Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Potential of Renewable Energy in Punjab
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Bhagwant Mann

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1913

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PUNJAB

## 1913. SHRI BHAGWANT MANN

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

- (a) the details of new and renewable energy potential in Punjab at present, source-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes any steps to increase the renewable energy capacity in the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  quantum  of  funds  allocated/released  and utilized in this behalf during each of the last three years and the current  year; and
- (d) the details of proposals sanctioned for various new and renewable energy projects in Punjab during the said period along with the proposals still pending with the Government?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

## (a) The details of source-wise potential estimated in the State of Punjab are as under:

(in MW)

| Source    |   Solar |   Wind |   Bio- power |   Small Hydro |   Large Hydro |   Total |
|-----------|---------|--------|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------|
| Potential |    2810 |    278 |         3517 |        578.28 |           971 |    8154 |

- (b) The Government has taken several steps to  promote renewable energy  in the country, including in the State of Punjab. These include:-
-  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,
-  Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity for evacuation of renewable power,
-  Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 2022,
-  Setting up of RE 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,
-  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.
-  Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) launched to facilitate procurement of RE power through power exchange in the country.
- (c)  The year-wise details of  Central Financial Assistance (CFA) released by the Ministry to the State of Punjab  for  the  implementation  of  various  renewable  energy  schemes  /  programmes    during  the    last three years and current year are  given below:
- (d): The details of major renewable energy projects sanctioned by the Ministry in the State of Punjab during the  last three years and current year are as follows:

(Rs in crore)

| Year                     |   Amount of CFA released |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2018-19                  |                    29.04 |
| 2019-20                  |                    21.53 |
| 2020-21                  |                    18.64 |
| 2021-22 (upto 2/12/2021) |                    20.7  |

## PM KUSUM:

-  Sanction  of  220  MW  capacity  of  decentralized  grid  connected  solar  power  plants  (upto  2  MW Capacity) under component A.
-  Sanction of 12000 nos of stand alone solar pumps under component B
-  Sanction for solarisation of 25000 existing grid connected agriculture pumps under component C.

## SOLAR ROOFTOP:

-  A capacity of 8.97 MW has been sanctioned to Punjab Energy development Agency(PEDA) under phase-I of solar Rooftop programme.
-  A capacity of 80 MW has been sanctioned to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) under phase-II of solar Rooftop programme.

## BIO-POWER:

| Project                              | Location                                                         |   Capacity (MW) |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| AP Refinery Pvt Ltd                  | Vill. - Tapar Harnia, Nakodar Road, Jagraon, Punjab              |             3.4 |
| Chadha Sugars and Industries Limited | Dhan Laxmi Estate, Vill - Kiri Afghana, Dist - Gurdaspur, Punjab |             5   |