Lok Sabha Question No. 453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Incentives for Adoption of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 453

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## INCENTIVES FOR ADOPTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 453. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI

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

- (a) whether the Government has offered incentives for the adoption of renewable energy and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether renewable energy is sought to be adopted for airways, waterways, and railways and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the schemes run by the Government to encourage the study of new and renewable energy in various sectors; and
- (d) whether a study has been undertaken to analyze renewable energy generation in Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the measures undertaken to maximize production of such energy along with the details for its current application in different sectors?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) The Government has taken several steps to promote renewable energy in the country. 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 30 th June 2025,
- 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 to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
- schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- (c)  The  Ministry  supports  a  scheme  'Renewable  Energy  Research  and  Technology  Development  Programme'  through various  research  institutions  and  industry  which  is  being  implemented  to  enable  indigenous  technology  development  and manufacture for wide spread applications of new and renewable energy in an efficient and cost effective manner across the country.

The scheme encourages research and technology development proposals in collaboration with the industry and provides upto 100% financial  support  to  Government/non-profit  research  organizations  and  upto  50-70%  to  Industry,  Start-ups,  Private Institutes, Entrepreneurs and Manufacturing units.

- (d) The details of source-wise potential estimated in the State of Odisha are as under:-
- (e) As stated in part (a)& (b) above.

| Source                      |   Solar |   Wind |   Bio- power |   Small hydro |   Large Hydro |   Total |
|-----------------------------|---------|--------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| Estimated Potential (in MW) |   25780 |   8346 |          268 |           286 |          2981 |   37661 |

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