Lok Sabha Question No. 3020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Use of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3020

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## USE OF SOLAR ENERGY

## +3020. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the use of solar energy in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the same during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the details of schemes being run by the Government to develop solar energy and to use it as a source of energy in rural areas of the country;
- (e) the efforts being made by the Government to expedite the work on schemes to promote solar energy in near future in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. There has been an increase in solar power capacity installation in the country. The State-wise details of increase  during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure I .

- (c) The details of important steps to promote solar energy in the country are given in

## Annexure-II

- (d) The details of schemes, for development of solar energy and its usage in the country including rural areas, are given in Annexure-III .
- (e)The Ministry closely monitors  its schemes  on  a  regular basis, including  through consultations  with  States  and  other  stakeholders.  Also  meetings  are  regularly  held  with developers and manufacturers to address ease of business issues.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3020 FOR 16.12.2021

## Cumulative Capacity increase in last three years and current year

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          | Cumulative Installed Capacity as on 31-03-2018 (MW)   |   Cumulative Installed Capacity as on 30-11-2021 (MW) |   Capacity Increase (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar | 6.56                                                  |                                                 29.22 |                    22.66 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 2195.46                                               |                                               4292.37 |                  2096.91 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.39                                                  |                                                  5.61 |                     0.22 |
| 4         | Assam             | 12.45                                                 |                                                 59.15 |                    46.7  |
| 5         | Bihar             | 142.45                                                |                                                169.48 |                    27.03 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 25.20                                                 |                                                 52.64 |                    27.44 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 231.35                                                |                                                308.83 |                    77.48 |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      | 5.46                                                  |                                                  5.46 |                     0    |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       | 10.61                                                 |                                                 40.72 |                    30.11 |
| 10        | Delhi             | 69.57                                                 |                                                209.66 |                   140.09 |
| 11        | Goa               | 0.91                                                  |                                                 18.37 |                    17.46 |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 1588.00                                               |                                               6116.85 |                  4528.85 |
| 13        | Haryana           | 216.85                                                |                                                593.2  |                   376.35 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.73                                                  |                                                 45.04 |                    44.31 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1.36                                                  |                                                 24.49 |                    23.13 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 25.67                                                 |                                                 53.56 |                    27.89 |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 4944.12                                               |                                               7483.39 |                  2539.27 |
| 18        | Kerala            | 107.94                                                |                                                306.3  |                   198.36 |
| 19        | Ladakh            |                                                       |                                                  7.8  |                     7.8  |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       | 0.75                                                  |                                                  0.75 |                     0    |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1305.35                                               |                                               2592.01 |                  1286.67 |
| 22        | Maharashtra       | 1239.18                                               |                                               2506.81 |                  1267.63 |
| 23        | Manipur           | 0.06                                                  |                                                  6.36 |                     6.3  |
| 24        | Meghalaya         | 0.02                                                  |                                                  0.19 |                     0.17 |
| 25        | Mizoram           | 0.20                                                  |                                                  1.53 |                     1.33 |
| 26        | Nagaland          | 1.00                                                  |                                                  1    |                     0    |
| 27        | Odisha            | 79.57                                                 |                                                405.22 |                   325.65 |
| 28        | Pondicherry       | 0.16                                                  |                                                 11.87 |                    11.72 |
| 29        | Punjab            | 905.62                                                |                                               1051.09 |                   145.47 |
| 30        | Rajasthan         | 2332.77                                               |                                               9229.8  |                  6897.03 |
| 31        | Sikkim            | 0.00                                                  |                                                  2.76 |                     2.76 |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu        | 1908.57                                               |                                               4757.76 |                  2849.19 |
| 33        | Telangana         | 3291.25                                               |                                               4032.06 |                   740.81 |
| 34        | Tripura           | 5.09                                                  |                                                  9.41 |                     4.32 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh     | 694.41                                                |                                               1990.28 |                  1295.87 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand       | 260.08                                                |                                                540.49 |                   280.41 |
| 37        | West Bengal       | 37.32                                                 |                                                151    |                   113.68 |
|           | Total             | 21651.46                                              |                                              47112.5  |                 25461    |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3020 FOR 16.12.2021

## Important steps taken to promote 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 Renewable Energy power including Solar power through exchanges.

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3020 FOR 16.12.2021

## DETAILS OF VARIOUS SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

| a) Rooftop Solar Programme Ph-II                                                                                                            | Addition of 4000 MW RTS capacity in Residential Sector through provision of Central Financial Assistance (CFA). In addition, incentives to Discoms for initial 18000 MW RTS capacity addition.   | (i) For Residential Sector  Central Financial Assistance (CFA) of 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp  CFA of 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp  CFA of 20% for GHS/RWA capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp) (ii) For Discoms incentives up to 10% of project cost of new installations in a year depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline.                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| b) Grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by the Government Producers under CPSU scheme.                                                    | Total size of the scheme 12, 000 MW.                                                                                                                                                             | VGF of upto Rs. 55 lakhs/ MW; actual VGF is decided through bidding.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| c) 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. | Total size of the scheme 40, 000 MW.                                                                                                                                                             | Upto Rs. 25 lakh per Solar park for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPRs). Rs. 20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost including Grid-connectivity cost, whichever is lower.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| d) Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM- KUSUM)                                                                  | Component A : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Power Plants Component B : Installation of 20.00 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps                                        | Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar/ other renewable power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI that payable to DISCOMs is Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar Agriculture pump is provided. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N |

|                                 | Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including through feeder level solarisation   | Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided. CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be provided. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided.   |
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| e) Green Energy Corridor Scheme | Creation of power evacuation infrastructure for Renewable Energy Projects                                           | CFA of 40 % of DPR cost or awarded cost whichever is lower is provided for creation of intra-state transmission infrastructure for evacuation of RE power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |