Lok Sabha Question No. 3028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Solar Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## SOLAR PROJECTS

## 3028. DR. SHASHI THAROOR

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

- (a)  whether the Ministry maintains any data of the installed and operating solar projects in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the details of capacity installed and operating along with optimal potential units generated thereof, State-wise;
- (c)  whether the Ministry has recorded the efficiency of power generation of the operating solar projects;
- (d)  if so, the details about actual power generated and performance efficiency thereof;
- (e)  whether the operating solar plants have accrued any financial loss due to operational inefficiencies;
- (f)  if so, the details thereof in terms of rupees;
- (g) whether the Ministry has implemented automated solar cleaning systems to improve the efficiency of operating solar plants in the country; and
- (h)  if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Ministry to improve efficiency and retrospective cost-benefit analysis thereon?

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

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) A gird connected solar power capacity of 47112.51 MW has been installed in the country, as on  30.11.2021.  State-wise  details  are  given  in Annexure-I .  The  Central  Electricity  Authority  have reported that solar energy of 60402.26 Million Units was generated during 2020-21. State-wise details are given in Annexure-II .
- (c) & (d) The generation data for solar power projects is maintained by Central Electricity Authority. The Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) for solar projects has been achieved upto 25%. It varies from project to project and inter-alia depends upon solar irradiation, type of solar modules used etc.
- (e) & (f) No such case has been reported to this Ministry.
- (g)  &  (h)  Most  of  the  solar  power  projects  in  the  country  have  been  installed  by  private  developers. Periodic cleaning of solar modules is a requirement to maximise power generation. In places of more dust, cleaning of modules is carried out more frequently. The Government has issued advisory to all States  and  Solar  Associations  to  initiate  steps  for  optimal  utilization  of  water  for  cleaning  of  Solar Panels and to preferably use Robotic Technology for cleaning of modules.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028 FOR 16.12.2021

## (I) COMMISSIONING STATUS OF GRID CONNECTED SOLAR PROJECTS AS ON 30-11-2021

|   Sr. No. | State/UT          |   Cumulative Capacity till 30-11-2021 (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           |                                    6116.85 |
|        13 | Haryana           |                                     593.2  |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      45.04 |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                      24.49 |
|        16 | Jharkhand         |                                      53.56 |
|        17 | Karnataka         |                                    7483.39 |
|        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       |                                      11.87 |
|        29 | Punjab            |                                    1051.09 |
|        30 | Rajasthan         |                                    9229.8  |
|        31 | Sikkim            |                                       2.76 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu        |                                    4757.76 |
|        33 | Telangana         |                                    4032.06 |
|        34 | Tripura           |                                       9.41 |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                    1990.28 |
|        36 | Uttarakhand       |                                     540.49 |
|        37 | West Bengal       |                                     151    |

| Total   | 47112.51   |
|---------|------------|

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028 FOR 16.12.2021

| Name of State/UT       | Solar Energy generation in 2020- 21 (In MU)   |   Solar Energy generation in 2020- 21 (In MU) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Chandigarh             |                                               |                                         10.16 |
| Delhi                  |                                               |                                        189.99 |
| Haryana                |                                               |                                        162.95 |
| HP                     |                                               |                                         36.52 |
| J & K                  |                                               |                                          9.42 |
| Ladkh                  |                                               |                                          0    |
| Punjab                 |                                               |                                       1356.48 |
| Rajasthan              |                                               |                                      10384.2  |
| Uttar Pradesh          |                                               |                                       1856.19 |
| Uttarakhand            |                                               |                                        329.64 |
| Northern Region        |                                               |                                      14335.6  |
| Chhattisgarh           |                                               |                                        370.8  |
| Gujarat                |                                               |                                       4633.81 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |                                               |                                       4202.03 |
| Maharashtra            |                                               |                                       3089.46 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                                               |                                         11.96 |
| Daman & Diu            |                                               |                                         29.52 |
| Goa                    |                                               |                                          1.46 |
| Western Region         |                                               |                                      12339    |
| Andhra Pradesh         |                                               |                                       6956.1  |
| Telangana              |                                               |                                       6351.04 |
| Karnataka              |                                               |                                      13238.9  |
| Kerala                 |                                               |                                        275.44 |
| Tamil Nadu             |                                               |                                       6115.48 |
| Lakshadweep            |                                               |                                          0.45 |
| Puducherry             |                                               |                                          6.39 |
| Southern Region        |                                               |                                      32943.8  |
| Andaman Nicobar        |                                               |                                         24.82 |
| Bihar                  |                                               |                                        160.63 |
| Jharkhand              |                                               |                                         17.16 |
| Orissa                 |                                               |                                        476.26 |
| Sikkim                 |                                               |                                          0    |
| West Bengal            |                                               |                                         73.92 |
| Eastern Region         |                                               |                                        752.78 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      |                                               |                                          1.54 |
| Assam                  |                                               |                                         13.37 |
| Manipur                |                                               |                                          7.71 |
| Meghalaya              |                                               |                                          0    |
| Mizoram                |                                               |                                          2.45 |

| Nagaland             |     0.00 |
|----------------------|----------|
| Tripura              |     6.04 |
| North Eastern Region |    31.11 |
| All India Total      | 60402.3  |