Lok Sabha Question No. 1957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Share of Renewable Energy in Energy Mix
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1957

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ENERGY MIX

## 1957. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking any steps to increase the share of renewable energy in energy mix of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken to encourage innovation and production of green hydrogen in the country in recent times; and
- (c) the list of programmes/ schemes/ international collaborations/ treaties in place till date with regard to renewable energy in the country?

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

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The Government has taken several steps to increase the share of renewable energy in energy mix of 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 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 2029-30,
-  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.
- (b) In the Independence Day speech on August 15, 2021, Hon'ble Prime Minister announced the launch of National Hydrogen Mission.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has developed a draft National Green Hydrogen Mission document which comprises a framework inter-alia for scaling up Green Hydrogen production and Research & Development.

- (c) The details of major renewable energy schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Ministry   to promote renewable energy in the country  are given in Annexure I.

The details of active Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)/ agreements/ Joint Declarations of Intent (JDIs) with regard to renewable energy is given in Annexure II.

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## Annexure  I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1957  for 28/07/2022 regarding 'Share of Renewable Energy in Energy Mix'

## 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,  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 will 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).

## Annexure II referred to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1957  for 28/07/2022 regarding 'Share of Renewable Energy in Energy Mix'

## Details of active Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)/ agreements/ Joint Declarations of Intent (JDIs) with regard to renewable energy

|   S. No. | Country                            | Organizations involved                                                                                                                                                              | Date of Signing/ Place of Signing                 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Australia                          | MoUbetween Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Government of Australia                                                       | 5 th February, 2010, At New Delhi                 |
|        2 | Bahrain                            | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Electricity and Water Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain                             | 15 th July, 2018 At Manama                        |
|        3 | Bangladesh                         | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh                 | 6 th September, 2011, At Dhaka                    |
|        4 | Belarus                            | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus                                                       | 14 th Nov., 2012 At New Delhi                     |
|        5 | India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) | MoU between Government of India, Government of Brazil and Government of South Africa                                                                                                | 17 th October, 2007, At Pretoria                  |
|        6 | India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) | MoU between Government of India, Government of Brazil and Government of South Africa                                                                                                | 15 th April, 2010, At Brasilia                    |
|        7 | Canada                             | Agreement between Ministry of Newand Renewable Energy and The University of Saskatchewan, Canada                                                                                    | 28 th March, 2008, At New Delhi                   |
|        8 | Chile                              | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The National Energy Commission of the Republic of Chile.                                                                       | 17 th March, 2009, At New Delhi                   |
|        9 | Denmark                            | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Ministry of Climate and Energy, Government of Kingdom of Denmark.                                                          | 6 th February, 2008, At New Delhi                 |
|       10 | Denmark                            | Agreement between Government of the Republic of India and Government of the Kingdom of Denmark                                                                                      | 6 th February, 2008, At New Delhi                 |
|       11 | Denmark                            | MoU between National Institute of Wind Energy and Denmark Technical University                                                                                                      | 17 th Dec., 2018 At New Delhi                     |
|       12 | Dominican Republic                 | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Ministry of Energy and Mines Government of the Dominican Republic                                                          | 17 th February, 2015, At Santo Domingo, Dominican |
|       13 | Egypt                              | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Electricity and Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt                                                               | 20 th January, 2011, At Cairo                     |
|       14 | Fiji                               | MoU between MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Fiji                                                                 | 24 th May, 2017, At Suva                          |
|       15 | France                             | MoU between the Ministry for the Ecological Transition of the French Republic and The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India on Renewable Energy Cooperation | 28 th January, 2021 At New Delhi                  |
|       16 | France                             | National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and Commissariat a I'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), France              | 10 th March, 2018 At New Delhi                    |

