthan     | Fatehgarh Phase 1B Solar Park |   421 |
| 47            | Rajasthan     | Nokh Solar Park               |   925 |
| 48            | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Phase-I      |  1000 |
| 49            | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Phase-II     |   450 |
| 50            | Rajasthan     | RVUN Solar Park               |  1310 |
| 51            | Uttar Pradesh | Solar Park in UP              |   365 |
| 52            | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun Solar Park             |  1200 |
| 53            | Uttar Pradesh | Kalpi Solar Park              |    65 |
| 54            | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur Solar Park           |   100 |
| 55            | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur Solar Park           |   600 |
| 56            | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi Solar Park             |   600 |
| 57            | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot Solar Park         |   800 |
| Total (IN MW) | Total (IN MW) | Total (IN MW)                 | 39285 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440 FOR 08.12.2022

## LIST OF COMPLETED PARKS UNDER THE SOLAR PARK SCHEME

| S. No.   | State          | Solar Park                  |   Capacity (MW) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park  |            1400 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Solar Park          |            1000 |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park |             500 |
| 4.       | Karnataka      | Pavagada Solar Park         |            2000 |
| 5.       | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa Solar Park             |             750 |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh | Mandsaur Solar Park         |             250 |
| 7.       | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-II Solar Park        |             680 |
| 8.       | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-III Solar Park       |            1000 |
| 9.       | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-IV Solar Park        |             500 |
| Total    | Total          | Total                       |            8080 |