Lok Sabha Question No. 2775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Solar Energy Production
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2775

ANSWERED ON-05/08/2021

## SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION

2775. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL

DR. HEENA GAVIT

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

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

- (a) whether the solar energy production has increased in the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to reduce the unit cost of solar production; and
- (d) the details of increase in the installed capacity and production of solar energy during the said period, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b)Solar Energy production has increased from 39.27 BU in 2018-19 to 60.40 BU in 202021 registering an increase of   53.8%. State/UT-wise details of solar energy production in the country,  as  reported  by  Central  Electricity  Authority,    during  last  three  years,  are  given  at Annexure-I.

(c)The Government has taken several measures to reduce the cost of Renewable Energy, including solar energy, in the country. These include the following:

- 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 new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity 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 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.
-  Conducting skill development programmes to create a pool of skilled manpower for setting up, operation and maintenance of RE projects.

This  apart,  this  Ministry  has  launched  various  schemes  which  provide  financial  support  for development of solar power projects. The details are given at Annexure II .

- (d) State-wise and year-wise details of installed solar power capacity are given at Annexure-III. The details of solar energy production have  already been given at Annexure-I.

## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2775 FOR 05.08.2021

## STATE-WISE AND YEAR-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION (IN MU) INSTALLED DURING LAST THREE YEARS

| Name of State/UT       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Chandigarh             | 13.51     | 13.33     |     10.16 |
| Delhi                  | 10.83     | 136.30    |    189.99 |
| Haryana                | 72.47     | 125.14    |    162.95 |
| HP                     | 0.00      | 11.66     |     36.52 |
| J&K                    |           |           |      9.42 |
| Laddakh                | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| Punjab                 | 1492.90   | 1358.22   |   1356.48 |
| Rajasthan              | 5109.35   | 7776.56   |  10384.2  |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 1235.08   | 1447.05   |   1856.19 |
| Uttarakhand            | 318.29    | 341.51    |    329.64 |
| Northern Region        | 8252.45   | 11209.77  |  14335.6  |
| Chhattisgarh           | 335.15    | 326.42    |    370.8  |
| Gujarat                | 2410.32   | 3631.86   |   4633.81 |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 2982.29   | 3496.23   |   4202.03 |
| Maharashtra            | 2206.62   | 2372.68   |   3089.46 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 5.76      | 6.19      |     11.96 |
| Daman &Diu             | 18.94     | 21.83     |     29.52 |
| Goa                    | 0.00      | 0.82      |      1.46 |
| Western Region         | 7959.08   | 9856.02   |  12339    |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 4965.96   | 5855.11   |   6956.1  |
| Telangana              | 6312.26   | 6263.92   |   6351.04 |
| Karnataka              | 7575.83   | 11221.20  |  13238.9  |
| Kerala                 | 110.84    | 143.59    |    275.44 |
| Tamil Nadu             | 3554.50   | 4946.63   |   6115.48 |
| Lakshadweep            | 1.11      | 0.66      |      0.45 |
| Puducherry             | 2.58      | 4.15      |      6.39 |
| Southern Region        | 22523.09  | 28435.26  |  32943.8  |
| Andaman Nicobar        | 13.86     | 11.60     |     24.82 |
| Bihar                  | 179.89    | 160.16    |    160.63 |
| Jharkhand              | 19.15     | 17.47     |     17.16 |
| Orissa                 | 263.03    | 362.29    |    476.26 |
| Sikkim                 | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| West Bengal            | 40.65     | 64.29     |     73.89 |
| Eastern Region         | 516.58    | 615.81    |    752.78 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 1.20      | 1.60      |      1.54 |
| Assam                  | 6.67      | 6.14      |     13.37 |

| Manipur              |     1.88 |     2.63 |     7.71 |
|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| Meghalaya            |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Mizoram              |     0.12 |     0.44 |     2.45 |
| Nagaland             |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Tripura              |     7.14 |     3.43 |     6.04 |
| North Eastern Region |    17    |    14.24 |    31.11 |
| All India Total      | 39268.2  | 50131.1  | 60402.2  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN PART (C) IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2775 FOR 05.08.2021

## DETAILS OF SOLAR SCHEMES:

- i. Solar Park Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks of 40,000 MW total capacity;
- ii. Scheme for setting up of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects of 12000 MW by the  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs)  and  the  Government  of  India organisations with Viability Gap Funding (VGF);
- iii. Installation of Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Power Plants;
- iv. Scheme for Off-Grid Solar PV Systems;
- v. Pradhan  Mantri  -  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM) Scheme to support farmers to set up small solar power projects and solar pumps for irrigation purpose.

