Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Utility Scale Solar Power Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027

ANSWERED ON 19/03/2025

## UTILITY SCALE SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

## 3027. SHRI DR. C M RAMESH

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

- (a) the details of targets set and achieved by utility scale Solar Power Projects in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the budgetary allocation made and utilized in respect of these projects/schemes like Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) and Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyann (PM-KUSUM);
- (c) the details of beneficiaries under these Schemes during the last three years, State and year-wise;
- (d) the details of progress made under Green Energy Corridor under different phases; and
- (e) the details of Challenges in execution and completion of these projects?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF    STATE    FOR  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  AND  POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) State-wise targets are not set for the utility scale Solar Power Projects in the country. The details of the achievements made by utility scale Solar Power Projects in the country during the last three years is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) The budgetary allocation made and utilized in respect of Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) and Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyann (PM-KUSUM) are given at Annexure -II.
- (c) The PM-SGMBY has been launched on 13.02.2024. The details of nos. of applications and installations under PM-SGMBY Scheme, state-wise is given at Annexure-IIIA. The details of beneficiaries under PMKUSUM Scheme during the last three years, State and year-wise, are given at Annexure-IIIB.
- (d) & (e) The Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-I & II is being implemented by ten renewable rich States for evacuation of Renewable Energy (RE). The physical and financial progress under GEC (Phase-I & II) is given at Annexure IV.

Further, Ministry is also implementing Inter State Transmission System in GEC-II for evacuation of 13 GW RE Projects in Ladakh, where 40% of DPR cost or awarded cost, whichever is lower, is provided to the implementing agency i.e. Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. Basic infrastructure  establishment works have started at Pang and Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED-1) Studies have been completed. Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) in Global Competitive Bidding (GCB) Mode was published on 21.01.2025. The  Challenges  in  execution  and  completion  of  these  projects  includes  right  of  way  (RoW)  issues, retendering due to low bid turnout, court cases, harsh weather conditions etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 FOR 19.03.2025

Utility scale Solar Projects capacity achieved in last three years (in MW)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT            |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar   |      0    |      0.42 |      0    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |     84.55 |    127.38 |     21.85 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 4         | Assam               |     64.36 |     29.97 |      0    |
| 5         | Bihar               |      0    |      2.13 |      5    |
| 6         | Chandigarh          |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        |     65.99 |    218.55 |    240.78 |
| 8         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 9         | Daman & Diu         |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 10        | Delhi               |      0    |      0    |      0.88 |
| 11        | Goa                 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 12        | Gujarat             |   1908.5  |   1374.48 |   3320.21 |
| 13        | Haryana             |    135    |      0    |      0    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    |      9.15 |      4.95 |      3.75 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir     |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 16        | Jharkhand           |      0    |      0    |      1.95 |
| 17        | Karnataka           |    121.51 |    403.94 |    303.27 |
| 18        | Kerala              |     17.9  |    131.95 |     22.94 |
| 19        | Ladakh              |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 20        | Lakshadweep         |      0    |      0    |      1.7  |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh      |     72.71 |      0    |   1091.31 |
| 22        | Maharashtra         |      4    |   1362.9  |    839.33 |
| 23        | Manipur             |      0    |      0    |      0.6  |
| 24        | Meghalaya           |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 25        | Mizoram             |      0    |     20    |      1.9  |
| 26        | Nagaland            |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 27        | Odisha              |     20    |      0    |     15.6  |
| 28        | Puducherry          |      0.78 |      0    |      0.08 |
| 29        | Punjab              |      0    |      3.17 |     54.52 |
| 30        | Rajasthan           |   6180.17 |   4111.08 |   3929.25 |
| 31        | Sikkim              |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu          |    529.38 |   1606.08 |   1260.76 |
| 33        | Telangana           |    493.7  |     82.52 |      0    |
| 34        | Tripura             |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh       |    396.25 |    223    |    360.96 |
| 36        | Uttarakhand         |     43.62 |      0    |      0    |
| 37        | West Bengal         |      0    |     13.8  |      0    |
| Total     |                     |  10147.6  |   9716.32 |  11476.6  |

## ANNEXURE-II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 FOR 19.03.2025

Budgetary allocation made and utilized in respect of Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) and Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyann (PM-KUSUM)

| Scheme                                                                  | Budget Allocation (FY 2024-25)   | Utilization (FY 2024-25)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar, Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY)                 | Rs. 11,100 crore                 | Rs. 6819.62 crore *        |
| Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyann (PM-KUSUM) | Rs 2525 crore                    | Rs. 1994 crore #           |

