Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Electrification through Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1609

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH SOLAR ENERGY

## 1609. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

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

- (a)    whether all the anganwadis, health centres, schools, panchayat offices, railways and bus stations in rural areas of the country are electrified through solar energy and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b)   whether the Government proposes to encourage their electrification through solar energy in rural areas of the country;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has encouraged power distribution companies to fund rural electrification by solar energy through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government has considered counting solar energy power generation in rural areas for Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs); and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  has  provided  financial  support  for electrification  of  various  public  service  institutions  including  anganwadis,  health  centres, schools, panchayat offices, railways and bus stations in rural areas of the country under Offgrid  and  Decentralized  Solar  PV  Applications  Programme  and  Rooftop  Solar  Programme. State/UT-wise  details  of  capacity  installed  through  financial  support  under  the  abovementioned programmes are placed at Annexure .
- (d)  &  (e)  As  per  Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013,  activities  towards  "ensuring environmental sustainability" is one of the key activities allowed under CSR. This provision encourages companies, including the power distribution companies to fund rural electrification by solar energy through their CSR funds.
- (f) & (g) Solar power generation projects installed in rural areas of the country can also be considered  for  fulfilment  of  Renewable  Purchase  Obligations  (RPO)  by  the  respective Distribution companies.

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Annexure mentioned in part (a) of the unstarred Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 to be answered on 10.02.2022

Solar PV capacity installed through financial support under Off-grid and Decentralized Solar PV Applications Programme and Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Programme as on 31.12.2021

| S. No.   | States            |   Off-grid Solar Power Packs installed (MW) |   Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Plants installed (MW) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                        3.82 |                                                77.77 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                        0.96 |                                                 0.22 |
| 3.       | Assam             |                                        1.61 |                                                20.09 |
| 4.       | Bihar             |                                        6.91 |                                                 7.27 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                       31.37 |                                                 9.9  |
| 6.       | Delhi             |                                        1.27 |                                               129.7  |
| 7.       | Goa               |                                        0.03 |                                                 0.66 |
| 8.       | Gujarat           |                                       13.58 |                                              1251.4  |
| 9.       | Haryana           |                                        2.32 |                                                89.15 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                        1.91 |                                                17.87 |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                        8.13 |                                                14.43 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand         |                                        3.77 |                                                17    |
| 13.      | Karnataka         |                                        7.85 |                                                33.56 |
| 14.      | Kerala            |                                       16.27 |                                                30.58 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                        3.65 |                                                72.58 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra       |                                        3.86 |                                               144.43 |
| 17.      | Manipur           |                                        1.58 |                                                 4.96 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya         |                                        2    |                                                 0.04 |
| 19.      | Mizoram           |                                        3.89 |                                                 1.33 |
| 20.      | Nagaland          |                                        1.51 |                                                 0.08 |
| 21.      | Odisha            |                                        2.32 |                                                14.25 |
| 22.      | Punjab            |                                        2.07 |                                                61.43 |
| 23.      | Rajasthan         |                                       30.45 |                                               102.02 |
| 24.      | Sikkim            |                                        0.85 |                                                 0.06 |
| 25.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                       13.05 |                                                67.19 |
| 26.      | Telangana         |                                        7.45 |                                                72.41 |
| 27.      | Tripura           |                                        0.87 |                                                 3.11 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                       10.64 |                                               138.04 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand       |                                        4.06 |                                                47.14 |
| 30.      | West Bengal       |                                        1.73 |                                                35.49 |
| 31.      | Andaman &Nicobar  |                                        0.17 |                                                 4.59 |
| 32.      | Chandigarh        |                                        0.73 |                                                33.73 |
| 33.      | Lakshadweep       |                                        2.19 |                                                 0    |
| 34.      | Puducherry        |                                        0.12 |                                                 1.59 |
| 35.      | Others            |                                       23.89 |                                                 0    |
|          | Total             |                                      216.88 |                                              2504.07 |