Lok Sabha Question No. 3149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Renewable Energy Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dayanidhi Maran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3149

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

## 3149. SHRI DAYANIDHI MARAN

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

- (a) the plans or proposals of the Government to help augment Tamil Nadu's power generation capabilities through renewable energy sources;
- (b)  the  details  of  investments  and  projects  for  development  of  Tamil  Nadu's  renewable  energy generation during the last five years, year-wise;
- (c) the details of funds allocated and spent along with the status of the said projects;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  private  investment  or  undertakings  to  develop renewable energy projects in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)    The  Government has taken several steps to  augment renewable energy capacities in the country including in the State of Tamil Nadu. 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 30th June 2025,
-  Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity for evacuation of renewable power,
-  Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
-  Setting up of RE 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 (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc,
-  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 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.
-  Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) launched to facilitate procurement of RE power through power exchange in the country.

(b)&(c) The details of year wise renewable energy capacity addition (including large hydro) in the State of Tamil Nadu are as follows:-

| Year                      |   RE Capacity addition (in MW) |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2016-17                   |                         886.13 |
| 2017-18                   |                         449.41 |
| 2018-19                   |                         887.83 |
| 2019-20                   |                        1679.45 |
| 2020-21                   |                        1482.67 |
| 2021-22 (Upto 31-10-2021) |                         608.82 |

A total of Rs 314.01 crore has been released as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) by the Ministry to the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  five  years  i.e.  2016-17  to  2021-22  (up  to  02/12/2021)  for implementation of renewable energy schemes /programmes.

(d)  &  (e)  Most  of  the  grid  connected  renewable  energy  projects  in  the  country  including  the  state  of Tamil  Nadu  are  being implemented  by  private sector developers selected through transparent competitive bidding without Central Financial Assistance.  The measures taken by the Government to augment renewable energy capacities in the country have already been mentioned in part(a).

A total of 15747.88 MW of renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) has been installed the State of Tamil Nadu as on 31-10-2021.

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