Lok Sabha Question No. 3054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Solar Energy Potential and its Installed Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL AND ITS INSTALLED CAPACITY

## +3054. SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

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

- (a) the details of solar energy potential and its installed capacity during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the capacity utilization of solar energy along with the growth rate and low capacity utilization during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has set more targets to enhance solar capacity and its utilization in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the time by which the above targets are likely to be achieved and the mechanism put in place for fixing accountability;
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to enhance the solar capacity and its utilization along with the outcomes thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (f) whether the International Solar Alliance has been a successful initiative; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made regarding solar grid?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  solar  power  potential  and  installed  capacity  in  the  country including Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Maharashtra during the last five years and the current year are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (b) The capacity utilization factor of solar power projects varies from 21% to 28% depending upon solar radiation, technology used and other related factors.

The cumulative solar power installed capacity has increased from 13,114 MW as on 30-06-2017 to 57,705 MW as on 30-06-2022. State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-III .

(c)&(d) The Government is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from nonfossil fuels by 2030, in line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at CoP-26.

The Government monitors the progress of Renewable Energy capacity addition on a continuous basis  including  through  periodical  meetings  with  States,  Implementing  Agencies  and  other stakeholders, and receives feedback for taking corrective measures, as needed.

- (e) The Government has taken several steps to promote Renewable Energy including solar energy in the country. These include :
-  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 30 th June 2025,
-  Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30,
-  Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land  and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
-  Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase-II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase-II etc.
-  Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
-  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.

All these have resulted in solar power capacity installation of 57,705 MW in the country. State/UT-wise details as on 30.06.2022, are given at Annexure-IV.

(f) &(g) International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and the then President of France in 2015. ISA is the first international, intergovernmental organization headquartered in India. In 2016, 15 countries had signed the framework agreement of ISA. This figure  now  stands  at  107.  In  2021,  United  Nations  accorded  observer  status  to  ISA.  ISA  has launched eight thematic programmes  dedicated  to at-scale deployment  of cross-sectoral applications of solar energy.  ISA aims to mobilize over USD 1000 billion of investment in solar projects by 2030.

ISA is also acting as the nodal agency for a study on 'One Sun One World One Grid' (OSOWOG)' for developing the long-term vision, implementation plan, road map and institutional framework for the OSOWOG project. The draft report for the first phase has been received and the final report is  expected  by  end  of  2022.  OSOWOG  envisages  interconnections  of  Renewable  Energy generators and loads across international borders.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER POTENTIAL

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         |   Solar Power Potential (GWp) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                         38.44 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                          8.65 |
| 3.        | Assam             |                         13.76 |
| 4.        | Bihar             |                         11.2  |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      |                         18.27 |
| 6.        | Delhi             |                          2.05 |
| 7.        | Goa               |                          0.88 |
| 8.        | Gujarat           |                         35.77 |
| 9.        | Haryana           |                          4.56 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                         33.84 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                        111.05 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         |                         18.18 |
| 13.       | Karnataka         |                         24.7  |
| 14.       | Kerala            |                          6.11 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                         61.66 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       |                         64.32 |
| 17.       | Manipur           |                         10.63 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         |                          5.86 |
| 19.       | Mizoram           |                          9.09 |
| 20.       | Nagaland          |                          7.29 |
| 21.       | Odisha            |                         25.78 |
| 22.       | Punjab            |                          2.81 |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         |                        142.31 |
| 24.       | Sikkim            |                          4.94 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        |                         17.67 |
| 26.       | Telangana         |                         20.41 |
| 27.       | Tripura           |                          2.08 |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                         22.83 |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand       |                         16.8  |
| 30.       | West Bengal       |                          6.26 |
| 31.       | UTs               |                          0.79 |
| TOTAL     |                   |                        748.98 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER INSTALLED CAPACITY IN THE COUNTRY DURING LAST FIVE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

