Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Non Conventional Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Prataprao  Jadhav, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-465

ANSWERED ON-22/07/2021

## NON CONVENTIONAL SOLAR ENERGY

465. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO SHRI MANOJ TIWARI SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI RAVI KISHAN SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA

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

- (a) whether all the States are not naturally endowed with natural resources to generate nonconventional solar energy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has made any study to identify natural resource potential for generation of nonconventional energy of various States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has asked all the States to abide by a naturally determined uniform and sub categorized Renewal Purchase Obligation (RPO);
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the States thereto;
- (e) whether States with low potential of nonconventional energy has been demanding to exclude them for compliance of RPO targets; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereto?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b)  The  Renewable  Energy  potential  varies  from  State  to  State.  The  State-wise  details  of estimated renewable energy potential (excluding large hydro) identified for various renewable energy sources in the country are given in Annexure .

(c)  &  (d)  Ministry  of  Power  has  notified  uniform Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) trajectory up to the year 2021-22 under two broad categories of solar and non-solar seeking balanced growth of Renewable Energy  (excluding  large  hydro)  in  all  States.  The  uniform  RPO  trajectory  has  been finalized  keeping  in  view  the  national  targets  for  solar  and  non-solar  (wind,  biomass,  small  hydro etc.) renewable energy capacity.

In terms of Section 86(1)(e) of the Electricity Act 2003, respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions can also notify state-specific RPO targets from time to time.

- (e) & (f) The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has not received request from any State to exclude them from compliance of RPO targets.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) : 'Non Conventional Solar Energy'

## Annexure

## of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.465 for 22/7/2021 regarding

'Source and State-wise details of estimated potential of Renewable Energy in MW'

| Sl. No.   | STATES / UTs        | Wind Power   | Small Hydro Power   | Bio-Energy    | Bio-Energy           | Bio-Energy      |           |            |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|
|           |                     |              |                     | Biomass Power | Bagase Cogenerati on | Waste To Energy | Solar     | Total      |
|           |                     | (MW) @120m   | (MW)                | (MW)          | (MW)                 | (MW)            | (MW)      | (MW)       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 74906        | 409.32              | 578           | 300                  | 123             | 38440     | 114756     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 274          | 2064.92             | 8             |                      |                 | 8650      | 10997      |
| 3         | Assam               | 246          | 201.99              | 212           |                      | 8               | 13760     | 14428      |
| 4         | Bihar               | 3650         | 526.98              | 619           | 300                  | 73              | 11200     | 16369      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 348          | 1098.20             | 236           |                      | 24              | 18270     | 19976      |
| 6         | Goa                 | 8            | 4.70                | 26            |                      |                 | 880       | 918        |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 142560       | 201.97              | 1221          | 350                  | 112             | 35770     | 180215     |
| 8         | Haryana             | 419          | 107.40              | 1333          | 350                  | 24              | 4560      | 6793       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    | 151          | 3460.34             | 142           |                      | 2               | 33840     | 37595      |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 3            | 1707.45             | 43            |                      |                 | 111050    | 112803     |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 0            | 227.96              | 90            |                      | 10              | 18180     | 18508      |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 124155       | 3726.49             | 1131          | 450                  |                 | 24700     | 154162     |
| 13        | Kerala              | 2311         | 647.15              | 1044          |                      | 36              | 6110      | 10149      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      | 15404        | 820.44              | 1364          |                      | 78              | 61660     | 79326      |
| 15        | Maharashtra         | 98213        | 786.46              | 1887          | 1250                 | 287             | 64320     | 166744     |
| 16        | Manipur             | 0            | 99.95               | 13            |                      | 2               | 10630     | 10745      |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 1            | 230.05              | 11            |                      | 2               | 5860      | 6104       |
| 18        | Mizoram             | 0            | 168.90              | 1             |                      | 2               | 9090      | 9261       |
| 19        | Nagaland            | 0            | 182.18              | 10            |                      |                 | 7290      | 7482       |
| 20        | Orissa              | 8346         | 286.22              | 246           |                      | 22              | 25780     | 34681      |
| 21        | Punjab              | 278          | 578.28              | 3172          | 300                  | 45              | 2810      | 7183       |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 127756       | 51.67               | 1039          |                      | 62              | 142310    | 271219     |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 0            | 266.64              | 2             |                      |                 | 4940      | 5209       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 68750        | 604.46              | 1070          | 450                  | 151             | 17670     | 88695      |
| 25        | Telangana           | 24835        | 102.25              |               |                      |                 | 20410     | 45347      |
| 26        | Tripura             | 0            | 46.86               | 3             |                      | 2               | 2080      | 2131       |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       | 101          | 460.75              | 1617          | 1250                 | 176             | 22830     | 26434      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 54           | 1664.31             | 24            |                      | 5               | 16800     | 18547      |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 1050         | 392.06              | 396           |                      | 148             | 6260      | 8246       |
| 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        | Lakshadweep         | 31           |                     |               |                      |                 | 0         | 31         |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 382          |                     |               |                      |                 | 0         | 385        |
| 37        | Others              |              |                     |               |                      | 3               | 790       | 1812       |
|           | Total               |              |                     |               |                      | 1022            |           |            |
|           |                     | 695509.00    | 21133.62            | 17536.41      | 5000.00              | 2554.00         | 748990.00 | 1490723.03 |