Lok Sabha Question No. 1407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Utilisation of Solar Energy Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1407

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## UTILISATION OF SOLAR ENERGY CAPACITY

## 1407. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

- (a) the details of the potential and installed capacity of solar energy during the last four years, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b) the details of the capacity utilisation of solar energy along with the growth rate and capacity under-utilised during the said period, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the National Solar Mission was successful and if so, the details along with achievements in Bihar thereof;
- (d) whether the International Solar Alliance was a successful initiative and if so, the details thereof along with the progress made on the solar grid;
- (e) whether the Government has set further targets to increase the solar capacity and utilisation in the country, if so, the detail thereof along with timeline of implementation and mechanism for accountability; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to increase solar capacity and utilisation in Bihar and the outcome thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The details of the state-wise solar potential & installed solar capacity during the last four years in the country including Bihar are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (b) The solar potential and capacity installed in the county including Bihar is given at Annexure-III.
- (c) Yes, sir. The installed solar capacity was only 11.36 MW till March 2010. Because of the launch of NSM in January 2010, the installed grid-connected solar capacity in the country including Bihar as on 31-12-2021 has now reached 48,088 MW. The State-wise details of solar capacity installed, including in Bihar, are at Annexure-III .
- (d)  At  present,  a  total  of  102  countries  have  signed  the  Framework  Agreement  of  the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
- The ISA Secretariat has launched nine programmes for promotion of affordable solar energy solutions for achievement of sustainable development goals.
- (e) & (f) Under Nation Solar Mission, the target of grid connected solar projects is 100 GW by December 2022.  The Government has taken various steps for promotion of renewable energy including solar energy in the country including Bihar. The details are given at Annexure-IV.

State-wise details of estimated potential of Solar Energy (in MWp)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Solar Potential (in MWp)# |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                       38440 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                        8650 |
| 3.        | Assam             |                       13760 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |                       11200 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |                       18270 |
| 6.        | Delhi             |                        2050 |
| 7.        | Goa               |                         880 |
| 8.        | Gujarat           |                       35770 |
| 9.        | Haryana           |                        4560 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                       33840 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                      111050 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         |                       18180 |
| 13.       | Karnataka         |                       24700 |
| 14.       | Kerala            |                        6110 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                       61660 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       |                       64320 |
| 17.       | Manipur           |                       10630 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |                        5860 |
| 19.       | Mizoram           |                        9090 |
| 20.       | Nagaland          |                        7290 |
| 21.       | Odisha            |                       25780 |
| 22.       | Punjab            |                        2810 |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         |                      142310 |
| 24.       | Sikkim            |                        4940 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        |                       17670 |
| 26.       | Telangana         |                       20410 |
| 27.       | Tripura           |                        2080 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                       22830 |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand       |                       16800 |
| 30.       | West Bengal       |                        6260 |
| 31.       | Other UTs         |                         790 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                      748990 |

# Assessed by National Institute of Solar Energy

## Annexure-II

Year-wise grid connected solar capacity addition in last four years (in MW)

