Lok Sabha Question No. 1542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Investment in Non-Conventional Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1542

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## INVESTMENT IN NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SECTOR

1542. PROF. SOUGATA RAY

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

- (a) the details of investment in private and public arena in non-conventional energy sector during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has given any subsidy/incentive to the sector;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of power generated in the country through non-conventional energy sources during the said period, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  As  per  information  provided  by  Indian  Renewable  Energy  Development  Agency  (IREDA),  the Investment trends in Indian Renewable Energy Sector during the last four calendar years are as follows:

|   Year |   Amount (Billion US$) |
|--------|------------------------|
|   2021 |                   11.3 |
|   2020 |                    6.6 |
|   2019 |                    9.6 |
|   2018 |                   10.6 |

(Source: as per Global Status Report - Renewable 2022 published by REN21)

(b)&(c)  The  details  of  incentives  being  provided  as  Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  for  the implementation  of  major  renewable  energy  schemes/  programmes  by  the  Ministry  are  given  in Annexure-I .

- (d)  The state-wise  & source-wise details of power generation from various renewable energy sources (including large hydro) during last three years & current year i.e. 2019-20 & 2022-23 (upto October 2022) are given in Annexure-II .

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## Incentives being provided as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for the implementation of major renewable energy schemes/ programmes.

| Scheme/ Programmes                                                                                                                                                             | Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| a) Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects                                                                                                                              | (i) For Residential Sector  Central Financial Assistance (CFA) up to 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp  CFA up to 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp  CFA up to 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 depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| b) Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II (Government Producer Scheme) for grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by the Government Producers | Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support up to Rs 55 lakhs per MW to the CPSUs/Govt. Organizations entities selected through competitive bidding process.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| c) PLI Scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules'                                                                                                         | The beneficiaries are eligible for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) on production and sale of solar PV modules. The quantum of PLI eligible for disbursal depends upon: (i) quantum of sales of solar PV modules; (ii) performance parameters (efficiency and temperature coefficient of maximum power) of solar PV modules sold; and (iii) percentage of local value addition in modules sold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| d) Solar Park Scheme                                                                                                                                                           | Up to 25 lakhs per Solar park, for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). 20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for development of infrastructure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| e) PM-KUSUM scheme                                                                                                                                                             | Component A : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants Benefit available: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) totheDISCOMs@40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar 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 upto Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. Component B : Installation of 20.00 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps Benefit available: 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&NIslands, CFAof 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided. Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including through feeder level solarisation Benefit available: (a) Individual Pump Solarization: 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. (b) Feeder Level Solarization: Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of Rs. 1.05 Crore per MWavailable from MNRE. |

| Scheme/ Programmes                                                                                   | Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| f) Green Energy Corridor Scheme (for development of intra-state transmission system for RE projects) | GEC Phase-I: CFA of 40 %of DPR cost or awarded cost whichever is lower. GECPhase-II: CFAof 33 %ofDPRcost or awarded cost whichever is lower.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| g) Biomass Programme                                                                                 | (a) For Briquette/Pellet manufacturing plants: Rs. 9.00 Lakhs/ TPH (Maximum CFA- Rs. 45.00 Lakh per project) (b) For Non-Bagasse Cogeneration Projects: Rs. 40 Lakhs/ Megawatt (Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 Crore per project)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| h) Waste to Energy Programme                                                                         | (a) for Biogas generation: Rs 0.25 crore per 12000 cum/day (Maximum CFA- Rs.5.00 crore/project) (b) for BioCNG/Enriched Biogas/Compressed Biogas generation: (Maximum CFA- Rs.10 crore/project) (i) BioCNG generation from new Biogas plant- Rs 4.0 Crore per 4800 Kg/day; (ii) BioCNG generation from existing Biogas plant- Rs 3.0 Crore per 4800 Kg/day; (c) for Power generation based on Biogas (Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 crore/project):- (i) Power generation from new biogas plant: Rs 0.75 Crore perMW (ii) Power generation from existing biogas plant: Rs 0.5 crore/MW (d) for Power generation based on bio & agro-industrial waste (other than MSWthrough incineration process):- Rs. 0.40 crore/MW (Maximum CFA - Rs.5.00 Crore/Project) (e) for Biomass Gasifier for electricity/ thermal applications: i) Rs. 2,500 per kW e with duel fuel engines for electrical application ii) Rs. 15,000 per kW e with 100% gas engines for electrical application iii) Rs. 2 lakh per 300 kW th for thermal applications. Note:  In case, the Waste to Energy plants are set up in Special Category States (NE Region, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), Jammu &Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman &Nicobar Islands, the eligible CFA would be 20% higher than Standard CFA pattern given above.  Biogas/BioCNG/Power (biogas based) generation plants based on cattle dung as main feedstock set up by Gaushalas independently or through joint ventures/partnerships will be eligible for 20% higher CFA than Standard CFA pattern given above. These Gaushalas |
| i) Biogas Programme                                                                                  | a) Rs. 9800/- to Rs. 70,400/- per plant based on size of the plant in cubic meter for small biogas plants (1-25 cubic meter/day plant capacity); b) Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 45,000/- per kilowatt for power generation and Rs. 17,500 /- to Rs. 22,500/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications (25 - 2500 cubic meter/day plant capacity) ;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1542 for 15/12/2022 regarding 'Investment in Non-Conventional Energy Sector'