Up to 30-06-2022)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                |   Capacity installed (in MW), |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar       |                         23.35 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          |                       2523.26 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       |                         10.97 |
| 4         | Assam                   |                        131.16 |
| 5         | Bihar                   |                         82.17 |
| 6         | Chandigarh              |                         39.53 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            |                        400.46 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     |                          2.49 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu              |                         30.54 |
| 10        | Delhi                   |                        159.35 |
| 11        | Goa                     |                         20.83 |
| 12        | Gujarat                 |                       6547.7  |
| 13        | Haryana                 |                        850.21 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh        |                         79.83 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir         |                         51.11 |
| 16        | Jharkhand               |                         65.51 |
| 17        | Karnataka               |                       6569.02 |
| 18        | Kerala                  |                        465.13 |
| 19        | Ladakh                  |                          3.23 |
| 20        | Lakshadweep             |                          2.52 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh          |                       1889.24 |
| 22        | Maharashtra             |                       2291.68 |
| 23        | Manipur                 |                         12.23 |
| 24        | Meghalaya               |                          4.14 |
| 25        | Mizoram                 |                          7.9  |
| 26        | Nagaland                |                          2.54 |
| 27        | Odisha                  |                        372.72 |
| 28        | Puducherry              |                         35.46 |
| 29        | Punjab                  |                        316.52 |
| 30        | Rajasthan               |                      12640.4  |
| 31        | Sikkim                  |                          4.68 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu              |                       3995.87 |
| 33        | Telangana               |                       3334.09 |
| 34        | Tripura                 |                         10.78 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh           |                       1907.28 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand             |                        338.25 |
| 37        | West Bengal             |                        149.74 |
| 38        | Others including NABARD |                         45.01 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                   |                      45416.9  |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR INSTALLED CAPACITY ADDITION IN THE COUNTRY DURING LAST FIVE YEARS (IN MW)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT               |   Capacity as on 30-06-2017 |   Capacity as on 30-06-2022 |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar      |                        6.56 |                       29.91 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh         |                     2010.87 |                     4390.48 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      |                        0.27 |                       11.23 |
| 4         | Assam                  |                       11.78 |                      142.94 |
| 5         | Bihar                  |                      111.52 |                      190.69 |
| 6         | Chandigarh             |                       17.32 |                       56.85 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh           |                      128.86 |                      529.32 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   |                        2.97 |                        5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu            |                       10.46 |                       41.01 |
| 10        | Delhi                  |                       40.27 |                      211.12 |
| 11        | Goa                    |                        0.71 |                       21.54 |
| 12        | Gujarat                |                     1262.1  |                     7806.8  |
| 13        | Haryana                |                       81.4  |                      943.61 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh       |                        0.73 |                       80.56 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir        |                        1.36 |                       47.9  |
| 16        | Jharkhand              |                       23.27 |                       88.79 |
| 17        | Karnataka              |                     1180.38 |                     7597.92 |
| 18        | Kerala                 |                       74.2  |                      539.6  |
| 19        | Ladakh                 |                        0    |                        7.8  |
| 20        | Lakshadweep            |                        0.75 |                        3.27 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh         |                      857.04 |                     2746.27 |
| 22        | Maharashtra            |                      452.37 |                     2753.3  |
| 23        | Manipur                |                        0.03 |                       12.26 |
| 24        | Meghalaya              |                        0.01 |                        4.16 |
| 25        | Mizoram                |                        0.1  |                        8.01 |
| 26        | Nagaland               |                        0.5  |                        3.04 |
| 27        | Odisha                 |                       79.42 |                      452.13 |
| 28        | Puducherry             |                        0.08 |                       35.53 |
| 29        | Punjab                 |                      809.45 |                     1117.99 |
| 30        | Rajasthan              |                     1961.22 |                    14454.7  |
| 31        | Sikkim                 |                        0    |                        4.69 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu             |                     1697.32 |                     5690.79 |
| 33        | Telangana              |                     1609.27 |                     4621.07 |
| 34        | Tripura                |                        5.09 |                       15.87 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh          |                      359    |                     2244.56 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand            |                      233.49 |                      573.54 |
| 37        | West Bengal            |                       26.14 |                      176    |
| 38        | Other including NABARD |                       58.31 |                       45.01 |
| Total     | Total                  |                    13114.6  |                    57705.7  |

## ANNEXURE-IV REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054 FOR 04.08.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE COUNTRY (IN MW, AS ON 30-06-2022)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                |   Capacity installed |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 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               |                88.79 |
| 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        | Others including NABARD |                45.01 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                   |             57705.7  |