Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Development of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-634

ANSWERED ON-04.02.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## +634. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR

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

- (a) the efforts being made for development of New and Renewable energy and the percentage of farmers getting electricity, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the percentage share of Union Government and State Governments in the electricity subsidy given to farmers; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Government has taken several steps  for the development of new and renewable energy across the country. These include:
- setting up of a target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by Dec 2022,
- permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th June 2023,
- 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 on 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,
- notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devises,
- 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, wherein adequate provisions have been made to protect Power Purchase Agreements.
- 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.

Till 31.12.2020 over 2.72 Lakh farmers have been provided with standalone solar pump under various schemes of the Ministry to meet their irrigation needs. The state-wise details including for Madhya Pradesh are provided in Annexure . The central financial support for installation of such pumps varied from 20 to 40 percent of the benchmark cost. The states were also providing subsidy and the subsidy share varied from state to state.

Presently, the Ministry is implementing PM-KUSUM Scheme, which, inter alia, provides for: (i) installation of 20 lakh standalone off-grid solar water pumps for irrigation purpose; and (ii) solarization of 15 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps.

Under  the  Scheme,  for  installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  or  solarization  of  existing agricultural pumps, central financial assistance of 30% of the cost of the benchmark cost or the cost discovered through tender, whichever is lower, is provided. The State Government will also provide subsidy of 30% or higher. For North Eastern states including Sikkim; states of Himachal Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand;  UTs  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh;  and  island  UTs  of Lakshadweep and A&N Islands higher CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tendered cost, whichever  is  lower,  is  provided.  Installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  and  solarization  of existing agricultural pumps can be done for pump of capacity higher than 7.5 HP. However, in such cases central financial assistance will be limited to that applicable for pump capacity of 7.5 HP.  The state-wise number of standalone solar pumps installed under PM-KUSUM Scheme is also given at Annexure .

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy does not maintain data related to the number of farmers in various states.

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## Annexure referred to Parts- (a to c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 634 for 4/02/2021 regarding 'Development of New & Renewable Energy'

## Standalone Solar Pumps installed till 31.12.2020

| S.No.   | State/            | Standalone Solar Pumps installed (Nos)   | Standalone Solar Pumps installed (Nos)   | Standalone Solar Pumps installed (Nos)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/            | Under previous schemes                   | Under PM- KUSUM Scheme                   | Total                                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 34045                                    | 0                                        | 34045                                    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 22                                       | 0                                        | 22                                       |
| 3       | Assam             | 45                                       | 0                                        | 45                                       |
| 4       | Bihar             | 2813                                     | 0                                        | 2813                                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 61970                                    | 0                                        | 61970                                    |
| 6       | Delhi             | 90                                       | 0                                        | 90                                       |
| 7       | Goa               | 15                                       | 0                                        | 15                                       |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 11522                                    | 2                                        | 11524                                    |
| 9       | Haryana           | 1293                                     | 3721                                     | 5014                                     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                                        | 9                                        | 15                                       |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 39                                       | 0                                        | 39                                       |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 4670                                     | 130                                      | 4800                                     |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 7420                                     | 15                                       | 7435                                     |
| 14      | Kerala            | 818                                      | 0                                        | 818                                      |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 17813                                    | 5343                                     | 23156                                    |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 11315                                    | 0                                        | 11315                                    |
| 17      | Manipur           | 40                                       | 0                                        | 40                                       |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 19                                       | 0                                        | 19                                       |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 37                                       | 0                                        | 37                                       |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 3                                        | 0                                        | 3                                        |
| 21      | Odisha            | 9551                                     | 48                                       | 9599                                     |
| 22      | Punjab            | 4413                                     | 250                                      | 4663                                     |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 48175                                    | 5248                                     | 53423                                    |
| 24      | Sikkim            | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 5459                                     | 830                                      | 6289                                     |
| 26      | Telangana         | 424                                      | 0                                        | 424                                      |
| 27      | Tripura           | 151                                      | 0                                        | 151                                      |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 28650                                    | 950                                      | 29600                                    |
| 29      | Uttarakhand       | 26                                       | 0                                        | 26                                       |
| 30      | West Bengal       | 653                                      | 0                                        | 653                                      |
| 31      | Andaman &Nicobar  | 5                                        | 0                                        | 5                                        |
| 32      | Chandigarh        | 12                                       | 0                                        | 12                                       |
| 33      | Lakshadweep       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 34      | Puducherry        | 21                                       | 0                                        | 21                                       |
| 35      | Others            | 609                                      | 0                                        | 609                                      |
| 36      | Through NABARD    | 4012                                     | 0                                        | 4012                                     |
|         | Total             | 256156                                   | 16546                                    | 272702                                   |