Lok Sabha Question No. 3142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Generation of Solar Energy in Jharkhand
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3142

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## GENERATION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN JHARKHAND

## +3142. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) the quantum of solar energy generated in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) the current solar energy generation capacity in Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (c) the targets fixed to increase the solar energy generation capacity in Jharkhand by the year 2023;
- (d) the total percentage/share of Jharkhand in the overall solar energy generation capacity of the country;
- (e) the total number of large solar projects started in the country along with the names of places wherein they are being implemented, State-wise;
- (f) the quantum of funds spent over the said projects; and
- (g) the total amount paid as subsidy and incentive for the usage of solar energy?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The State-wise details of solar power generated during the last three years and the current year in the country, including Jharkhand, are at Annexure-I.
- (b) A solar power capacity of 88.58 MW has been installed in Jharkhand. The district-wise details are at Annexure-II.
- (c) No such target has been fixed.
- (d) A solar capacity of 88.58 MW has been installed in Jharkhand while a total capacity of 57,705.51 MW has been installed in the country. Thus, the percentage share of Jharkhand is 0.15.
- (e) As on 30-06-2022, a cumulative solar capacity of 57,705.51 MW has been installed in the country. State/UT wise details in this regard are at Annexure-III.
- (f)&(g)  Most  of  the  solar  power  projects  are  installed  by  private  sector  developers  and  as  per  the normative cost of Rs. 4.5 Crore per MW, an expenditure of approximately Rs. 2.60 lakh crore has been incurred on solar installations of capacity 57.71 GW. The details of the CFA released during the last three years and the current year  under various solar scheme are as under:

| Year                      |   CFA released (Rs. Crore) |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2019-20                   |                    1591.15 |
| 2020-21                   |                    1854.28 |
| 2021-22                   |                    2633.92 |
| 2022-23 (As on 30.6.2022) |                      94.29 |

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3142 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER GENERATED DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

| Name of STATES/UTs     | Solar energy Generation (in MUs)   | Solar energy Generation (in MUs)   | Solar energy Generation (in MUs)   | Solar energy Generation (in MUs)   |
|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Name of STATES/UTs     | 2019-20                            | 2020-21                            | 2021-22                            | 2022-23 (upto May-2022)            |
| Chandigarh             | 13.33                              | 10.16                              | 14.19                              | 3.04                               |
| Delhi                  | 136.30                             | 189.99                             | 225.84                             | 42.68                              |
| Haryana                | 125.14                             | 162.95                             | 572.85                             | 126.08                             |
| HP                     | 11.66                              | 36.52                              | 44.29                              | 11.66                              |
| J & K                  | 0.00                               | 9.42                               | 1.71                               | 0.00                               |
| Ladakh                 | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |
| Punjab                 | 1358.22                            | 1356.48                            | 1473.41                            | 353.64                             |
| Rajasthan              | 7776.56                            | 10384.24                           | 17219.88                           | 5509.88                            |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 1447.05                            | 1856.19                            | 2900.41                            | 663.99                             |
| Uttarakhand            | 341.51                             | 329.64                             | 301.60                             | 55.30                              |
| Northern Region        | 11209.77                           | 14335.59                           | 22754.17                           | 6766.28                            |
| Chhattisgarh           | 326.42                             | 370.80                             | 436.56                             | 89.60                              |
| Gujarat                | 3631.86                            | 4633.81                            | 6774.50                            | 1767.58                            |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 3496.23                            | 4202.03                            | 4006.70                            | 841.85                             |
| Maharashtra            | 2372.68                            | 3089.46                            | 3187.18                            | 665.26                             |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 6.19                               | 11.96                              | 49.16                              | 6.72                               |
| Daman & Diu            | 21.83                              | 29.52                              | 35.35                              | 4.87                               |
| Goa                    | 0.82                               | 1.46                               | 15.93                              | 0.84                               |
| Western Region         | 9856.02                            | 12339.03                           | 14505.37                           | 3376.72                            |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 5855.11                            | 6956.10                            | 7832.51                            | 1459.91                            |
| Telangana              | 6263.92                            | 6351.04                            | 6536.94                            | 1229.99                            |
| Karnataka              | 11221.20                           | 13238.86                           | 13169.43                           | 2551.03                            |
| Kerala                 | 143.59                             | 275.44                             | 496.93                             | 103.63                             |
| Tamil Nadu             | 4946.63                            | 6115.48                            | 7172.88                            | 1431.92                            |
| Lakshadweep            | 0.66                               | 0.45                               | 0.30                               | 0.03                               |
| Puducherry             | 4.14                               | 6.39                               | 12.24                              | 2.04                               |
| Southern Region        | 28435.25                           | 32943.75                           | 35221.23                           | 6778.54                            |
| Andaman Nicobar        | 11.60                              | 24.82                              | 21.51                              | 5.38                               |
| Bihar                  | 160.16                             | 160.63                             | 163.08                             | 32.28                              |
| Jharkhand              | 17.47                              | 17.16                              | 18.21                              | 3.73                               |
| Odisha                 | 362.29                             | 476.26                             | 603.71                             | 129.01                             |
| Sikkim                 | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               | 0.00                               |
| West Bengal            | 64.29                              | 73.92                              | 98.24                              | 21.96                              |
| Eastern Region         | 615.81                             | 752.78                             | 904.75                             | 192.35                             |

