Lok Sabha Question No. 3144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Possibility of New and Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3144

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## POSSIBILITY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

## 3144. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE SHRI MANOJ KOTAK

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

- (a) whether any survey has been conducted in the country regarding the possibility of new and renewable energy sources in the country, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of solar power plants in the country, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the steps taken/being taken to set up more number of solar power plants in the country, State-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (e) the details of installed capacity of grid connected solar projects in the State of Maharashtra, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) The state-wise details of renewable energy potential estimated for various renewable energy sources (including large hydro) in the country, including the State of Maharashtra are given in Annexure-I .

- (c) The state wise details of solar power capacity installed in the country as on 30/06/2022 are given in Annexure II .
- (d) The Government has taken several steps to promote renewable energy, including solar power, in the country, including in the state of Maharashtra. 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 30th June 2025,
-  Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity for evacuation of renewable power,
-  Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2029-30,
-  Setting up of RE 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 (PMKUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc,
-  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.
- (e) As per information provided by Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), the district wise details of grid connected solar power projects commissioned in the state of Maharashtra are given in Annexure-III .

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## Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3144 for 04/08/2022 regarding 'Possibility of New and Renewable Energy Sources'

## State-wise details of renewable energy potential estimated for various renewable energy sources (including large hydro) in the country including the State of Maharashtra

(in MW)

| Sl.   |                     | Wind Power   | Small Hydro Power   | Bio-Energy    | Bio-Energy           | Bio-Energy      |           | Large   | Total   |
|-------|---------------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------|---------|---------|
| N o.  | STATES / UTs        | (@120mtr)    |                     | Biomass Power | Bagase Cogene ration | Waste To Energy | Solar     | Hydro   |         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 74906        | 409.32              | 578           | 300                  | 123             | 38440     | 3261    | 118017  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 274          | 2064.92             | 8             |                      |                 | 8650      | 50064   | 61061   |
| 3     | Assam               | 246          | 201.99              | 212           |                      | 8               | 13760     | 650     | 15078   |
| 4     | Bihar               | 3650         | 526.98              | 619           | 300                  | 73              | 11200     | 40      | 16409   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 348          | 1098.20             | 236           |                      | 24              | 18270     | 2202    | 22178   |
| 6     | Goa                 | 8            | 4.70                | 26            |                      |                 | 880       | 55      | 973     |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 142560       | 201.97              | 1221          | 350                  | 112             | 35770     | 590     | 180805  |
| 8     | Haryana             | 419          | 107.40              | 1333          | 350                  | 24              | 4560      | 64      | 6857    |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 151          | 3460.34             | 142           |                      | 2               | 33840     | 18470   | 56065   |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir     | 3            | 1707.45             | 43            |                      |                 | 111050    | 13613   | 126416  |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 0            | 227.96              | 90            |                      | 10              | 18180     | 582     | 19090   |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 124155       | 3726.49             | 1131          | 450                  |                 | 24700     | 6459    | 160621  |
| 13    | Kerala              | 2311         | 647.15              | 1044          |                      | 36              | 6110      | 3378    | 13527   |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 15404        | 820.44              | 1364          |                      | 78              | 61660     | 1970    | 81296   |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 98213        | 786.46              | 1887          | 1250                 | 287             | 64320     | 3314    | 170058  |
| 16    | Manipur             | 0            | 99.95               | 13            |                      | 2               | 10630     | 1761    | 12506   |
| 17    | Meghalaya           | 1            | 230.05              | 11            |                      | 2               | 5860      | 2298    | 8402    |
| 18    | Mizoram             | 0            | 168.90              | 1             |                      | 2               | 9090      | 2131    | 11392   |
| 19    | Nagaland            | 0            | 182.18              | 10            |                      |                 | 7290      | 1452    | 8934    |
| 20    | Orissa              | 8346         | 286.22              | 246           |                      | 22              | 25780     | 2981    | 37662   |
| 21    | Punjab              | 278          | 578.28              | 3172          | 300                  | 45              | 2810      | 971     | 8154    |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 127756       | 51.67               | 1039          |                      | 62              | 142310    | 483     | 271702  |
| 23    | Sikkim              | 0            | 266.64              | 2             |                      |                 | 4940      | 4248    | 9457    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu          | 68750        | 604.46              | 1070          | 450                  | 151             | 17670     | 1693    | 90388   |
| 25    | Telangana           | 24835        | 102.25              |               |                      |                 | 20410     | 1099    | 46446   |
| 26    | Tripura             | 0            | 46.86               | 3             |                      | 2               | 2080      | 0       | 2131    |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh       | 101          | 460.75              | 1617          | 1250                 | 176             | 22830     | 664     | 27098   |
| 28    | Uttarakhand         | 54           | 1664.31             | 24            |                      | 5               | 16800     | 17998   | 36545   |
| 29    | West Bengal         | 1050         | 392.06              | 396           |                      | 148             | 6260      | 2829    | 11075   |
| 30    | Andaman & Nicobar   | 1277         | 7.27                |               |                      |                 | 0         |         | 1284    |
| 31    | Chandigarh          | 0            |                     |               |                      | 6               | 0         |         | 6       |
| 32    | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 0            |                     |               |                      |                 | 0         |         | 0       |
| 33    | Daman &Diu          | 0            |                     |               |                      |                 | 0         |         | 0       |
| 34    | Delhi               | 0            |                     |               |                      | 131             | 2050      |         | 2181    |
| 35    | Lakshwadeep         | 31           |                     |               |                      |                 | 0         |         | 31      |
| 36    | Puducherry          |              |                     |               |                      | 3               | 0         |         | 385     |
| 37    | Others              | 382          |                     |               |                      | 1022            | 790       |         | 1812    |
|       | Total               | 695509.00    | 21133.62            | 17536.41      | 5000.00              | 2554.00         | 748990.00 | 145320  | 1636043 |

