Lok Sabha Question No. 415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Grid-Interactive Power Targets
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 415

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## GRID-INTERACTIVE POWER TARGETS

## 415. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO

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

- (a) the details of Grid-Interactive Power targets set and achieved during the last three years for generation of renewable energy including solar power, biomass power and gasification from waste in the country;
- (b) whether the set targets were achieved in the stipulated time-frame;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the details of proposals approved for generation of solar power in the State of Telangana during the current year, location-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c) Hon'ble Finance Minister in his budget speech of 2015-16 announced that ' the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has  revised  its  target  of  renewable  energy  capacity  to  175000  MW  till 2022,  comprising    100000  MW Solar,  60000  MW Wind, 10000 MW Biomass and 5000 MW Small Hydro'.

A total of 151390.73 MW of renewable energy capacity (including large hydro) has been installed in the country as on 31-12-2021.

The details of renewable energy capacity addition  (including large hydro)  in the country during the last three years and the current year i.e. 2018-19 to 2021-22 ( upto December 2021) are given below:

| Year                         |   Capacity Installed (in MW) |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2018-19                      |                      8672.22 |
| 2019-20                      |                      9061.26 |
| 2020-21                      |                      7866.13 |
| 2021-22 (upto December 2021) |                      9290.12 |

Further,  the  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  promote  renewable  energy  in  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 30 th June 2025,
- declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
- setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  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,
- 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.

(d) The details of projects sanctioned by MNRE in the State of Telangana during the current year i.e. 2021-22 for the generation of solar power in the state is given below:

- (a) 10  MW  solar  rooftop  capacity  allocated  to  Telangana  State  Northern  Power  Distribution Company Ltd (TSNPDCL) under Phase-II of solar rooftop programme.
- (b) 40  MW  solar  rooftop  capacity  allocated  to  Telangana  State  Southern  Power  Distribution Company Ltd (TSSPDCL) under Phase-II of solar rooftop programme.

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