Lok Sabha Question No. 3601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3601

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## ULTRA MEGA SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

3601. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT

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

- (a) whether the Government had proposed to set up at least 25 Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects targeting over 20,000 MW of solar power installed capacity within a span of five years starting from 2014-15 in the country;
- (b) if so, the number of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects so far set up during the said period along with their installed as well as actual capacity, State-wise including Odisha and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has enhanced the production capacity of the scheme in 2017; (d) if so, the extent to which it has so far been enhanced and target achieved therefrom, Statewise;
- (e) whether the Government is implementing any scheme which envisages supporting the States/UTs in setting up solar parks at various locations; and
- (f) if so, the funds sanctioned and allocated to various States including Odisha and Maharashtra under the scheme so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) The Government had launched the scheme in December, 2014 to set up 25 solar parks with a cumulative capacity of 20000 MW by 31.03.2019 (Phase-I). The capacity target was enhanced  to  40,000  MW  in  March,  2017  to  be  achieved  by  31.03.2024  (Phase-II).  As  on 28.02.2022,  the  Government  have  sanctioned  56  solar  parks  of  cumulative  38,266  MW capacity in 15 States in the country under the scheme. State-wise and solar park wise details of capacity  sanctioned,  capacity  installed  and  the  funds  released  including  for  Odisha  and Maharashtra under the scheme are given at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFFERED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3601 FOR 24.03.2022

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS, CAPACITY SANCTIONED, CAPACITY INSTALLED AND FUNDS RELEASED

| Sl. No.   | State                 | Name of Park                   | Capacity approved (MW)   | Capacity approved (MW)   | Capacity installed so far (MW)   |       |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|-------|
|           |                       |                                | Phase -I                 | Phase-II                 |                                  |       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh        | Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park     | 1500                     | 0                        | 1400 250                         | 2 3 4 |
|           |                       | Kurnool Solar Park             | 1000                     | 0                        | 1000                             | 2 3 4 |
|           |                       | Kadapa Solar Park              | 1000                     | 0                        |                                  | 2 3 4 |
|           |                       | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park    | 500                      | 0                        | 400                              | 2 3 4 |
| 5         |                       | Solar Wind Hybrid Park         | 0                        | 200                      | 0                                | 2 3 4 |
| 6         |                       | Radhnesada Solar Park          | 700                      | 0                        | 400                              | 7 8   |
|           |                       | Dholera Solar Park Ph-I        | 0                        | 1000                     | 0                                | 7 8   |
|           | Gujarat               | NTPC RE Park                   | 0                        | 4750                     | 0                                | 7 8   |
| 9         |                       | GSECL RE Park                  | 0                        | 3325                     | 0                                | 7 8   |
| 10        |                       | GIPCL RE Park Ph-I             | 0                        | 600                      | 0                                | 7 8   |
| 11        |                       | GIPCL RE Park Ph-II            | 0                        | 1200                     | 0                                | 7 8   |
| 12        | Himachal              | Kaza Solar Park                | 0                        | 880                      | 0                                |       |
| 13        | Pradesh               | Kinnaur Solar Park             | 0                        | 400                      | 0                                |       |
| 14        |                       | SECI Floating Solar Park       | 0                        | 100                      | 0                                |       |
| 15        |                       | Deogarh Solar Park             | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                |       |
| 16        | Jharkhand             | Palamu Solar Park              | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                |       |
| 17        |                       | Garwha Solar Park              | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                |       |
| 18        |                       | Simdega Solar Park             | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                |       |
| 19        | Jharkhand/West Bengal | DVC Floating Solar Park        | 0                        | 755                      | 0                                |       |
| 20        |                       | Pavagada Solar Park            | 2000                     | 0                        | 2000                             |       |
| 21        | Karnataka             | Kalaburgi Solar Park           | 0                        | 500                      | 0                                |       |
| 22        | Kerala                | Kasargod Solar Park            | 105                      | 0                        | 100                              |       |
| 23        |                       | Floating Solar Park            | 0                        | 50                       | 0                                |       |
| 24        |                       | Rewa Solar Park                | 750                      | 0                        | 750                              |       |
| 25        |                       | Mandsaur Solar Park            | 250                      | 0                        | 250                              |       |
| 26        |                       | Neemuch Solar Park             | 0                        | 500                      | 0                                |       |
| 27        | Madhya                | Agar Solar Park                | 0                        | 550                      | 0                                |       |
| 28        | Pradesh               | Shajapur Solar Park            | 0                        | 450                      | 0                                |       |
| 29        |                       | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park | 0                        | 600                      | 0                                |       |
| 30        |                       | Chhattarpur Solar Park         | 0                        | 950                      | 0                                |       |

| Sl. No.   | Name of Park                          | Capacity approved (MW)   | Capacity approved (MW)   | Capacity installed so far (MW)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of Park                          | Phase -I                 | Phase-II                 | Capacity installed so far (MW)   | Funds released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
| 31        | Morena Solar Park                     | 0                        | 1400                     | 0                                |                                 |
| 32        | Barethi Solar Park                    | 0                        | 630                      | 0                                |                                 |
| 33        | Sai Guru Solar Park                   | 500                      | 0                        | 0                                |                                 |
| 34        | Patoda Solar Park                     | 500                      | 0                        | 0                                | 867.08                          |
| 35        | Dondaicha Solar Park                  | 250                      | 0                        | 0                                |                                 |
| 36        | Bukpi Solar Park                      | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                | 10.00                           |
| 37        | Solar park in Meghalaya               | 20                       | 0                        | 0                                | 3.07                            |
| 38        | Vankal Solar Park                     | 0                        | 20                       | 0                                | 58.00                           |
| 39        | Solar Park in Odisha                  | 0                        | 40                       | 0                                |                                 |
| 40        | Floating Solar Park Ph-I              | 0                        | 100                      | 0                                | 0.00                            |
| 41        | Floating Solar Park Ph-II             | 0                        | 200                      | 0                                |                                 |
| 42        | Bhadla-II Solar Park                  | 680                      | 0                        | 680                              |                                 |
| 43        | Bhadla-III Solar Park                 | 1000                     | 0                        | 1000                             |                                 |
| 44        | Bhadla-IV Solar Park                  | 500                      | 0                        | 500                              |                                 |
| 45        | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park            | 750                      | 0                        | 300                              | 53559.49                        |
| 46        | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park         | 421                      | 0                        | 349                              |                                 |
| 47        | Nokh Solar Park                       | 0                        | 925                      | 0                                |                                 |
| 48        | Pugal Solar Park                      | 0                        | 1000                     | 0                                |                                 |
| 49        | RRVUN Solar Park                      | 0                        | 810                      | 0                                |                                 |
| 50        | Solar Park in UP                      | 440                      | 0                        | 165                              |                                 |
| 51        | Jalaun Solar Park Mirzapur Solar Park | 0                        | 1200 100                 | 0 0                              |                                 |
| 52        | Kalpi Solar Park                      | 0                        |                          |                                  |                                 |
| 53        |                                       | 0                        | 65                       | 0                                | 3875.95                         |
| 54        | Lalitpur Solar Park Jhansi Solar Park | 0 0                      | 600 600                  | 0 0                              |                                 |
| 55        |                                       |                          |                          |                                  |                                 |
| 56        | Chitrakoot Solar Park                 | 0                        | 800                      | 0                                |                                 |
| TOTAL     | 56 Solar Parks                        | 12866                    | 25400                    | 9544                             | 183707.82                       |