Lok Sabha Question No. 1939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Assessment of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## ASSESSMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY

1939. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH SHRI NARAYAN DHANORKAR SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

- (a) the estimated power in megawatt being produced and likely to be produced from the solar energy in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has made any assessment of solar energy potential in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- c) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned and utilized for growth of solar energy sector in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the obstacles faced by the said sector;
- (e ) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to tackle the situation;
- (f)  whether  the  Government proposes to set up more projects to strengthen the solar energy production in the country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise?

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

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  A  cumulative  solar  power  capacity  of  46,246.80  MW  has  been  set  up  in  the  country.    The State/UT-wise details are given in Annexure .
- (b) The National Institute of Solar Energy has assessed the potential of solar power in the country as 750 GWp (approx..) on the basis of availability of land and solar radiation.
- (c) The details of funds released for solar programmes during the last three years and the current year are as under:

## (In Rs.cr)

| Year    | Released                   |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2018-19 | 2524.65                    |
| 2019-20 | 1995.67                    |
| 2020-21 | 1355.71                    |
| 2021-22 | 1425.16 (as on 31.10.2021) |

(d)&(e) The major challenges in the implementation of solar projects are land allotment and grid infrastructure. Efforts are being made to address these issues. These are:

- (i). This  Ministry  has  introduced  new  modes  for  better  implementation  of  the  solar  park scheme to solve the problem of land allotment, one of these include Mode-5 wherein CPSUs can setup  solar  parks  in  their  own  land  or  on  third  party  land.  Ministry  has  also  introduced  a  new Mode (Mode-8) with a provision to incentivize the states for facilitation in procurement of land.

(ii). This apart, 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, has been allowed by the Government. (iii). Dedicated transmission system for renewable energy has been taken up under Green Energy

- Corridor Scheme.

(f)&(g)  In  line  with  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister's  announcement  at  the  recently  concluded CoP26, the Government is committed to achieve 500 GW of installed electricity capacity in the country from non-fossil fuel sources, including solar energy, by the year 2030.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1939 FOR 09.12.2021

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Cumulative Capacity till 31-10-2021 (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                                      29.22 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    4292.37 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       5.61 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                      59.15 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                     169.48 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                      52.64 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                     308.83 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                                       5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                                      40.72 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                     209.66 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                      18.37 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                                    6052.12 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                                     544.87 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      45.04 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                      24.49 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                      53.56 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                                    7483    |
| 18        | Kerala            |                                     306.3  |
| 19        | Ladakh            |                                       7.8  |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       |                                       0.75 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    2592.01 |
| 22        | Maharashtra       |                                    2506.81 |
| 23        | Manipur           |                                       6.36 |
| 24        | Meghalaya         |                                       0.19 |
| 25        | Mizoram           |                                       1.53 |
| 26        | Nagaland          |                                       1    |
| 27        | Odisha            |                                     405.22 |
| 28        | Pondicherry       |                                      11.34 |
| 29        | Punjab            |                                    1051.09 |
| 30        | Rajasthan         |                                    8644.12 |
| 31        | Sikkim            |                                       2.76 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu        |                                    4685.76 |
| 33        | Telangana         |                                    4028.01 |
| 34        | Tripura           |                                       9.41 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                    1900.28 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand       |                                     540.49 |
| 37        | West Bengal       |                                     151    |
| Total     |                   |                                   46246.8  |