Lok Sabha Question No. 857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Increase in Generation of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## INCREASE IN GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## +857. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

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

- (a) the details of the schemes implemented by the Government to increase the generation of renewable energy in view of the adverse environmental effects of conventional energy sources; (b) the rate of increase in generation of renewable energy after the implementation of the said schemes; and
- (c) the details of renewable energy targetted to be generated in Megawatt (MW) per annum by the year 2022?

## 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 to increase generation of renewable energy are given in Annexure.
- (b) Electricity Generation from renewable energy sources (including Large Hydro) has increased from 227.96 Billion Units (BU) in the year 2017-18 to 322.53 BU in the year 2021-22 in the country.
- (c) Against the target of achieving 175 GW of Renewable Energy (excluding Large Hydro) installed capacity by 2022, a total of 114.07 GW renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) has been installed in the country as on 30-06-2022. Further, a capacity of 60.66 GW is under various stages of implementation and a capacity of 23.14 GW is under various stages of bidding.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  857  for  21/07/2022 regarding 'Increase in Generation of Renewable Energy'

## 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).

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