Lok Sabha Question No. 2046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Generation of Renewable Energy through Green Hydrogen
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2046

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH GREEN HYDROGEN

## 2046. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the generation of renewable energy through sources like green hydrogen and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to launch renewable energy generation project in Rajasthan; and
- (c) if so, the details of such projects being run in the country, location-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) In the Independence Day speech on August 15, 2021, Prime Minister announced the launch of National Hydrogen Mission. The draft National Green Hydrogen Mission document is under inter-ministerial consultations. The proposed Mission would help in increasing the generation of Renewable  Energy  since  it inter  alia aims  to  scale  up  production  of  Green  Hydrogen,  i.e. Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources, and its utilization across multiple sectors.

(b)&(c)  A  total  of  150  GW  of  renewable  energy  capacity  (including  large  hydro)  has  been installed as on date in the country including the state of Rajasthan. Further, projects of 63.64 GW capacity (including large hydro) are under various stages of implementation and 32.06 GW are under various stages of bidding. The state-wise details of the installed RE capacity are provided at Annexure A.

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## Annexure A referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2046 to be answered on 9/12/2021

## State-wise Installed Renewable Energy Generation Capacity as on 31.10.2021

| S. No.   | States/UTs                       | Small Hydro Power   | Wind Power     | Bio Power      | Solar Power     | Large Hydro     | Cumulative Installed Capacity as on 31.10.2021   |
|----------|----------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                  | (MW)                | (MW)           | (MW)           | (MW)            | (MW)            | (MW)                                             |
| 1 2      | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh | 162.11 131.105      | 4096.65        | 536.04 0.00    | 4380.71 11.23   | 1610.00 1115.00 | 10785.51 1257.34                                 |
| 3        | Assam                            | 34.11               |                | 2.00           | 68.55           | 350.00          | 454.66                                           |
| 4        | Bihar                            | 70.70               |                | 125.70         | 190.52          |                 | 386.92                                           |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh                      | 76.00               |                | 275.00         | 501.58          | 120.00          | 972.58                                           |
| 6        | Goa                              | 0.05                |                | 0.34           | 18.49           |                 | 18.88                                            |
| 7        | Gujarat                          | 82.69               | 8952.92        | 99.88          | 6092.69         | 1990.00         | 17218.18                                         |
| 8        | Haryana                          | 73.50               |                | 218.00         | 739.05          |                 | 1030.55                                          |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                 | 949.31              |                | 10.20          | 62.67           | 10065.00        | 11087.18                                         |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 146.34              |                | 0.00           | 46.87           | 3360.00         | 3553.21                                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand                        | 4.05                |                | 4.30           | 86.62           | 210.00          | 304.97                                           |
| 12       | Karnataka                        | 1280.73             | 5039.40        | 1902.15        | 7512.01         | 3689.20         | 19423.49                                         |
| 13       | Kerala                           | 238.02              | 62.50          | 2.50           | 326.89          | 1856.50         | 2486.41                                          |
| 14       | Ladakh                           | 39.64               |                | 0.00           | 7.80            | 89.00           | 136.44                                           |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh                   | 99.71               | 2519.89        | 128.00         | 2673.64         | 2235.00         | 7656.24                                          |
| 17       | Manipur                          | 5.45                | 5012.83        | 0.00           | 12.16           |                 | 122.61                                           |
|          |                                  | 32.53               |                |                |                 | 105.00          |                                                  |
| 18       | Meghalaya                        |                     |                | 13.80          | 4.08            | 322.00          | 372.41                                           |
| 19       | Mizoram                          | 36.47               |                | 0.00           | 7.88            | 60.00           | 104.35                                           |
| 20       | Nagaland                         | 30.67               |                | 0.00           | 3.04            | 75.00           | 108.71                                           |
| 21       | Odisha                           | 100.63              |                | 59.22          | 430.49          | 2142.25         | 2732.59                                          |
| 22       | Punjab                           | 174.35              |                | 491.65         | 1093.67         | 1096.30         | 2855.97                                          |
| 23       | Rajasthan                        | 23.85               | 4326.82        | 125.08         | 8911.26         | 411.00          | 13798.01                                         |
| 24       | Sikkim                           | 52.11               |                | 0.00           | 4.63            | 2282.00         | 2338.74                                          |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                       | 123.05 90.87        | 9846.69 128.10 | 1039.91 219.33 | 4738.23 4036.59 | 2178.20 2405.60 | 17926.08 6880.49                                 |
| 26       | Telangana Tripura                | 16.01               |                | 0.00           | 14.86           |                 | 30.87                                            |
| 27 28    | Uttar Pradesh                    | 49.10               |                |                | 2032.44         | 501.60          | 4762.81                                          |
| 29       | Uttarakhand                      | 214.32              |                | 2179.67 139.44 | 552.67          | 3855.35         | 4761.78                                          |
|          |                                  |                     |                | 321.09         | 163.90          | 1341.20         |                                                  |
| 30       | West Bengal                      | 98.50               |                |                | 29.49           |                 | 1924.69                                          |
| 31       | Andaman &Nicobar                 | 5.25                |                | 0.00           |                 |                 | 34.74                                            |
| 32       | Chandigarh                       |                     |                | 0.00           | 53.45           |                 | 53.45                                            |
| 33       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli              |                     |                | 0.00           | 5.46            |                 | 5.46                                             |
| 34       | Daman &Diu                       |                     |                | 0.00           | 40.72           |                 | 40.72                                            |
| 35       | Delhi                            |                     |                | 52.00          | 211.12          |                 | 263.12                                           |
| 36       | Lakshwadeep                      |                     |                | 0.00           | 3.27            |                 | 3.27                                             |
| 37       | Pondicherry                      |                     |                | 0.00           | 11.52           |                 | 11.52 49.31                                      |
| 38       | Others                           |                     | 4.30           | 0.00           | 45.01           |                 |                                                  |