Lok Sabha Question No. 2052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Purchase of Renewable Ennergy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2052

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## PURCHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

2052. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA DR. G. RANJITH REDDY SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU

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

- (a) whether the Ministry is asking States to mandatorily purchase renewable energy for reducing the Plant Load Factor for existing thermal power projects;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government has asked the Government of Telangana to purchase solar power despite having surplus hydro power generation and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the States which have been given Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets and their achievements till date, State-wise; and
- (e) the details of penalties imposed for non-compliance of RPOs, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The Electricity Act, 2003 mandates State Commissions to specify Renewable Purchase Obligations  (RPO) in their States and also ensure its compliance. Further, the revised Tariff Policy, 2016 notified under Section 3 of the Electricity Act, 2003 provides for prescribing long term growth trajectory of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) by the Ministry of Power (MoP) in consultation with Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE). In pursuance of these provisions, MoP on 22nd July, 2016  notified the long term growth trajectory of RPO for solar and non-solar energy , uniformly for all States/Union Territories, initially for three years i.e.  2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19. Subsequently, MoP  notified  RPO  trajectory  for  the duration    FY2019-20  to  2021-22.  Recently,  MoP  vide  order  No.  09/13/2021-RCM  dt. 22.07.2022 notified the long term RPO trajectory and Energy Storage Obligation Trajectory for a period till FY 2029-2030. This trajectory specifies a percentage of total consumption of electricity in the area of distribution licensee from renewable energy sources.

In order to achieve the target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity by 2030, it is  necessary for the obligated entities to comply with the RPO trajectory set by the Central Government. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been regularly following  up  with  the  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commissions  and  State  Governments including Government of Telangana to align their RPO trajectory with the one issued by the Ministry of Power and enforcing penal provisions against defaulting obligated entities as per provisions of the Electricity Act-2003.

State-wise  details  of  RPO  targets  and  their  achievements  for  FY  2020-21  is  placed  at Annexure .

- (e) Penalties for non-compliance of RPO are not imposed by Government of India. However, under  Section  142  of  the  Electricity  Act-2003,  the Appropriate  Electricity  Regulatory Commissions have power to penalize any person for contravention of any of the provisions of the Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, or any direction issued by the Commission.

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Annexure-I in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2052 due for answer on 28-07-2022 regarding 'Purchase of Renewable Energy':-

## Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets and their achievements for FY 2020-21:

|     | States/UTs          | MoP Notified RPO Target (%)   | MoP Notified RPO Target (%)   | MoP Notified RPO Target (%)   | State Notified RPO Target (%)   | State Notified RPO Target (%)   | State Notified RPO Target (%)   | Actual RPO Achieved (%)   | Actual RPO Achieved (%)   | Actual RPO Achieved (%)   |
|-----|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|     | States/UTs          | Solar                         | Non- Solar                    | Total RE                      | Solar                           | Non Solar                       | Total RE                        | Solar                     | Non Solar                 | Total RE                  |
| 1.  | Himachal Pradesh    | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 8.75                            | 10.25                           | 19                              | 1.4                       | 66                        | 67.5                      |
| 2.  | Karnataka           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 8.5                             | 8,11,12,13                      | 21.5                            | 17.6                      | 18                        | 35.3                      |
| 3.  | Andhra Pradesh      | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6                               | 9                               | 15                              | 15.1                      | 11                        | 26.6                      |
| 4.  | Tamil Nadu          | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 8                               | 10.25                           | 18.25                           | 6.3                       | 14                        | 20.0                      |
| 5.  | Rajasthan           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 7.25                            | 9.4                             | 16.65                           | 11.2                      | 7.1                       | 18.3                      |
| 6.  | Gujarat             | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.75                            | 8.9                             | 15.65                           | 4.1                       | 12.1                      | 16.2                      |
| 7.  | Madhya Pradesh      | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6                               | 8.5                             | 14.5                            | 6.6                       | 5.8                       | 12.4                      |
| 8.  | Andaman and Nicobar | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 7.7                       | 4.5                       | 12.2                      |
| 9.  | Maharashtra         | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 4.5                             | 11.5                            | 16                              | 3.8                       | 8.0                       | 11.7                      |
| 10. | Nagaland            | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 8.75                            | 10.25                           | 19                              | 0.0                       | 11.3                      | 11.3                      |
| 11. | Meghalaya           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 1.25                            | 4.75                            | 6                               | 0.2                       | 10.8                      | 11.0                      |
| 12. | Telangana           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.21                            | 0.79                            | 7                               | 10.1                      | 0.9                       | 11.0                      |
| 13. | Daman &Diu          | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 1.3                       | 8.6                       | 9.9                       |
| 14. | Jharkhand           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 8.75                            | 10.25                           | 19                              | 0.4                       | 8.9                       | 9.2                       |
| 15. | Punjab              | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 5                               | 6.5                             | 11.5                            | 3.2                       | 5.3                       | 8.5                       |
| 16. | Uttar Pradesh       | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 3                               | 8                               | 11                              | 3.9                       | 4.3                       | 8.2                       |
| 17. | Odisha              | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | -                               | -                               | -                               | 3.4                       | 4.8                       | 8.2                       |
| 18. | Mizoram             | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | -                               | -                               | -                               | 0.6                       | 7.5                       | 8.1                       |
| 19. | Jammu& Kashmir      | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.4                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 0.1                       | 6.5                       | 6.7                       |
| 20. | Chhattisgarh        | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.5                             | 8.5                             | 15                              | 1.7                       | 4.8                       | 6.5                       |
| 21. | Goa                 | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 3.4                       | 2.8                       | 6.2                       |
| 22. | Kerala              | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 5.25                            | 9                               | 14.25                           | 1.5                       | 4.5                       | 6.0                       |
| 23. | Delhi               | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 7.25                            | 10.25                           | 17.5                            | 2.1                       | 3.2                       | 5.3                       |
| 24. | Assam               | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 7                               | 8                               | 15                              | 1.0                       | 3.9                       | 4.8                       |
| 25. | Chandigarh          | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 4.6                       | 0.0                       | 4.6                       |
| 26. | Bihar               | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.75                            | 7.5                             | 14.25                           | 0.6                       | 3.9                       | 4.5                       |
| 27. | West Bengal         | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 3                               | 9                               | 12                              | 0.6                       | 3.4                       | 4.1                       |
| 28. | Haryana             | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 7                               | 3                               | 10                              | 1.5                       | 2.3                       | 3.8                       |
| 29. | Arunachal           | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | -                               | -                               | -                               | 1.3                       | 0.5                       | 1.8                       |
| 30. | Pradesh Manipur     | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | -                               | -                               | -                               | 1.5                       | 0.0                       | 1.5                       |
| 31. | Tripura             | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | -                               | -                               | -                               | 0.5                       | 0.8                       | 1.2                       |
| 32. | Lakshadweep         | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 0.8                       | 0.0                       | 0.8                       |
| 33. | Dadar&              | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 0.3                       | 0.0                       | 0.3                       |
| 34. | Puducherry          | 8.75                          | 10.25                         | 19                            | 6.1                             | 8                               | 14.1                            | 0.2                       | 0.0                       | 0.2                       |