Lok Sabha Question No. 3544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Solar Energy Production Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3544

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION CAPACITY

## 3544. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

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

- (a) the total amount of power generated through solar energy in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (b) the present solar energy production capacity of Gujarat;
- (c) the target for addition of solar energy production capacity for Gujarat by 2022 and 2023;
- (d) the percentage of power that would be contributed by solar energy in Gujarat in the year 2023;
- (e) the total number of large scale solar projects undertaken by the Government specific to Gujarat along with the total expenditure incurred thereon; and
- (f) the total amount of subsidies and incentives provided for using solar energy in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State-wise details of power generated through solar energy in the country including Gujarat during the last three years and the current year are given at Annexure.
- (b) As on 28.02.2022, solar energy generation capacity of 6336.53 MW has been installed in Gujarat.
- (c) No such target has been fixed.
- (d) The total power installed capacity in Gujarat is 41235.62 MW. The present solar power installed capacity in Gujarat is 6336.53 MW which is 15.37% of total power installed capacity.
- (e)&(f)  Under  the  Scheme  for  'Development  of  Solar  Parks  and  Ultra  Mega  Solar  Power Projects', 6 nos. of Solar Parks with an aggregate capacity of 11575 MW have been sanctioned to Gujarat. As on 28-02-2022, the total amount of CFA disbursed to Gujarat under the Scheme is  Rs.  8911.35  Lakhs.  The  Government  of  Gujarat  has  reported  that  the  total  amount  of subsidies and incentives provided for using solar energy in Gujarat State is Rs. 2208.05 Cr. (approx.)

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## State-wise details of power generated through solar energy in the country including Gujarat during last three years and current year

(All Figures in MU)

| Name of State/UT       |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22(Up to January 22) |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Chandigarh             |     13.51 |     13.33 |     10.16 |                       12.21 |
| Delhi                  |     10.83 |    136.3  |    189.99 |                      185.76 |
| Haryana                |     72.47 |    125.14 |    162.95 |                      446.94 |
| HP                     |      0    |     11.66 |     36.52 |                       37.09 |
| J & K                  |      0    |      0    |      9.42 |                        1.71 |
| Ladkh                  |      0    |      0    |      0    |                        0    |
| Punjab                 |   1492.9  |   1358.22 |   1356.48 |                     1222.03 |
| Rajasthan              |   5109.35 |   7776.56 |  10384.2  |                    12736.3  |
| Uttar Pradesh          |   1235.08 |   1447.05 |   1856.19 |                     2274.16 |
| Uttarakhand            |    318.29 |    341.51 |    329.64 |                      246.3  |
| Northern Region        |   8252.45 |  11209.8  |  14335.6  |                    17162.5  |
| Chhattisgarh           |    335.15 |    326.42 |    370.8  |                      343.54 |
| Gujarat                |   2410.32 |   3631.86 |   4633.81 |                     5345.47 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |   2982.29 |   3496.23 |   4202.03 |                     3177.39 |
| Maharashtra            |   2206.62 |   2372.68 |   3089.46 |                     2583.63 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |      5.76 |      6.19 |     11.96 |                       38.45 |
| Daman& Diu             |     18.94 |     21.83 |     29.52 |                       29.3  |
| Goa                    |      0    |      0.82 |      1.46 |                       11.8  |
| Western Region         |   7959.08 |   9856.02 |  12339    |                    11529.6  |
| Andhra Pradesh         |   4965.96 |   5855.11 |   6956.1  |                     6335.67 |
| Telangana              |   6312.26 |   6263.92 |   6351.04 |                     5248.6  |
| Karnataka              |   7575.83 |  11221.2  |  13238.9  |                    10613.1  |
| Kerala                 |    110.84 |    143.59 |    275.44 |                      392.66 |
| Tamil Nadu             |   3554.5  |   4946.63 |   6115.48 |                     5785.38 |
| Lakshadweep            |      1.11 |      0.66 |      0.45 |                        0.28 |
| Puducherry             |      2.58 |      4.14 |      6.39 |                       10.2  |
| Southern Region        |  22523.1  |  28435.2  |  32943.8  |                    28385.9  |
| Andaman Nicobar        |     13.86 |     11.6  |     24.82 |                       17.5  |
| Bihar                  |    179.89 |    160.16 |    160.63 |                      130.2  |
| Jharkhand              |     19.15 |     17.47 |     17.16 |                       14.5  |
| Orissa                 |    263.03 |    362.29 |    476.26 |                      476.83 |
| Sikkim                 |      0    |      0    |      0    |                        0    |
| West Bengal            |     40.65 |     64.29 |     73.92 |                       77.92 |
| Eastern Region         |    516.57 |    615.81 |    752.78 |                      716.94 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      |      1.2  |      1.6  |      1.54 |                        1.39 |
| Assam                  |      6.67 |      6.14 |     13.37 |                       60.73 |
| Manipur                |      1.88 |      2.63 |      7.71 |                        5.45 |

| Meghalaya            |     0.00 |     0.00 |     0.00 |     0.47 |
|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Mizoram              |     0.12 |     0.44 |     2.45 |     1.51 |
| Nagaland             |     0    |     0    |     0    |     0    |
| Tripura              |     7.14 |     3.43 |     6.04 |     5.04 |
| North Eastern Region |    17    |    14.24 |    31.11 |    74.59 |
| All India Total      | 39268.2  | 50131.1  | 60402.3  | 57869.5  |

Source: Data from Central Electricity Authority