## ANNEXURE-IIIA REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

## NO. 3027 FOR 19.03.2025

State/ UT-wise details of nos. of applications and installations under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in FY 2024-25 (as on 10.03.2025)

| Sr. No.   | State                                        | Applications   | Nos. of Installations   | Total CFA released (Nos.)   | Total CFAreleased (Amount in Rs.)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 166            | 16                      | 5                           | 413,160                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1,160,716      | 15,270                  | 8,987                       | 692,453,598                         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 93             | 0                       | 0                           | 0                                   |
| 4         | Assam                                        | 301,394        | 9478                    | 5,284                       | 441,302,367                         |
| 5         | Bihar                                        | 70,211         | 4788                    | 2,722                       | 208,490,430                         |
| 6         | Chandigarh                                   | 1,364          | 631                     | 209                         | 16,098,420                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                                 | 36,856         | 2206                    | 829                         | 64,208,760                          |
| 8         | Goa                                          | 4,480          | 810                     | 344                         | 26,788,800                          |
| 9         | Gujarat                                      | 391,301        | 394874                  | 251,159                     | 19,549,862,088                      |
| 10        | Haryana                                      | 164,877        | 20887                   | 12,097                      | 909,509,502                         |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh                             | 6,148          | 1545                    | 821                         | 70,253,799                          |
| 12        | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 28,318         | 2119                    | 891                         | 76,321,410                          |
| 13        | Jharkhand                                    | 7,047          | 247                     | 132                         | 10,198,710                          |
| 14        | Karnataka                                    | 215,112        | 9582                    | 5,232                       | 393,770,754                         |
| 15        | Kerala                                       | 123,670        | 77836                   | 59,500                      | 4,637,975,616                       |
| 16        | Ladakh                                       | 666            | 331                     | 262                         | 22,463,364                          |
| 17        | Lakshadweep                                  | 697            | 256                     | 183                         | 15,701,400                          |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                               | 60,664         | 30295                   | 22,376                      | 1,738,128,600                       |
| 19        | Maharashtra                                  | 560,196        | 236069                  | 105,548                     | 8,287,350,246                       |
| 20        | Manipur                                      | 747            | 208                     | 140                         | 11,924,088                          |
| 21        | Meghalaya                                    | 2,038          | 18                      | 16                          | 828,168                             |
| 22        | Mizoram                                      | 640            | 118                     | 76                          | 6,298,182                           |
| 23        | Nagaland                                     | 244            | 8                       | 6                           | 463,650                             |
| 24        | NCT of Delhi                                 | 8,296          | 3074                    | 825                         | 64,177,650                          |
| 25        | Odisha                                       | 93,171         | 2945                    | 1,821                       | 137,513,280                         |
| 26        | Puducherry                                   | 1,395          | 717                     | 516                         | 39,506,400                          |
| 27        | Punjab                                       | 14,278         | 5197                    | 3,861                       | 300,748,800                         |
| 28        | Rajasthan                                    | 226,460        | 32929                   | 25,053                      | 1,951,076,154                       |
| 29        | Sikkim                                       | 58             | 4                       | 1                           | 85,800                              |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                                   | 82,610         | 28193                   | 17,867                      | 1,329,046,950                       |
| 31        | Telangana                                    | 45,732         | 13187                   | 6,537                       | 511,283,100                         |
| 32        | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1,603          | 117                     | 36                          | 2,808,000                           |
| 33        | Tripura                                      | 3,192          | 162                     | 93                          | 7,762,194                           |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                                  | 45,147         | 18846                   | 13,497                      | 1,157,234,971.20                    |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh                                | 1,043,160      | 93948                   | 65,962                      | 5,017,975,848                       |
| 36        | West Bengal                                  | 26,606         | 438                     | 0                           | 0                                   |
|           | Total                                        | 4729353        | 1007349                 | 612888                      | 4770,00,24,259                      |

## ANNEXURE-IIIB REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 FOR 19.03.2025

State/ UT-wise details of beneficiaries under PM KUSUM Scheme in FY 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (as on 28.02.2025)

