Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Setting up of Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS

*267. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has sanctioned setting up of new solar parks especially in Jharkhand; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and spent so far for the purpose, State-wise, especially in Jharkhand; (c) whether the Government has also proposed to set up hydro power plants in Jharkhand; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the other steps taken by the Government for harnessing and utilizing the solar energy with

- special focus on the States which are largely dependent  on fossil fuels for power generation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 (7 th   POSITION) FOR 16.12.2021 REGARDING SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS

(a) The list of solar parks sanctioned in various States including Jharkhand is given at Annexure-I.

(b):  State-wise  funds  released  under  Solar  Park  Scheme  is  given  at Annexure-II . Funds  under the scheme  are released  based on achievement of specified milestones. Four out of the five parks sanctioned in Jharkhand  were sanctioned in October 2021. No funds have been released ,so far, for these solar parks because they have not reached the qualifying milestone.

(c)&(d)  Damodar  Valley  Corporation  has  planned  to  set  up  Lugu-Pahar  Pump Storage project with 1500 MW capacity (approximate) on Bokaro River, near Lugu Village in Gomia  Tehsil, District Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Project envisages construction  of  Upper  Dam  across  Kairo  Jharna  Nala  with  an  underground  Power House on the downstream of Upper Dam and a Lower Dam across Bokaro River.

(e) The details of important steps taken to promote solar energy in the country are given at Annexure-III .

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 FOR 16.12.2021

## List of Solar Parks in India (as on 30-11-2021)

| Sl. No.                   | Solar Park                  | Capacity (MW)             | Location                                                                                                                             |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (4200 MW)  | Andhra Pradesh (4200 MW)    | Andhra Pradesh (4200 MW)  | Andhra Pradesh (4200 MW)                                                                                                             |
| 1                         | Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park  | 1500                      | NP Kunta of Anantpuramu & Galiveedu of Kadapa Districts                                                                              |
| 2                         | Kurnool Solar Park          | 1000                      | Gani and Sakunala Village of Kurnool District                                                                                        |
| 3                         | Kadapa Solar Park           | 1000                      | Vaddirala, Thalamanchi, Pannampalli, Ramachandrayapalli, Konna Ananthapuram and Dhidium villages in Mylavaram Madal, Kadapa District |
| 4                         | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park | 500                       | Talaricheruvu & Aluru Villages, Tadipathri Mandal, Anathapuramu District                                                             |
| 5                         | Solar Wind Hybrid Park      | 200                       | Ramagiri & Muthuvakuntla Village, Ananthapur District                                                                                |
| Gujarat (14375MW)         | Gujarat (14375MW)           | Gujarat (14375MW)         | Gujarat (14375MW)                                                                                                                    |
| 6                         | Radhnesada Solar Park       | 700                       | Radhnesada, Vav in Banaskantha District                                                                                              |
| 7                         | Dholera Solar Park Ph-I     | 1000                      | Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR),                                                                                             |
| 8                         | Dholera Solar Park Ph-II    | 4000                      | Taluka- Dholera in Ahmedabad District                                                                                                |
| 9                         | NTPC RE Park                | 4750                      | Village - Khavda, Bhuj Taluka of Kutch District                                                                                      |
| 10                        | GSECL RE Park               | 3325                      | Village - Khavda, Bhuj Taluka of Kutch District                                                                                      |
| 11                        | GIPCL RE Park               | 600                       | Village - Khavda, Bhuj Taluka of Kutch District                                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh (880 MW) | Himachal Pradesh (880 MW)   | Himachal Pradesh (880 MW) | Himachal Pradesh (880 MW)                                                                                                            |
| 12                        | Kaza Solar Park             | 880                       | Poh, Kibber, Hikkim, Hull in Kaza and Loshar in Lahaul &Spiti District                                                               |
| Jharkhand (180MW)         | Jharkhand (180MW)           | Jharkhand (180MW)         | Jharkhand (180MW)                                                                                                                    |
| 13                        | Floating Solar Park         | 100                       | Getalsud dam in Ranchi District                                                                                                      |
| 14                        | Deogarh Solar Park          | 20                        | Village - Bada Dhobana in Deogarh District                                                                                           |
| 15                        | Palamu Solar Park           | 20                        | Village - Jilinga in Palamu District                                                                                                 |
| 16                        | Garwha Solar Park           | 20                        | Village - Puregada in Garwha District                                                                                                |
| 17                        | Simdega Solar Park          | 20                        | Village - Bari in Simdega District                                                                                                   |
| Karnataka (2500MW)        | Karnataka (2500MW)          | Karnataka (2500MW)        | Karnataka (2500MW)                                                                                                                   |
| 18                        | Pavagada Solar Park         | 2000                      | Villages- Valluru, Rayacharlu, Balasamudra, Kyathaganacharlu, Thirumani of Pavagada Taluk, Tumkur District                           |
| 19                        | Kalburgi Solar Park         | 500                       | Village Nadisinnuru, Kiranagi & Firozabad of Kalburgi Taluk , Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) District                                         |

| Sl. No.                  | Solar Park                     | Capacity (MW)            | Location                                                                               |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala (155MW)           | Kerala (155MW)                 | Kerala (155MW)           | Kerala (155MW)                                                                         |
| 20                       | Kasargod Solar Park            | 105                      | Paivalike, Meenja, Kinanoor, Kraindalam and Ambalathara villages of Kasargode District |
| 21                       | Floating Solar Park            | 50                       | West Kallada, Kerala                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh (6000 MW) | Madhya Pradesh (6000 MW)       | Madhya Pradesh (6000 MW) | Madhya Pradesh (6000 MW)                                                               |
| 22                       | Rewa Solar Park                | 750                      | Badwar Ramnagar Pahadand Barsaita Desh in Gurh tehsil, Rewa District                   |
| 23                       | Mandsaur Solar Park            | 250                      | Runija and Gujjarkhedi villages in Suwasra Tehsil, Mandsaur District                   |
| 24                       | Neemuch Solar Park             | 500                      | Badi, Kawai and Bardwada villages of Singoli Tehsil in Neemuch District                |
| 25                       | Agar Solar Park                | 550                      | Susner &Agar tehsil in Agar District                                                   |
| 26                       | Shajapur Solar Park            | 450                      | Moman, Badodiya tehsil & South Shajapur tehsil in Shajapur District                    |
| 27                       | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park | 600                      | Omkareshwar Reservoir in Khandwa District                                              |
| 28                       | Chhattarpur Solar Park         | 950                      | Bijawar panchayat in Chhatarpur District                                               |
| 29                       | Morena Solar Park              | 1400                     | Morena                                                                                 |
| 30                       | Barethi Solar Park             | 550                      | Village Barethi, Rajnagar Tehsil in Chhatarpur District                                |
| Maharashtra (1250MW)     | Maharashtra (1250MW)           | Maharashtra (1250MW)     | Maharashtra (1250MW)                                                                   |
| 31                       | Sai Guru Solar Park            | 500                      | Bhamer Village, Taluka-Sakri, in Dhule District                                        |
| 32                       | Patoda Solar Park              | 500                      | Villages Tambarajuri, and Wadzari, Taluka Patoda, in Beed District                     |
| 33                       | Dondaicha Solar Park           | 250                      | Villages- Vikhran & Methi, Taluka- Dondaicha, in Dhule District                        |
| Manipur (20 MW)          | Manipur (20 MW)                | Manipur (20 MW)          | Manipur (20 MW)                                                                        |
| 34                       | Bukpi Solar Park               | 20                       | Bukpi Village, Pherzawl District                                                       |
| Meghalaya (20 MW)        | Meghalaya (20 MW)              | Meghalaya (20 MW)        | Meghalaya (20 MW)                                                                      |
| 35                       | Solar park in Meghalaya        | 20                       | Thamar, West Jaintia Hills & Suchen, East Jaintia Hills Districts                      |
| Mizoram (20 MW)          | Mizoram (20 MW)                | Mizoram (20 MW)          | Mizoram (20 MW)                                                                        |
| 36                       | Vankal Solar Park              | 20                       | Vankal, Khawzal RD Block Chmaphai Districts                                            |
| Odisha (240MW)           | Odisha (240MW)                 | Odisha (240MW)           | Odisha (240MW)                                                                         |
| 37                       | Solar Park in Odisha           | 100                      | Village-Kadopada, Deogarh District                                                     |
| 38                       | Solar Park in Odisha           | 40                       | Village-Landeihill, Tehsil Jagannath Prasad, Ganjam District                           |
| 39                       | Floating Solar Park            | 100                      | Rengali Reservoir, Angul District                                                      |
| Rajasthan (4276MW)       | Rajasthan (4276MW)             | Rajasthan (4276MW)       | Rajasthan (4276MW)                                                                     |
| 40                       | Bhadla-II Solar Park           | 680                      | Village-Bhadla, Jodhpur District                                                       |
| 41                       | Bhadla-III Solar Park          | 1000                     | Village-Bhadla, Jodhpur District                                                       |
| 42                       | Bhadla-IV Solar Park           | 500                      | Village-Bhadla, Jodhpur District                                                       |

| Sl. No.                      | Solar Park                    | Capacity (MW)          | Location                                                                                                                                                         |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 43                           | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park    | 750                    | Villages Ugraas, Nagnechinagar & Dandhu, Tehsil Phalodi in Jodhpur District (450 MW) and villages Lavan & Purohitsar,Tehsil Pokaran, Jaisalmer District (300 MW) |
| 44                           | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park | 421                    | Fatehgarh &Pokaran, Jaisalmer District                                                                                                                           |
| 45                           | Nokh Solar Park               | 925                    | Village-Nokh, Pokaran, Jaisalmer District                                                                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh (3805MW)       | Uttar Pradesh (3805MW)        | Uttar Pradesh (3805MW) | Uttar Pradesh (3805MW)                                                                                                                                           |
| 46                           | Solar Park in UP              | 440                    | Orai & kalpi Tehsils of Jalaun, Meja tehsil of Allahabad, Chaanbe tehsil of Mirzapur and Akbarpur tehsil in Kanpur Dehat Districts                               |
| 47                           | Jalaun Solar Park             | 1200                   | Village Amroh, Dorhat, Nunai, Lidhora and Tikarya of Tehsil Orai, Jalaun District                                                                                |
| 48                           | Mirzapur Solar Park           | 100                    | Village-Sherwa, Chak Lathiya & Jafarkhani of Tehsil- Chunar, Mirzapur District                                                                                   |
| 49                           | Parasan Kalpi Solar Park      | 65                     | Village-Parasan, Kalpi Tehsil, Jalaun District                                                                                                                   |
| 50                           | Lalitpur Solar Park           | 600                    | Jharar, Kadesara Kalan, Barama Bihar, Shahpura, Sarkadi, Pawa, Piprai and Gevra- Gundera Villages of Tehsil Talbhaet in Lalitpur District                        |
| 51                           | Jhansi Solar Park             | 600                    | Sujanpura, Jalalpura, Jaswantpura, Nadaura, Bararu and Pura Villages of Tehsil Garotha in Jhansi District                                                        |
| 52                           | Chitrakoot Solar Park         | 800                    | Gahur, Katiyadandi, Manka, Chhataini, Kharagdhah Villages of Tehsil Mau in Chitrakoot District                                                                   |
| Cumulative Approved Capacity | Cumulative Approved Capacity  | 37,921                 |                                                                                                                                                                  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 FOR 16.12.2021

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER SOLAR PARK SCHEME

| S. No.   | State             |   Actual CFA disbursed (in Lakhs) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          59080.3  |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                             19.65 |
| 3.       | Chhattishgarh     |                             15    |
| 4.       | Gujarat           |                           8911.35 |
| 5.       | Karnataka         |                          35194.6  |
| 6.       | Kerala            |                            882    |
| 7.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                          21266    |
| 8.       | Maharashtra       |                            867.08 |
| 9.       | Manipur           |                             10    |
| 10.      | Meghalaya         |                              3.07 |
| 11.      | Mizoram           |                             58    |
| 12.      | Nagaland          |                             10    |
| 13.      | Rajasthan         |                          53559.5  |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu        |                             25    |
| 15.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                           3875.95 |
| 16.      | Uttarakhand       |                              8.25 |
| 17.      | West Bengal       |                             25    |
| Total    | Total             |                         183811    |

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 FOR 16.12.2021

## IMPORTANT STEPS TAKEN FOR PROMOTION OF SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION IN THE COUNTRY

-  Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022;
-  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 30th June 2025;
-  Setting up of solar parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers on a plug and play basis,
-  Schemes such as Pradhan MantriKisanUrja Suraksha evamUtthaanMahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc,
-  Laying  new  transmission  lines  and  creating  new  sub-station  capacity  for evacuation of renewable power under Green Energy Corridor Scheme.
-  Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices;
-  Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments;
-  Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding 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; and
-  Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate Renewable Energy power including Solar power through exchanges.