Lok Sabha Question No. 788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Operational Schemes in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 788

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## OPERATIONAL SCHEMES IN CHHATTISGARH

## +788. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being operated by the Ministry in the State of Chhattisgarh;
- (b) whether the Ministry proposes to set up solar plant in Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) The details of major renewable energy schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Ministry in  the  Country,  including  in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh,  to  promote  renewable  energy  are  given  in Annexure.
- (b) & (c) Under its 'Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects', the Ministry has sanctioned on 31.03.2022 a 100 MW Solar Park to be set up in Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) is the Solar Park Developer for this Solar park.

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## Details of the major Renewable Energy Schemes / Programmes

-  Scheme for Development of solar parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects with a target of setting up 40,000 MW capacity. Under the scheme, the infrastructure such as land, roads, transmission system (internal and external), pooling stations, water feasibility is developed with all statutory clearances/ approvals. Thus the solar project developers have plug and play benefit.
-  Central  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (CPSU)  Scheme  Phase-II  (Government  Producer Scheme) for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by Government Producers with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support, for self-use or use by Government/ Government entities, either directly or through Distribution Companies (DISCOMS).
-  Production Linked Incentive scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules'  for  achieving  manufacturing  capacity  of  Giga  Watt  (GW)  scale  in  High Efficiency Solar PV modules.
-  PM-KUSUM Scheme to promote small Grid Connected Solar Energy Power Plants, standalone  solar  powered  agricultural  pumps  and  solarisation  of  existing  grid  connected agricultural pumps. The scheme is not only beneficial to the farmers but also States and DISCOMs.  States  will  save  on  subsidy  being  provided  for  electricity  to  agriculture consumers  and  DISCOMs  get  cheaper  solar  power  at  tail  end  saving  transmission  and distribution losses.
-  Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II for grid connected solar rooftop power plants. Under this  Programme,  subsidy  is  provided  for  residential  sector  and  performance  linked incentives to DISCOMs for achieving capacity addition in rooftop solar above baseline.
-  Green Energy Corridors (GEC) : to create intra-state transmission system for renewable energy projects. Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is provided to set up transmission infrastructure for evacuation of Power from Renewable Energy projects in total ten States (considering both the phases of GEC).