|   17. | France     | Memorandum of Agreement(MoA) between National Institute of Solar Energy and Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, (CEA)                                                                        | 22 nd August, 2019 At Paris,                |
|-------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|    18 | Finland    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of the Republic of Finland                                                                                          | 24th April, 2022                            |
|    19 | Germany    | MoU between Solar Energy Centre, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung e.v. Deutschland, Fraunhofer Institut fur Solare Energiesysteme (ISE), Germany | 11 th April, 2013 At Berlin, Germany        |
|    20 | Germany    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation & Development of Federal Republic of Germany                                                                           | 05 th October, 2015 At New Delhi            |
|    21 | Germany    | Joint Declaration of Intent on Indo-German Green Hydrogen Task Force                                                                                                                                                     | 2 nd May, 2022                              |
|    22 | Germany    | JDI on Indo-German Development Cooperation regarding Renewable Energy Partnership                                                                                                                                        | 2 nd May, 2022                              |
|    23 | Greece     | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Hellenic Republic                                                                                                         | 27 th November, 2017 At New Delhi           |
|    24 | Guinea     | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Guinea                                                                                                                 | 02 nd August, 2019 At Guinea                |
|    25 | Guyana     | MoU signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Public Infrastructure of Guyana                                                                                                                  | 30 th January, 2018 At New Delhi            |
|    26 | Iceland    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Iceland                                                                                                                     | 09 th October, 2007 At New Delhi            |
|    27 | Indonesia  | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia                                                                                               | 02 nd November, 2015 At Jakarta             |
|    28 | Iran       | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran                                                                                                                   | 09 th July, 2010 At New Delhi               |
|    29 | Italy      | MoU signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Environment of the Italian Republic                                                                                                          | 30 th October, 2017 At New Delhi            |
|    30 | IRENA-MNRE | Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)                                                           | 14 th January, 2022 At New Delhi/ Abu Dhabi |
|    31 | Mexico     | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Secretariat of Energy of the United Mexican States                                                                                                                  | 17 th April, 2008 At Mexico                 |
|    32 | Morocco    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Morocco                                                                                     | 10 th April, 2018 At New Delhi              |
|    33 | Peru       | Agreement between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Peru                                                                                                     | 11 th May, 2018 At Lima                     |
|    34 | Portugal   | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Ministry of Economy of the Portuguese Republic on Renewable Energy                                                                                              | 06 th January, 2017 At New Delhi            |
|    35 | Russia     | MoU between Solar Energy Cooperation of India and Russian Energy Agency, Regarding construction of Solar power Plants in Republic of India.                                                                              | 24 th December, 2015 At Moscow              |
|    36 | Rawanda    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy And Ministry of Infrastructure, Government of the Republic of Rwanda                                                                                                    | 15 th February, 2012 At Kigali              |

|   37. | Saudi Arabia   | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy                                             | 29 th October, 2019 At Riyadh                               |
|-------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|    38 | Scotland       | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Government of Scotland                                                                                                                    | 14 th October, 2009 At New Delhi                            |
|    39 | Seychelles     | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Government of the Republic of Seychelles                                                                                                  | 11 th March, 2015 At Victoria                               |
|    40 | Spain          | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of the Kingdom of Spain                                                                        | 30 th May, 2017 At Madrid                                   |
|    41 | Sweden         | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications of Sweden                                                                                   | 19 th April, 2010 At New Delhi                              |
|    42 | Tajikistan     | MoU between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan     | 08 th October, 2018 At Dushanbe                             |
|    43 | Thailand       | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Ministry of Energy Government of Kingdom of Thailand.                                                                                     | 26 th June, 2007 At New Delhi                               |
|    44 | UAE            | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Ministry of foreign affairs, DECC of the UAE                                                                                                  | 18 th January, 2014 At Abu Dhabi                            |
|    45 | United Kingdom | MoU between Government of India and Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland                                                                                             | 11 th November, 2015 At London                              |
|    46 | Uruguay        | MoU between MNRE and the Government of Uruguay                                                                                                                                                     | 25 th February, 2011 At New Delhi                           |
|    47 | USA            | MoU between Govt. of India (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in New and Renewable Energy to Facilitate Clean Energy Access | 27 th Sept. 2013 At Washington 29 th Jan. 2014 At New Delhi |
|    48 | USA            | MoU between Govt. of India (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) and Government of the United States of America on Cooperation to Establish the PACESETTER Fund                                   | 30 th June, 2015 At New Delhi                               |
|    49 | USA            | MoAbetween the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) under the MNRE, Govt. of India and the University of Massachusetts, (UMA), Amherst, Massachusetts, USA                                     | 22 nd Sept. 2021 India/USA Online                           |
|    50 | Uzbekistan     | MoU between India-Uzbekistan {National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), MNRE and International Solar Energy Institute (ISEI), Uzbekistan                                                          | 10 th December, 2020 India/USA Online                       |