| SI. No.   | State/UT          |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |      0    |      5.17 |      0.46 |     17.03 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |    328.24 |    890.22 |    524.34 |    592.98 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |      5.13 |      0    |      0.22 |      0    |
| 4         | Assam             |      0.67 |      9.95 |     18.83 |      1.76 |
| 5         | Bihar             |     33.93 |      0    |      9.12 |      7.94 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |      7.88 |      9.51 |      5.84 |      4.61 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |    102.49 |      0    |      0    |     21.13 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |      2.49 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |      0.15 |      3.86 |      5.39 |     20.68 |
| 10        | Delhi             |     17.8  |     57.32 |     38.27 |     27.81 |
| 11        | Goa               |      0.2  |      2.98 |      0.89 |      2.66 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |    328.89 |    852.13 |    508.24 |   1482.45 |
| 13        | Haryana           |    123.45 |      7.67 |     27.62 |    155.69 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |      0    |     21.95 |     10.25 |      9.8  |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |      0    |     13.47 |      4.47 |      0    |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |      2.39 |      9.28 |      3.45 |     13.66 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |   3915.22 |   1151.43 |   1182.37 |     77.24 |
| 18        | Kerala            |     33.46 |     30.65 |      3.64 |    114.77 |
| 19        | Ladakh            |      0    |      0    |      0    |      1.43 |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    |    448.31 |    534.81 |    418.3  |    204.76 |
| 22        | Maharashtra       |    777.56 |    394.36 |    168.26 |    488.17 |
| 23        | Manipur           |      0.03 |      3.38 |      1.72 |      1.2  |
| 24        | Meghalaya         |      0.01 |      0.1  |      0    |      0    |
| 25        | Mizoram           |      0.1  |      0.3  |      1.02 |      0.01 |
| 26        | Nagaland          |      0.5  |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 27        | Odisha            |      0.15 |    315.16 |      3.11 |      3.88 |
| 28        | Pondicherry       |      0.08 |      2.98 |      2.37 |      3.82 |
| 29        | Punjab            |    104.15 |      0    |     41.48 |     12.4  |
| 30        | Rajasthan         |    518.49 |    894.02 |   1911.12 |    594.67 |
| 31        | Sikkim            |      0    |      0.01 |      0.06 |      0    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu        |    213.65 |    666.65 |   1340.66 |    559.33 |
| 33        | Telangana         |   2004.27 |    300.84 |     28.66 |    332.37 |
| 34        | Tripura           |      0    |      0    |      4.32 |      0    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh     |    357.13 |    265.69 |    135    |    617.4  |
| 36        | Uttarakhand       |     24.79 |     46.67 |      9.15 |     52.51 |
| 37        | West Bengal       |     11.06 |     38.63 |     38.51 |     35.38 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |   9362.67 |   6529.19 |   6447.14 |   5457.54 |

Annexure-III State-wise solar potential and grid connected solar capacity installed as on 31-12-2021

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Solar Potential (MWp) # |   Capacity installed (in MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                     38440 |                      4292.37 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                      8650 |                         5.61 |
| 3.        | Assam             |                     13760 |                        59.15 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |                     11200 |                       169.48 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |                     18270 |                       308.83 |
| 6.        | Delhi             |                      2050 |                       209.66 |
| 7.        | Goa               |                       880 |                        18.37 |
| 8.        | Gujarat           |                     35770 |                      6206.34 |
| 9.        | Haryana           |                      4560 |                       593.2  |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                     33840 |                        45.04 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                    111050 |                        24.49 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         |                     18180 |                        53.56 |
| 13.       | Karnataka         |                     24700 |                      7496.81 |
| 14.       | Kerala            |                      6110 |                       306.3  |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                     61660 |                      2592.16 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       |                     64320 |                      2506.81 |
| 17.       | Manipur           |                     10630 |                         6.36 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |                      5860 |                         0.19 |
| 19.       | Mizoram           |                      9090 |                         1.53 |
| 20.       | Nagaland          |                      7290 |                         1    |
| 21.       | Odisha            |                     25780 |                       405.22 |
| 22.       | Punjab            |                      2810 |                      1051.09 |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         |                    142310 |                      9979.72 |
| 24.       | Sikkim            |                      4940 |                         2.76 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        |                     17670 |                      4757.76 |
| 26.       | Telangana         |                     20410 |                      4154.42 |
| 27.       | Tripura           |                      2080 |                         9.41 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                     22830 |                      1990.28 |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand       |                     16800 |                       540.49 |
| 30.       | West Bengal       |                      6260 |                       151    |
| 31.       | Other UTs         |                       790 |                       148.46 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                    748990 |                     48087.9  |

# Assessed by National Institute of Solar Energy

## Annexure-IV

## Various steps taken by the Government to promote renewable energy including solar energy in the Country including Bihar

- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025,
- Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
- Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
- Introduced various schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II,  12000  MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, Production Linked Incentive(PLI) scheme for promoting solar manufacturing etc,
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
- Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices,
- Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments,
- Standard  Bidding  Guidelines  for  tariff  based  competitive  bidding  process  for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects.
- Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.