Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Drive for Generation of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## DRIVE FOR GENERATION OF SOLAR ENERGY

370. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to launch a massive drive to generate solar energy at the national level as a promotion of Green energy as per commitment in the Paris Conference;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of production of Solar Energy, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu?

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

(a)&(b) The Government has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from nonfossil fuels by 2030, in line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at CoP-26.

(c) State/UT-wise details of solar energy production capacity installed as on 31.10.2022 in the country, including Tamil Nadu, are given at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370 FOR 08.12.2022

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR ENERGY CAPACITY INSTALLED IN THE COUNTRY (AS ON 31-10-2022)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                | Cumulative Capacity till 31-10-2022 (MW)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar       | 29.91                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 4508.45                                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 11.23                                      |
| 4         | Assam                   | 147.93                                     |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 190.76                                     |
| 6         | Chandigarh              | 58.69                                      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            | 803.43                                     |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli    | 5.46                                       |
| 9         | Daman & Diu             | 41.01                                      |
| 10        | Delhi                   | 211.12                                     |
| 11        | Goa                     | 26.40                                      |
| 12        | Gujarat                 | 8249.07                                    |
| 13        | Haryana                 | 968.67                                     |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh        | 87.38                                      |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir         | 48.90                                      |
| 16        | Jharkhand               | 94.07                                      |
| 17        | Karnataka               | 7867.19                                    |
| 18        | Kerala                  | 653.96                                     |
| 19        | Ladakh                  | 7.80                                       |
| 20        | Lakshadweep             | 3.27                                       |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh          | 2763.44                                    |
| 22        | Maharashtra             | 3501.41                                    |
| 23        | Manipur                 | 12.28                                      |
| 24        | Meghalaya               | 4.16                                       |
| 25        | Mizoram                 | 8.02                                       |
| 26        | Nagaland                | 3.04                                       |
| 27        | Odisha                  | 452.71                                     |
| 28        | Puducherry              | 35.53                                      |
| 29        | Punjab                  | 1140.32                                    |
| 30        | Rajasthan               | 15562.03                                   |
| 31        | Sikkim                  | 4.69                                       |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu              | 6272.56                                    |
| 33        | Telangana               | 4640.02                                    |
| 34        | Tripura                 | 16.30                                      |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh           | 2392.78                                    |
| 36        | Uttarakhand             | 575.45                                     |
| 37        | West Bengal             | 179.82                                     |
| 38        | Others including NABARD | 45.01                                      |
| Total     | Total                   | 61624.26*                                  |

(*61.62 GW includes 50.24 GW from Ground Mounted, 7.71 GW from Rooftop, 1.57 GW from Solar Component of Hybrid Projects & 2.08 GW from Off-Grid Solar)