Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Electricity Generated from Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM SOLAR ENERGY

1209. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR

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

- (a) the total megawatts of electricity being generated and likely to be generated from solar energy in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has made any assessment of the solar energy potential in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated, sanctioned and utilised for the development of solar energy sector in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the constraints being faced by the said sector;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to deal with the situation;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to set up more projects to promote solar energy in the country; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  A total of 63,302.47 MW solar power capacity has been installed in the country, as on 31.12.2022. The State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-I. The Government has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2030, in line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at CoP-26.
- (b)  The  potential  of  solar  power  has  been  assessed  to  around  750  GWp  in  the  country  by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE).
- (c) State/UT-wise details of funds released under different solar schemes during last three years are given at Annexure-II.
- (d)&(e)  The  major  challenges  in  implementing  solar  power  sector,  inter-alia,  involve  the acquisition of clear land, mismatch in timelines between solar projects and power evacuation infrastructure, environmental issues like Great Indian Bustard (GIB) issue in Rajasthan and Gujarat; regulatory challenges in few States like non-approval of solar tariff by SERCs etc.. The details of steps taken to meet the challenges and promote renewable energy including solar energy in the country are given in Annexure-III .
- (f) &(g) As replied in part (a).

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209 FOR 09.02.2023

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE COUNTRY

AS ON 31.12.2022

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar       |           29.91 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          |         4524.72 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       |           11.52 |
| 4         | Assam                   |          147.93 |
| 5         | Bihar                   |          192.88 |
| 6         | Chandigarh              |           58.69 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            |          944.22 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli    |            5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu             |           41.01 |
| 10        | Delhi                   |          211.48 |
| 11        | Goa                     |           26.4  |
| 12        | Gujarat                 |         8500.74 |
| 13        | Haryana                 |          990.67 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh        |           87.39 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir         |           48.9  |
| 16        | Jharkhand               |           94.9  |
| 17        | Karnataka               |         7885.56 |
| 18        | Kerala                  |          688.34 |
| 19        | Ladakh                  |            7.8  |
| 20        | Lakshadweep             |            3.27 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh          |         2774.78 |
| 22        | Maharashtra             |         3646.13 |
| 23        | Manipur                 |           12.28 |
| 24        | Meghalaya               |            4.15 |
| 25        | Mizoram                 |            8.02 |
| 26        | Nagaland                |            3.04 |
| 27        | Odisha                  |          452.71 |
| 28        | Puducherry              |           35.53 |
| 29        | Punjab                  |         1153.21 |
| 30        | Rajasthan               |        16340.8  |
| 31        | Sikkim                  |            4.69 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu              |         6412.36 |
| 33        | Telangana               |         4650.93 |
| 34        | Tripura                 |           16.67 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh           |         2485.16 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand             |          575.46 |
| 37        | West Bengal             |          179.82 |
| 38        | Others including NABARD |           45.01 |
|           | Total                   |        63302.5  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209 FOR 09.02.2023

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER DIFFERENT SOLAR SCHEMES DURING LAST THREE YEARS

(Rs. in Crores)

| S.No.   | State                                                                                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        |    194.04 |     51.49 |     10.48 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     |     17.01 |     19.76 |     10.54 |
| 3       | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                     |      6.77 |      0.35 |     37.97 |
| 4       | Assam                                                                                 |     33.07 |      0    |      9.19 |
| 5       | Bihar                                                                                 |      1.38 |      2.93 |      0    |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                                                            |      5.13 |      0.85 |      0    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                                                          |     13.45 |      0    |      7.1  |
| 8       | Delhi                                                                                 |      0.6  |     23.29 |     26.17 |
| 9       | Goa                                                                                   |      0.5  |      0    |      3.59 |
| 10      | Gujarat                                                                               |     81.19 |    101.3  |   1242.71 |
| 11      | Haryana                                                                               |     22.44 |     65.89 |    175.08 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      |      8.09 |     23.43 |     33.44 |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       |     16.68 |      4.89 |     42.26 |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                                                             |     29.79 |     31.28 |     15.16 |
| 15      | Karnataka                                                                             |    219.51 |    160.64 |    141.91 |
| 16      | Kerala                                                                                |      0    |     18.46 |     36.34 |
| 17      | Ladakh                                                                                |      0    |      0    |     12.41 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                                                                           |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        |    159.33 |     93.69 |     64.95 |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                                                           |    117.32 |    114.48 |     95.16 |
| 21      | Manipur                                                                               |     16.86 |     23.06 |     14.89 |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                                                             |      3.47 |      1.13 |      0    |
| 23      | Mizoram                                                                               |     15.33 |     19.73 |      2.35 |
| 24      | Nagaland                                                                              |     13.55 |     10.69 |      5.86 |
| 25      | Odisha                                                                                |     30.17 |      4.01 |     33.47 |
| 26      | Puduchchery                                                                           |      0.79 |      0    |      0    |
| 27      | Punjab                                                                                |     25.94 |     31.85 |     65.29 |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                                                             |    213.31 |    668.67 |    305.84 |
| 29      | Sikkim                                                                                |      0    |      0    |      0.03 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                                                            |     29.29 |     86.08 |     60.92 |
| 31      | Telangana                                                                             |     54.5  |     54.03 |     49.11 |
| 32      | Tripura                                                                               |     12.65 |     18.49 |     16.88 |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                                                                           |     24.86 |      8.99 |     28.93 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         |     92.83 |     68.91 |     46.9  |
| 35      | West Bengal                                                                           |     15.7  |      0    |      0    |
| 36      | Others (CEL,REL, NABARD, Regional Rural Banks, NGOs, etc.) and other Channel Partners |    115.61 |    145.91 |     38.99 |
|         | Total                                                                                 |   1591.15 |   1854.28 |   2633.92 |

## ANNEXURE-III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209 FOR 09.02.2023

## DETAILS OF STEPS TAKEN TO MEET THE CHALLENGES AND PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY INCLUDING SOLAR ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY

- 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,
- Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30,
- Setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  to  provide  land  and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale,
- Schemes such as Pradhan MantriKisanUrja Suraksha evamUtthaanMahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), 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/devices,
- 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.
- 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.
- Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
- Notification of 'The electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules).
- Launch  of  Green  Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM)  to  facilitate  sale  of  Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission approved with an aim to make India a Global Hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.