Lok Sabha Question No. 3010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Development of Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3010

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR PARKS

3010. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

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

- (a) the total number of solar parks approved by the Government in the country, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) the number of fully developed solar parks till date, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and expenditure incurred during the last three years and the current year for developing solar parks;
- (d) whether any time-limit has been fixed by the Government to complete the pending work of solar parks in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)&(b) Government has sanctioned 61 Solar Parks in 16 States including Jharkhand under the Scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects'. State-wise details of the Solar Parks with their sanctioned capacity and commissioned capacity, and also of the fully commissioned Solar Parks are given in Annexure .

(c)The details of funds released for development of Solar Parks during the last three years and the current year are as under:

| Year                      |   Funds released (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2019-20                   |                          227.54 |
| 2020-21                   |                           68.18 |
| 2021-22                   |                          207.33 |
| 2022-23 (As on 30.6.2022) |                            0    |

(d)&(e) As per Solar Park scheme guidelines, the timeline for completion is up to 31-03-2024.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3010 FOR 04.08.2022

## (I) STATE-WISE DETAILS OF THE SOLAR PARKS SANCTIONED AND CAPACITY COMMISSIONED THEREIN

(As on 30-06-2022)

| S. No.   | State                 |   Number of Solar Parks Sanctioned |   Sanctioned capacity (MW) |   Commissioned capacity (MW) |
|----------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        |                                  5 |                       4200 |                         3050 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh          |                                  1 |                        100 |                            0 |
| 3        | Gujarat               |                                  7 |                      12025 |                          785 |
| 4        | Himachal Pradesh      |                                  2 |                       1280 |                            0 |
| 5        | Jharkhand             |                                  5 |                        180 |                            0 |
| 6        | Jharkhand/West Bengal |                                  2 |                        989 |                            0 |
| 7        | Karnataka             |                                  2 |                       2500 |                         2000 |
| 8        | Kerala                |                                  2 |                        155 |                          100 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh        |                                  9 |                       6080 |                         1000 |
| 10       | Maharashtra           |                                  3 |                       1250 |                            0 |
| 11       | Manipur               |                                  1 |                         20 |                            0 |
| 12       | Meghalaya             |                                  1 |                         20 |                            0 |
| 13       | Mizoram               |                                  1 |                         20 |                            0 |
| 14       | Odisha                |                                  3 |                        340 |                            0 |
| 15       | Rajasthan             |                                 10 |                       7036 |                         2901 |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh         |                                  7 |                       3805 |                          165 |
| Total    | Total                 |                                 61 |                      40000 |                        10001 |

## (II) STATE WISE LIST OF FULLY COMMISSIONED PARKS

| S. No.   | State          | Park                 | Capacity (in MW)   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool              | 1,000              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh | Anantapuramu-II      | 500                |
| 3        | Karnataka      | Pavagada             | 2,000              |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa                 | 750                |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh | Mandsaur             | 250                |
| 6        | Rajasthan      | Bhadla II            | 680                |
| 7        | Rajasthan      | Bhadla III           | 1,000              |
| 8        | Rajasthan      | Bhadla IV            | 500                |
| 9        | Rajasthan      | Fatehgarh Phase 1- B | 421                |
| Total    | Total          | Total                | 7,101              |