Lok Sabha Question No. 726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION

## 726. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  to  promote  and  encourage  small  solar  power  projects  under  the scheme in rural areas where there is need?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b)The details of schemes under implementation under National Solar Mission (NSM) are given in Annexure-I. As on 31.10.2021, Grid Connected Solar Power Capacity of 46.25 GW has  been  installed  in  the  Country.  The  State-wise  details  of  cumulative  solar  power capacity installed in the country, as on 31.10.2021, are given in Annexure-II .

(c)The details  of  steps  taken  for  promotion  of  solar  energy  in  the  country,  including  small solar power projects in rural areas are given in Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726 FOR 02.12.2021

The following schemes are under implementation under the National Solar Mission:

- i. Solar  Park  Scheme  for  setting  up  of  50  Solar  Parks  and  Ultra  Mega  Solar Power Projects targeting over 40,000 MW of solar power projects.
- ii. Scheme for setting up 12000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects by the Government producers with Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
- iii. Installation of Grid Connected Solar Rooftop Power Plants.
- iv. Scheme for Off-Grid Solar PV plants.
- v. Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PMKUSUM).
- vi. Setting up of solar PV capacity of 20 MWac/ 50 MWp with battery storage of 50 MWh at Phyang, Leh under J&K Prime Minister Development Package (PMDP) - 2015
- vii. Solarisation of Sun Temple Town of Modhera in Mehsana District, Gujarat; and
- viii. Installation of Grid-connected Solar Project and various Off-grid Applications for 100% Solarization of Konark Sun Temple and Konark Town.

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726 FOR 02.12.2021

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Cumulative Capacity till 31-03-2021 (MW) |   Capacity added in 2021-22 till 31-10-2021 (MW) |   Cumulative Capacity till 31-10-2021 (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                                      29.22 |                                             0    |                                      29.22 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    4203    |                                            89.37 |                                    4292.37 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       5.61 |                                             0    |                                       5.61 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                      42.99 |                                            16.16 |                                      59.15 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                     159.51 |                                             9.97 |                                     169.48 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                      45.16 |                                             7.48 |                                      52.64 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                     252.48 |                                            56.35 |                                     308.83 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      |                                       5.46 |                                             0    |                                       5.46 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                                      40.55 |                                             0.17 |                                      40.72 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                     192.97 |                                            16.69 |                                     209.66 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                       7.44 |                                            10.93 |                                      18.37 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                                    4430.82 |                                          1621.3  |                                    6052.12 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                                     407.83 |                                           137.04 |                                     544.87 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      42.73 |                                             2.31 |                                      45.04 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                      14.73 |                                             9.76 |                                      24.49 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                      52.06 |                                             1.5  |                                      53.56 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                                    7355.16 |                                           127.84 |                                    7483    |
| 18        | Kerala            |                                     257    |                                            49.3  |                                     306.3  |
| 19        | Ladakh            |                                       6    |                                             1.8  |                                       7.8  |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       |                                       0.75 |                                             0    |                                       0.75 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    2463.21 |                                           128.8  |                                    2592.01 |
| 22        | Maharashtra       |                                    2289.97 |                                           216.84 |                                    2506.81 |
| 23        | Manipur           |                                       6.36 |                                             0    |                                       6.36 |
| 24        | Meghalaya         |                                       0.12 |                                             0.07 |                                       0.19 |
| 25        | Mizoram           |                                       1.53 |                                             0    |                                       1.53 |
| 26        | Nagaland          |                                       1    |                                             0    |                                       1    |
| 27        | Odisha            |                                     401.72 |                                             3.5  |                                     405.22 |
| 28        | Pondicherry       |                                       9.33 |                                             2.02 |                                      11.34 |
| 29        | Punjab            |                                     959.5  |                                            91.59 |                                    1051.09 |
| 30        | Rajasthan         |                                    5732.58 |                                          2911.54 |                                    8644.12 |
| 31        | Sikkim            |                                       0.07 |                                             2.69 |                                       2.76 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu        |                                    4475.21 |                                           210.55 |                                    4685.76 |
| 33        | Telangana         |                                    3953.12 |                                            74.89 |                                    4028.01 |
| 34        | Tripura           |                                       9.41 |                                             0    |                                       9.41 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                    1712.5  |                                           187.78 |                                    1900.28 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand       |                                     368.41 |                                           172.08 |                                     540.49 |
| 37        | West Bengal       |                                     149.84 |                                             1.16 |                                     151    |
| Total     | Total             |                                   40085.3  |                                          6161.48 |                                   46246.8  |

## ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 726 FOR 02.12.2021

## Important steps taken for promoting Solar energy 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  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan Mahabhiyan  (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 sale/purchase of Renewable Energy including Solar power through exchanges.