| S.    | State/ UT Name    | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries       | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
| No.   | State/ UT Name    | 2021-22                | 2022-23                | 2023-24                | 2024-25 (As on 28.02.2025) | Total                  |
| 1.    | Arunachal Pradesh | -                      | 126                    | 73                     | 235                        | 434                    |
| 2.    | Chhattisgarh      | -                      | -                      | 3                      | 3                          | 6                      |
| 3.    | Goa               | -                      | -                      | 700                    | 100                        | 800                    |
| 4.    | Gujarat           | 366                    | 2,000                  | 939                    | 97,947                     | 1,01,232               |
| 5.    | Haryana           | 21,985                 | 13,530                 | 42,677                 | 62,722                     | 1,40,914               |
| 6.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 190                    | 281                    | 142                    | 184                        | 797                    |
| 7.    | Jammu & Kashmir   | 103                    | 426                    | 309                    | 1,390                      | 2,228                  |
| 8.    | Jharkhand         | 6,336                  | 5,844                  | 424                    | 18,524                     | 31,128                 |
| 9.    | Karnataka         | 238                    | -                      | -                      | 6,647                      | 6,885                  |
| 10.   | Kerala            | -                      | 82                     | 5,109                  | 3,816                      | 9,007                  |
| 11.   | Madhya Pradesh    | -                      | 93                     | 8                      | 7,437                      | 7,538                  |
| 12.   | Maharashtra       | 2,426                  | 40,809                 | 44,436                 | 3,62,260                   | 4,49,931               |
| 13.   | Manipur           | 28                     | -                      | 50                     | -                          | 78                     |
| 14.   | Meghalaya         | 35                     | -                      | 47                     | 16                         | 98                     |
| 15.   | Mizoram           | -                      | -                      | -                      | 40                         | 40                     |
| 16.   | Nagaland          | -                      | -                      | 65                     | -                          | 65                     |
| 17.   | Odisha            | 647                    | 548                    | 106                    | 4,255                      | 5,556                  |
| 18.   | Punjab            | 5,390                  | 6,198                  | 88                     | -                          | 11,676                 |
| 19.   | Rajasthan         | 19,974                 | 31,969                 | 7,181                  | 49,341                     | 1,08,465               |
| 20.   | Tamil Nadu        | 199                    | 1,857                  | 192                    | 952                        | 3,200                  |
| 21.   | Tripura           | 358                    | 1,274                  | 472                    | 1,955                      | 4,059                  |
| 22.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 3,883                  | 13,203                 | 12,167                 | 30,969                     | 60,222                 |
| 23.   | Uttarakhand       | -                      | 318                    | -                      | 548                        | 866                    |
| 24.   | West Bengal       | -                      | 20                     | -                      | -                          | 20                     |
| Total | Total             | 62,158                 | 1,18,578               | 1,15,188               | 6,49,321                   | 9,45,245               |

## ANNEXURE-IV REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 FOR 19.03.2025

## (A) State-wise status of InSTS GEC Phase-I as on 28.02.2025 :

| State            | Physical Progress        | Physical Progress        | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Financial Progress (Central Grant)   | Financial Progress (Central Grant)   | Financial Progress (Central Grant)   |
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                  | Transmission Lines (ckm) | Transmission Lines (ckm) | Substations (MVA)   | Substations (MVA)   | Target (Rs. crore)                   | Achievemen t (Rs. crore)             | %                                    |
|                  | Target                   | Achievement              | Target              | Achievement         | Target (Rs. crore)                   | Achievemen t (Rs. crore)             | %                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1073                     | 854                      | 2157                | 1265                | 361.25                               | 290.606                              | 80.44                                |
| Gujarat          | 1908                     | 1636                     | 7980                | 7980                | 746.40                               | 561.845                              | 75.27                                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 502                      | 499                      | 937                 | 893                 | 237.28                               | 206.658                              | 87.09                                |
| Karnataka        | 618                      | 618                      | 2702                | 2702                | 326.50                               | 326.50                               | 100                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 2773                     | 2773                     | 4748                | 4748                | 655.09                               | 624.239                              | 95.29                                |
| Maharashtra      | 771                      | 704                      | --                  | --                  | 67.49                                | 46.758                               | 69.28                                |
| Rajasthan        | 1054                     | 984                      | 1915                | 1915                | 241.35                               | 241.35                               | 100                                  |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1068                     | 1068                     | 2250                | 1910                | 529.34                               | 529.282                              | 99.99                                |
| Total            | 9767                     | 9136                     | 22689               | 21413               | 3164.70                              | 2827.23                              | 89.33                                |

## (B) State-wise status of InSTS GEC Phase-II as on 28.02.2025 :

| State            | No. of Packages   | No. of Packages   | No. of Packages   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Physical Progress   | Financial Progress   | Financial Progress       |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
|                  |                   | Tendere d         | Awarde d          | Lines (ckm)         | Lines (ckm)         | Substations (MVA)   | Substations (MVA)   | (Central Grant)      | (Central Grant)          |
|                  | Total             |                   |                   | Revised Target      | Achievem ent        | Revised Target      | Achieveme nt        | Target (Rs. Crore)   | Achievemen t (Rs. Crore) |
| Gujarat          | 27                | 19                | 18                | 2570                | -                   | 7460                | -                   | 1200.12              | -                        |
| Himachal Pradesh | 9                 | 1                 | -                 | 337                 | -                   | 352                 | -                   | 161.53               | -                        |
| Karnataka        | 10                | 10                | 9                 | 938                 | 221                 | 1225                | -                   | 341.96               | 91.316                   |
| Kerala           | 5                 | 2                 | -                 | 224                 | -                   | 620                 | -                   | 138.71               | -                        |
| Rajasthan        | 8                 | 8                 | -                 | 659                 | -                   | 2191                | -                   | 290.70               | -                        |
| Tamil Nadu       | 9                 | 9                 | 2                 | 624                 | -                   | 2200                | -                   | 237.52               | -                        |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 23                | 23                | 23                | 2567                | -                   | 10440               | -                   | 1576.80              | 292.93                   |
| Total            | 91                | 72                | 52                | 7919                | 221                 | 24488               | -                   | 3947.34              | 384.246                  |