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2775 FOR 05.08.2021

## STATE-WISE AND YEAR-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR ENERGY CAPACITY (IN MW) DURING LAST THREE YEARS

| Sr. No.                       | State/UT                      | Capacity Added during 2018-19   | Capacity Added during 2019-20   | Capacity Added during 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1                             | Andaman & Nicobar             | 5.17                            | 0.46                            | 17.03                           |
| 2                             | Andhra Pradesh                | 890.22                          | 473.34                          | 592.98                          |
| 3                             | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0.00                            | 0.22                            | 0.00                            |
| 4                             | Assam                         | 9.95                            | 18.83                           | 1.76                            |
| 5                             | Bihar                         | 0.00                            | 6.90                            | 7.94                            |
| 6                             | Chandigarh                    | 9.51                            | 2.28                            | 4.61                            |
| 7                             | Chhattisgarh                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 21.13                           |
| 8                             | Dadar &Nagar                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 9                             | Daman & Diu                   | 3.86                            | 2.09                            | 20.68                           |
| 10                            | Delhi                         | 57.32                           | 29.23                           | 27.81                           |
| 11                            | Goa                           | 2.98                            | 0.89                            | 2.66                            |
| 12                            | Gujarat                       | 852.13                          | 323.42                          | 1482.45                         |
| 13                            | Haryana                       | 7.67                            | 24.75                           | 155.69                          |
| 14                            | Himachal Pradesh              | 21.95                           | 9.89                            | 9.80                            |
| 15                            | J&K                           | 13.47                           | 4.47                            | 1.43                            |
| 16                            | Jharkhand                     | 9.28                            | 3.45                            | 13.66                           |
| 17                            | Karnataka                     | 1151.43                         | 1179.37                         | 77.24                           |
| 18                            | Kerala                        | 30.65                           | 3.16                            | 114.77                          |
| 19                            | Ladakh                        | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 20                            | Lakshadweep                   | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 21                            | Madhya Pradesh                | 534.81                          | 397.33                          | 204.76                          |
| 22                            | Maharashtra                   | 394.36                          | 29.88                           | 488.17                          |
| 23                            | Manipur                       | 3.38                            | 1.14                            | 1.20                            |
| 24                            | Meghalaya                     | 0.10                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 25                            | Mizoram                       | 0.30                            | 1.02                            | 0.01                            |
| 26                            | Nagaland                      | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 27                            | Odisha                        | 315.16                          | 3.11                            | 3.88                            |
| 28                            | Pondicherry                   | 2.98                            | 2.37                            | 3.82                            |
| 29                            | Punjab                        | 0.00                            | 41.48                           | 12.40                           |
| 30                            | Rajasthan                     | 894.02                          | 1617.42                         | 594.67                          |
| 31                            | Sikkim                        | 0.01                            | 0.06                            | 0.00                            |
| 32                            | Tamil Nadu                    | 666.65                          | 1213.14                         | 559.33                          |
| 33                            | Telangana                     | 300.84                          | 28.66                           | 332.37                          |
| 34                            | Tripura                       | 0.00                            | 4.32                            | 0.00                            |
| 35                            | Uttar Pradesh                 | 265.69                          | 85.00                           | 617.40                          |
| 36                            | Uttarakhand                   | 46.67                           | 8.74                            | 52.51                           |
| 37                            | West Bengal                   | 38.63                           | 33.46                           | 35.38                           |
| TOTAL 6529.20 5549.88 5457.54 | TOTAL 6529.20 5549.88 5457.54 | TOTAL 6529.20 5549.88 5457.54   | TOTAL 6529.20 5549.88 5457.54   | TOTAL 6529.20 5549.88 5457.54   |