Lok Sabha Question No. 410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Capacity of New and Renewable Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 410

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## CAPACITY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

+410. SHRI AJAY NISHAD

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

- (a)  whether any survey has been conducted by the Government to increase the capacity of new and renewable energy projects in the country, especially in Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the total number of projects sanctioned in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Bihar; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide technical and financial assistance to the unemployed skilled persons who want to set up solar power plants in the country, especially in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) An aggregate potential of over 1636 GW Renewable Energy (including large hydro) has been estimated in the country.  The State-wise estimated potential of renewable energy capacity including in the State of Bihar is placed as Annexure-A . During the last three years and the current year, projects were sanctioned to States/UTs including in the state of Bihar under  various  schemes  and  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  New  and Renewable  Energy.  Renewable  energy  projects  of  over  35.39  GW  capacity  have  been installed in the country, including in the state of Bihar, during the said period. The state-wise and source-wise details are placed as Annexure-B .

(c)The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  launched  Suryamitra  Skill Development Programme in 2015 for creating skilled manpower for installation, operation and maintenance of solar power projects.  The programme is implemented through National Institute of Solar Energy. The duration of the Suryamitra Skill Development Programme is three months and MNRE provides 100% financial support for this residential programme as per Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship norms.

Out of a total of 50537 Suryamitras trained in the country up to December 2021, a total 1887 Suryamitras have been trained in the state of Bihar.

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## State wise Renewable Energy potential including Large Hydro

| Sl. No.   | STATES / UTs      |   Potential (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |           118017 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |            61061 |
| 3         | Assam             |            15078 |
| 4         | Bihar             |            16409 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |            22178 |
| 6         | Goa               |              973 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |           180805 |
| 8         | Haryana           |             6857 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |            56065 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |           126416 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |            19090 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |           160621 |
| 13        | Kerala            |            13527 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |            81296 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |           170058 |
| 16        | Manipur           |            12506 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |             8402 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |            11392 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |             8934 |
| 20        | Orissa            |            37662 |
| 21        | Punjab            |             8154 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |           271702 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |             9457 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |            90388 |
| 25        | Telangana         |            46446 |
| 26        | Tripura           |             2131 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |            27098 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |            36545 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |            11075 |
| 30        | Andaman &Nicobar  |             1284 |
| 31        | Chandigarh        |                6 |
| 32        | DNH and DD        |                0 |
| 33        | Delhi             |             2181 |
| 34        | Lakshwadeep       |               31 |
| 35        | Pondicherry       |              385 |
| 36        | Others            |             1812 |
|           | Total             |          1636043 |

State-wise and source-wise Renewable Power (including large hydro) Capacity addition in MW during last three Years and Current Year (Upto Dec, 2021)

| S. No.   | States/ UTs        |   Small Hydro Power |   Wind Power |   Bio Power |   Solar Power |   Large Hydro |     Total |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     |               0     |        129.7 |       27.45 |       2122.78 |             0 |  2279.93  |
| 2        | Arunanchal Pradesh |              26.5   |          0   |        0    |          3.84 |           710 |   740.34  |
| 3        | Assam              |               0     |          0   |        2    |         49.29 |             0 |    51.29  |
| 4        | Bihar              |               0     |          0   |        3.5  |         37.27 |             0 |    40.77  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh       |               0     |          0   |       44.17 |        142.99 |             0 |   187.16  |
| 6        | Goa                |               0     |          0   |        0.34 |         17.46 |             0 |    17.8   |
| 7        | Gujarat            |              56.29  |       3394.3 |       26.14 |       4621.18 |             0 |  8097.91  |
| 8        | Haryana            |               0     |          0   |       15.91 |        560.48 |             0 |   576.39  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh   |             101     |          0   |        2    |         58.46 |           111 |   272.46  |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir     |               5.29  |          0   |        0    |         32.48 |             0 |    37.77  |
| 11       | Jharkhand          |               0     |          0   |        0    |         49.48 |             0 |    49.48  |
| 12       | Karnataka          |              50     |        468.8 |      122.34 |       2561.87 |             0 |  3203.01  |
| 13       | Kerala             |              23.5   |         10   |        1.55 |        198.8  |             0 |   233.85  |
| 14       | Ladakh             |               0     |          0   |        0    |          0    |             0 |     0     |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh     |              13.55  |          0   |        6.52 |       1351.18 |             0 |  1371.25  |
| 15       | Maharashtra        |               7.405 |        228.9 |      408.45 |       1289.23 |             0 |  1933.98  |
| 16       | Manipur            |               0     |          0   |        0    |          7.37 |             0 |     7.37  |
| 17       | Meghalaya          |               1.5   |          0   |        0    |          2.11 |             0 |     3.61  |
| 18       | Mizoram            |               0     |          0   |        0    |          4.19 |             0 |     4.19  |
| 19       | Nagaland           |               0     |          0   |        0    |          0.2  |             0 |     0.2   |
| 20       | Orissa             |              42.005 |          0   |        0    |        332.35 |             0 |   374.355 |
| 21       | Punjab             |               2.55  |          0   |      157.85 |        185.03 |             0 |   345.43  |
| 22       | Rajasthan          |               0     |         29.1 |       -0.05 |       7639.3  |             0 |  7668.35  |
| 23       | Sikkim             |               0     |          0   |        0    |          2.78 |           213 |   215.78  |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu         |               0     |       1649.6 |       62.39 |       2860.4  |             0 |  4572.39  |
| 25       | Telangana          |               0     |         27.3 |       38.73 |        863.83 |            30 |   959.86  |
| 26       | Tripura            |               0     |          0   |        0    |          6.35 |             0 |     6.35  |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh      |              24     |          0   |       14.34 |       1369.13 |             0 |  1407.47  |
| 28       | Uttrakhand         |               0     |          0   |        0.31 |        282.77 |            99 |   382.08  |
| 29       | West Bengal        |               0     |          0   |        1.36 |        114.08 |             0 |   115.44  |
| 30       | Andaman &Nicobar   |               0     |          0   |        0    |         22.69 |             0 |    22.69  |
| 31       | Chandigarh         |               0     |          0   |        0    |         27.44 |             0 |    27.44  |
| 32       | DNH and DD         |               0     |          0   |        0    |         30.11 |             0 |    30.11  |
| 33       | Delhi              |               0     |          0   |        0    |        140.09 |             0 |   140.09  |
| 34       | Lakshwadeep        |               0     |          0   |        0    |          0.13 |             0 |     0.13  |
| 35       | Pondicherry        |               0     |          0   |        0    |         11.71 |             0 |    11.71  |
| 36       | Others             |               0     |          0   |        0    |          1.65 |             0 |     1.65  |
|          | Total              |             353.59  |       5937.7 |      935.3  |      27000.5  |          1163 | 35390.1   |