State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power as on 30.06.2022

|   S. No. | States/ UTs         | Solar Power    |
|----------|---------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 4390.48        |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 11.23          |
|        3 | Assam               | 142.94         |
|        4 | Bihar               | 190.69         |
|        5 | Chhatisgarh         | 529.32         |
|        6 | Goa                 | 21.54          |
|        7 | Gujarat             | 7806.80        |
|        8 | Haryana             | 943.61         |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh    | 80.56          |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir      | 47.90          |
|       11 | Jharkhand           | 88.79          |
|       12 | Karnataka           | 7597.92        |
|       13 | Kerala              | 539.60         |
|       14 | Ladakh              | 7.80           |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2746.27        |
|       16 | Maharashtra         | 2753.30        |
|       17 | Manipur             | 12.26          |
|       18 | Meghalaya           | 4.16           |
|       19 | Mizoram             | 8.01           |
|       20 | Nagaland            | 3.04           |
|       21 | Odisha              | 452.13         |
|       22 | Punjab              | 1117.99        |
|       23 | Rajasthan           | 14454.70       |
|       24 | Sikkim              | 4.69           |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu          | 5690.79        |
|       26 | Telangana           | 4621.07        |
|       27 | Tripura             | 15.87          |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh       | 2244.56        |
|       29 | Uttarakhand         | 573.54         |
|       30 | West Bengal         | 176.00         |
|       31 | Andaman& Nicobar    | 29.91          |
|       32 | Chandigarh          | 56.85          |
|       33 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli | 5.46           |
|       34 | Daman &Diu          | 41.01          |
|       35 | Delhi               | 211.12         |
|       36 | Lakshwadeep         | 3.27           |
|       37 | Pondicherry         | 35.53          |
|       38 | Others Total (MW)   | 45.01 57705.72 |

| District Wise Grid Connected Solar Power Project Commissioned Details   | District Wise Grid Connected Solar Power Project Commissioned Details   | District Wise Grid Connected Solar Power Project Commissioned Details   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                                                                  | Name of The District                                                    | Commissioned Capacity (MW)                                              |
| 1                                                                       | Ahmednagar                                                              | 88                                                                      |
| 2                                                                       | Akola                                                                   | 15.7                                                                    |
| 3                                                                       | Amravati                                                                | 16                                                                      |
| 4                                                                       | Aurangabad                                                              | 12                                                                      |
| 5                                                                       | Beed                                                                    | 205                                                                     |
| 6                                                                       | Bhandara                                                                | 0                                                                       |
| 7                                                                       | Buldhana                                                                | 100                                                                     |
| 8                                                                       | Chandrapur                                                              | 10                                                                      |
| 9                                                                       | Dhule                                                                   | 337                                                                     |
| 10                                                                      | Gondia                                                                  | 0                                                                       |
| 11                                                                      | Hingoli                                                                 | 10                                                                      |
| 12                                                                      | Jalgaon                                                                 | 238.5                                                                   |
| 13                                                                      | Jalna                                                                   | 130                                                                     |
| 14                                                                      | Kolhapur                                                                | 5.5                                                                     |
| 15                                                                      | Latur                                                                   | 77.5                                                                    |
| 16                                                                      | Nagpur                                                                  | 106.4                                                                   |
| 17                                                                      | Nanded                                                                  | 10                                                                      |
| 18                                                                      | Nandurbar                                                               | 2                                                                       |
| 19                                                                      | Nashik                                                                  | 58                                                                      |
| 20                                                                      | Osmanabad                                                               | 227.25                                                                  |
| 21                                                                      | Parbhani                                                                | 154                                                                     |
| 22                                                                      | Pune                                                                    | 60                                                                      |
| 23                                                                      | Raigad                                                                  | 0                                                                       |
| 24                                                                      | Ratnagiri                                                               | 0                                                                       |
| 25                                                                      | Sangli                                                                  | 0                                                                       |
| 26                                                                      | Satara                                                                  | 188                                                                     |
| 27                                                                      | Sindhurdurg                                                             | 0                                                                       |
| 28                                                                      | Solapur                                                                 | 352.535                                                                 |
| 29                                                                      | Wardha                                                                  | 0                                                                       |
| 30                                                                      | Wasim                                                                   | 0                                                                       |
| 31                                                                      | Yavatmal                                                                | 82                                                                      |
|                                                                         | Total                                                                   | 2485.39                                                                 |