State-wise details of power generation from various renewable energy sources (including large hydro) during last three year & current year i.e. 2019-20 & 2022-23 (upto October 2022)

| All India RE Generation (Including Large Hydro) [in Million   | All India RE Generation (Including Large Hydro) [in Million   | All India RE Generation (Including Large Hydro) [in Million   | All India RE Generation (Including Large Hydro) [in Million   | All India RE Generation (Including Large Hydro) [in Million   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of State/UT                                              | 2019-20                                                       | 2020-21                                                       | 2021-22                                                       | 2022-23 (upto Oct. 2022)                                      |
| Chandigarh                                                    | 13.33                                                         | 10.16                                                         | 14.19                                                         | 7.83                                                          |
| Delhi                                                         | 423.67                                                        | 426.70                                                        | 458.73                                                        | 309.67                                                        |
| Haryana                                                       | 733.50                                                        | 760.75                                                        | 1135.42                                                       | 941.73                                                        |
| HP                                                            | 43002.12                                                      | 39633.77                                                      | 38503.40                                                      | 33000.92                                                      |
| J&K                                                           | 18537.25                                                      | 17441.97                                                      | 17489.83                                                      | 13558.10                                                      |
| Ladakh                                                        | 270.28                                                        | 376.21                                                        | 405.98                                                        | 322.92                                                        |
| Punjab                                                        | 7862.91                                                       | 7611.50                                                       | 6951.88                                                       | 4871.00                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                     | 14938.24                                                      | 16986.01                                                      | 24581.15                                                      | 24615.47                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 6216.68                                                       | 7320.13                                                       | 7731.62                                                       | 3479.16                                                       |
| Uttarakhand                                                   | 15748.48                                                      | 14829.34                                                      | 15204.45                                                      | 11991.42                                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                                                  | 1344.66                                                       | 2053.08                                                       | 2342.34                                                       | 1224.59                                                       |
| Gujarat                                                       | 23131.61                                                      | 22210.75                                                      | 27461.04                                                      | 22932.34                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 14579.62                                                      | 14995.19                                                      | 13403.45                                                      | 10850.35                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 19866.37                                                      | 19781.13                                                      | 21853.02                                                      | 13341.01                                                      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                        | 6.19                                                          | 11.96                                                         | 49.16                                                         |                                                               |
| Daman &Diu                                                    | 21.83                                                         | 40.04                                                         | 47.67                                                         | 23.78                                                         |
| Goa                                                           | 0.82                                                          | 1.46                                                          | 16.82                                                         | 10.28                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                | 17006.63                                                      | 17413.95                                                      | 18776.44                                                      | 13334.46                                                      |
| Telangana Karnataka                                           | 11301.27 39662.69                                             | 10578.75 40437.68                                             | 12972.52 42570.74                                             | 8879.42 25163.96                                              |
| Kerala                                                        | 6258.78                                                       | 7720.51                                                       | 10932.06                                                      | 6693.80                                                       |
|                                                               | 24529.13                                                      | 26871.76                                                      | 29273.35                                                      | 23617.87                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu Lakshadweep                                        | 0.66                                                          | 0.45                                                          | 0.30                                                          | 0.06                                                          |
| Puducherry                                                    | 4.14                                                          | 6.39                                                          | 12.24                                                         | 7.14                                                          |
| Andaman Nicobar                                               | 17.30                                                         | 39.51                                                         | 34.77                                                         | 23.44                                                         |
| Bihar                                                         | 358.68                                                        | 226.61                                                        | 239.83                                                        | 111.51                                                        |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 175.13                                                        | 249.56                                                        | 576.67                                                        | 283.43                                                        |
| Orissa                                                        | 7511.97                                                       | 7737.74                                                       | 6311.73                                                       | 4540.58                                                       |
| Sikkim                                                        | 11087.98                                                      | 10935.46                                                      | 11506.25                                                      | 9890.13                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                   | 4391.42                                                       | 4742.98                                                       | 5034.93                                                       | 3574.19                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 1788.70                                                       | 3453.44                                                       | 4163.41                                                       | 3731.63                                                       |
| Assam                                                         | 1350.45                                                       | 322.38                                                        | 798.34                                                        | 517.15                                                        |
| Manipur                                                       | 370.79                                                        | 629.33                                                        | 462.20                                                        | 399.58                                                        |
| Meghalaya                                                     | 1081.02                                                       | 1208.78                                                       | 886.50                                                        | 858.12                                                        |
| Mizoram                                                       | 227.02                                                        | 192.37                                                        | 165.53                                                        | 161.81                                                        |
| Nagaland                                                      |                                                               |                                                               |                                                               | 223.73                                                        |
|                                                               | 256.72                                                        | 273.63                                                        | 164.02                                                        |                                                               |
| All India                                                     |                                                               |                                                               | 322539.6                                                      |                                                               |
| Total                                                         | 294106.14                                                     | 297547.05                                                     |                                                               | 243496.33                                                     |

(Source : CEA)