| Arunachal Pradesh    |     1.60 |     1.54 |     1.72 |     8.38 |
|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Assam                |     6.14 |    13.37 |    81.64 |    26.09 |
| Manipur              |     2.63 |     7.71 |     6.72 |     1.35 |
| Meghalaya            |     0    |     0    |     0.47 |     0    |
| Mizoram              |     0.44 |     2.45 |     1.68 |     0.66 |
| Nagaland             |     0    |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Tripura              |     3.43 |     6.04 |     6.18 |     1.12 |
| North Eastern Region |    14.24 |    31.11 |    98.41 |    37.6  |
| All India Total      | 50131.1  | 60402.3  | 73483.9  | 17151.5  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3142 FOR 04.08.2022

## DISTRICT -WISE SOLAR CAPACITY INSTALLED IN JHARKHAND

(As on 30.6.2022)

| Sr. No.   | DISTRICT                                  |   CAPACITY (in MW) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Bokaro                                    |               1.94 |
| 2         | Chatra                                    |               1.52 |
| 3         | Deoghar                                   |              14.99 |
| 4         | Dhanbad                                   |               1.63 |
| 5         | Dumka                                     |               1.77 |
| 6         | East Singhbhum                            |               4.48 |
| 7         | Garhwa                                    |               1.2  |
| 8         | Giridih                                   |               1.74 |
| 9         | Godda                                     |               1.03 |
| 10        | Gumla                                     |               1.19 |
| 11        | Hazaribagh                                |               2.11 |
| 12        | Jamtara                                   |               0.87 |
| 13        | Khunti                                    |               0.79 |
| 14        | Koderma                                   |               0.73 |
| 15        | Latehar                                   |               0.81 |
| 16        | Lohardaga                                 |               0.52 |
| 17        | Pakur                                     |               0.71 |
| 18        | Palamu                                    |               1.67 |
| 19        | Ramgarh                                   |               0.94 |
| 20        | Ranchi                                    |               6.29 |
| 21        | Sahibganj                                 |               1.27 |
| 22        | Saraikela Kharsawan                       |               2.94 |
| 23        | Simdega                                   |               1.12 |
| 24        | West Singhbhum                            |               1.79 |
| 25        | Off Grid application in various districts |              34.53 |
|           | Total                                     |              88.58 |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3142 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE/UT WISE SOLAR CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE COUNTRY

(As on 30.6.2022)

|   Sr. No. | State/UT               |   Capacity Installed (in MW) |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar      |                        29.91 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh         |                      4390.48 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh      |                        11.23 |
|         4 | Assam                  |                       142.94 |
|         5 | Bihar                  |                       190.69 |
|         6 | Chandigarh             |                        56.85 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh           |                       529.32 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   |                         5.46 |
|         9 | Daman & Diu            |                        41.01 |
|        10 | Delhi                  |                       211.12 |
|        11 | Goa                    |                        21.54 |
|        12 | Gujarat                |                      7806.8  |
|        13 | Haryana                |                       943.61 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh       |                        80.56 |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir        |                        47.9  |
|        16 | Jharkhand              |                        88.58 |
|        17 | Karnataka              |                      7597.92 |
|        18 | Kerala                 |                       539.6  |
|        19 | Ladakh                 |                         7.8  |
|        20 | Lakshadweep            |                         3.27 |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh         |                      2746.27 |
|        22 | Maharashtra            |                      2753.3  |
|        23 | Manipur                |                        12.26 |
|        24 | Meghalaya              |                         4.16 |
|        25 | Mizoram                |                         8.01 |
|        26 | Nagaland               |                         3.04 |
|        27 | Odisha                 |                       452.13 |
|        28 | Puducherry             |                        35.53 |
|        29 | Punjab                 |                      1117.99 |
|        30 | Rajasthan              |                     14454.7  |
|        31 | Sikkim                 |                         4.69 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu             |                      5690.79 |
|        33 | Telangana              |                      4621.07 |
|        34 | Tripura                |                        15.87 |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh          |                      2244.56 |
|        36 | Uttarakhand            |                       573.54 |
|        37 | West Bengal            |                       176    |
|        38 | Other including NABARD |                        45.01 |