Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Electrification of Villages by Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 33

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES BY SOLAR ENERGY

- +*33. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

- (a) whether any scheme to provide electricity through solar energy is operational to promote electrification of villages in rural areas of the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether electricity connections have been provided in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year under the said scheme;
- (d)   if so, the names of such districts and the names of the companies through which these solar systems have been installed along with the district and year-wise details where such systems are yet to be installed/ proposed to be installed;
- (e)  whether the Government proposes to increase the number of connections under solar energy electrification scheme in the remaining unelectrified villages of Maharashtra; and
- (f)    if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (f) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 33 to be answered on 03.02.2022 regarding ' Electrification of Villages by Solar Energy'

(a)  to  (f)  In  October  2017,  Government  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Power  launched 'Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' - Saubhagya to achieve universal household electrification across the country. The scheme envisaged last mile connectivity and electricity connections  to  all  remaining  un-electrified  households  in  rural  and  all  poor  households  in urban areas. The Saubhagya scheme included provision of solar based standalone systems to provide electricity to un-electrified households in remote & inaccessible villages/habitations, where grid extension was neither feasible nor cost effective.

Maharashtra  Energy  Development  Agency  (MEDA)  has  reported  that  since  the  launch  of Saubhagya Scheme  a total of 15,17,922 households have been provided electricity coonection including 30,538 off-grid Solar Home Light Systems (SHLs) in Maharashtra till 31.3.2021.

The District-wise number of SHLSs installed, along with the names of companies which have installed these systems, is given at Annexure .

As reported by the State of Maharashtra, all the villages have been electrified and all willing un-electrified households in the State stand electrified as on 31.03.2021.

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 33 to be answered on 03.02.2022 regarding 'Electrification of Villages by Solar Energy'

## District wise and agency wise list Solar Home Light Systems installed under Saubhagya Yojana

| Sr. No.   | District         | Agency Name                            |   HHs |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------|-------|
| 1         | Amravati         | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |  3721 |
|           | Total Amravati   |                                        |  3721 |
| 2         | Buldhana         | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |   240 |
|           |                  | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |   310 |
|           | Total Buldhana   |                                        |   550 |
| 3         | Dhule            | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |  1065 |
|           | Total Dhule      |                                        |  1065 |
| 4         | Gadchiroli       | M/s. Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd. Pithampur |   336 |
|           |                  | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |   519 |
|           | Total Gadchiroli |                                        |   855 |
| 5         | Gondia           | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |    10 |
|           | Total Gondia     |                                        |    10 |
| 6         | Jalgaon          | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |   707 |
|           | Total Jalgaon    |                                        |   707 |
| 7         | Nandurbar        | M/s. Pragat Akshay Urja Ltd. Pithampur |  3729 |
|           |                  | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           | 12247 |
|           |                  | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |  6657 |
|           | Total Nandurbar  |                                        | 22633 |
| 8         | Palghar          | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |   202 |
|           | Total Palghar    |                                        |   202 |
| 9         | Pune             | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |   418 |
|           | Total Pune       |                                        |   418 |
| 10        | Raigad           | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |   175 |
|           | Total Raigad     |                                        |   175 |
| 11        | Ratnagiri        | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |     3 |
|           | Total Ratnagiri  |                                        |     3 |
| 12        | Sindhudurg       | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |    67 |
|           | Total Sindhudurg |                                        |    67 |
| 13        | Thane            | M/s. Soyo Systems, Jalgaon             |    77 |
|           | Total Thane      |                                        |    77 |
| 14        | Yavatmal         | M/s. Pearl Enterprises, Pune           |    55 |
|           | Total Yavatmal   |                                        |    55 |
|           | Total            |                                        | 30538 |