Lok Sabha Question No. 1761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Use of Clean Energy Products
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1761

ANSWERED ON-11.02.2021

## USE OF CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTS

## 1761. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make adequate budgetary provision to the expenditure in the rural areas to encourage farmers for clean energy products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any road map for the said purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government also proposes to take any steps to increase the production of clean energy in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) To encourage farmers to use solar energy to meet their irrigation needs, the Ministry of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  is  implementing  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) scheme wherein financial support is provided to farmers for installation of standalone solar pumps and solarization of existing grid-connected agricultural pumps. In addition, farmers can also install grid-connected solar power plants up to  2  MW  on  their  barren/fallow  land  and  earn  income  by  selling  power  to  the  electricity distribution companies.

Under  PM-KUSUM  Scheme  budgetary  provision  has  been  made  for  providing  central financial  support  of  over  Rs.  34000  Cr  for  installation  of  20  lakh  standalone  solar  pumps; solarization  of  15  lakh  grid-connected  agricultural  pumps;  and  installation  of  total  10  GW capacity of grid-connected solar power capacity through individual solar power plants up to 2 MW by 2022.

- (e) & (f) Besides PM-KUSUM Scheme, Government has, inter-alia, taken following steps to increase the production of renewable energy in the country:
- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route, except from border sharing countries, for which prior approval is needed.
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th June 2023,
- 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 on plug and play basis,
- Schemes such as 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/devises,
- 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, wherein adequate provisions have been made to protect Power Purchase Agreements.
- 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.
- Financial support for setting-up of biomass cogeneration power plants.
- Financial support for setting-up of waste to energy projects.
- Under the  New  National  Biogas  and  Organic  Manure  Programme,  financial  support  is provided for setting up of biogas plants of size from 1 cubic metre to 25 cubic metre.

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