Lok Sabha Question No. 4703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Sources Used to Generate Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4703

## ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## SOURCES USED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY

4703.  SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of sources used to generate electricity in the country during the last three years and the current year, percentage-wise;

(b) whether there is an under utilisation of the existing renewable capacity for the generation of power;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the  immediate  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the dependence on coal based on the country's COP26 commitments?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Details of source-wise Installed Capacity during  the last  3 years and the current year (upto February, 2022) are given at Annexure-I.

(b) to (d) : Renewable energy is categorized as a Must Run.  Details of Source-wise Renewable  Energy  generation  during  the  last  3  years  and  the  current  year  (upto January, 2022) are given at Annexure-II.  The steps taken by the Central Government to promote renewable energy in the country are given at Annexure-III.

As  on  28.02.2022,  a  total  of  about  152.899  Gigawatt  (GW)  of  renewable energy  capacity  (including  large  hydro)  has  been  installed  in  the  country.    The renewable energy capacity including large hydro is expected to be around 500 GW by the year 2030.

In order to reduce the dependence on coal, based on the Country's COP26 commitment, more generation capacity will be added in Renewable & Nuclear sources to  achieve  the  target  of  500  GW  from  non-fossil  fuel  sources.  With  this  addition,  the share of coal based generation capacity is likely to reduce from 51.5 % as on 28.02.2022 to 31.8 % as on 31.03.2030.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4703 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022 **************

Details of source-wise Installed Capacity during the last 3 years and current the year (upto February, 2022)

| Source/ Fuel      | As on 28.02.2022   | As on 28.02.2022   | As on 31.03.2021   | As on 31.03.2021   | As on 31.03.2020   | As on 31.03.2020   | As on 31.03.2019   | As on 31.03.2019   |
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Source/ Fuel      | Capacity (MW)      | % Share            | Capacity (MW)      | % Share            | Capacity (MW)      | % Share            | Capacity (MW)      | % Share            |
| Thermal           |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |
| Coal              | 203899.50          | 51.54              | 202674.50          | 53.04              | 198524.50          | 53.64              | 194444.50          | 54.60              |
| Lignite           | 6620.00            | 1.67               | 6620.00            | 1.73               | 6610.00            | 1.79               | 6260.00            | 1.76               |
| Gas               | 24899.51           | 6.29               | 24924.01           | 6.52               | 24955.36           | 6.74               | 24937.22           | 7.00               |
| Diesel            | 509.71             | 0.13               | 509.71             | 0.13               | 509.71             | 0.14               | 637.63             | 0.18               |
| Thermal Total     | 235928.72          | 59.64              | 234728.22          | 61.42              | 230599.57          | 62.31              | 226279.34          | 63.54              |
| Nuclear           | 6780.00            | 1.71               | 6780.00            | 1.77               | 6780.00            | 1.83               | 6780.00            | 1.90               |
| RES               |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |
| Hydro             | 46524.52           | 11.76              | 46209.22           | 12.09              | 45699.22           | 12.35              | 45399.22           | 12.75              |
| RES (MNRE)        |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |                    |
| Small Hydro Power | 4839.90            | 1.22               | 4786.81            | 1.25               | 4683.16            | 1.27               | 4593.15            | 1.29               |
| Wind Power        | 40129.78           | 10.14              | 39247.05           | 10.27              | 37693.75           | 10.18              | 35625.97           | 10.00              |
| -BM Power/Cogen.  | 10175.61           | 2.57               | 10145.92           | 2.65               | 9875.31            | 2.67               | 9103.50            | 2.56               |
| -Waste to Energy  | 451.57             | 0.11               | 168.64             | 0.04               | 147.64             | 0.04               | 138.30             | 0.04               |
| Solar Power       | 50777.77           | 12.84              | 40085.37           | 10.49              | 34627.82           | 9.36               | 28180.71           | 7.91               |
| RES (MNRE) Total  | 106374.63          | 26.89              | 94433.79           | 24.71              | 87027.68           | 23.51              | 77641.63           | 21.80              |
| RES Total         | 152899.15          | 38.65              | 140643.01          | 36.80              | 132726.90          | 35.86              | 123040.85          | 34.55              |
| All India Total   | 395607.86          | 100.00             | 382151.22          | 100.00             | 370106.46          | 100.00             | 356100.19          | 100.00             |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4703 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022

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Details of Source-wise RE Generation during the last 3 years and the current year (upto January 2022)

| Year                       |    Wind |   Solar |   Biomass |   Bagasse |   Small Hydro |   Others |   Renewable Energy Total |   Large Hydro * |   Total RE Including Large Hydro |
|----------------------------|---------|---------|-----------|-----------|---------------|----------|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
| 2018-19                    | 62036.4 | 39268.2 |   2763.82 |  13562.7  |       8702.75 |   425.28 |                   126759 |          134894 |                           261653 |
| 2019-20                    | 64646.4 | 50131.1 |   2937.97 |  10804.5  |       9451.24 |   365.88 |                   138337 |          155769 |                           294106 |
| 2020-21                    | 60149.9 | 60402.3 |   3512.98 |  11302.9  |      10258.4  |  1621.06 |                   147248 |          150300 |                           297547 |
| 2021-22 (up to January 22) | 61525.5 | 57869.5 |   2867.92 |   8542.98 |       1875.76 |  9256.86 |                   141939 |          133610 |                           275549 |

* Large hydro generation Excluding Import from Bhutan

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ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4703 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022

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The  following  steps  are  taken  by  Central  Government  to  promote  renewable energy in the country:

- i. Permitting Foreign Direct Investment  (FDI) up to 100  percent  under  the automatic route;
- ii. 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;
- iii. Laying  of  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity  for evacuation of renewable power;
- iv. Declaration  of  trajectory  for  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO)  up  to  the year 2022;
- v. Setting up of RE parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis;
- vi. Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan  (PM-KUSUM),  Solar  Rooftop  Phase  II,  12000  MW  CPSU  Scheme Phase II, etc,;
- vii. Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices;
- viii. Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments;
- ix. Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects; and
- x. 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.
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