Lok Sabha Question No. 246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: New Solar Parks in Maharashtra
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 246

ANSWERED ON 27/11/2024

## NEW SOLAR PARKS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 246. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved setting up of new solar parks in the country especially in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to set up solar power plants in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the solar power plants are likely to be set up in Maharashtra; and
- (d) the efforts being made by the Government to increase the capacity of solar power generation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes. as on 31.10.2024, the government has sanctioned 55 Solar Parks in 13 States including Maharashtra under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects,'. The details of the Solar Parks are given at Annexure-I .
- (b) No proposal to set up solar power plants in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra has been approved.
- (c) As per existing timelines, the solar parks in Maharashtra are expected to be completed by 2025-26.
- (d) The Government have taken several steps  to promote solar energy. The details of major steps taken are given at Annexure-II .

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 246 FOR 27.11.2024

## List of Solar Parks sanctioned under the Scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects' (as on 31-10-2024)

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of Park                   |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ananthapuramu Solar Park       |                       1400 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kurnool Solar Park             |                       1000 |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh   | Kadapa Solar Park              |                       1000 |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park    |                        500 |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh   | Ramagiri Solar Park            |                        300 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh     | Rajnandgaon Solar Park         |                        100 |
|         7 | Gujarat          | Radhnesada Solar Park          |                        700 |
|         8 | Gujarat          | Dholera Solar Park             |                       1000 |
|         9 | Gujarat          | NTPC RE Park                   |                       4750 |
|        10 | Gujarat          | GSECL RE Park                  |                       3325 |
|        11 | Gujarat          | GIPCL RE Park Ph-I             |                        600 |
|        12 | Gujarat          | GIPCL RE Park Ph-II            |                       1200 |
|        13 | Gujarat          | GIPCL RE Park Ph-III           |                        575 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh | Pekhubela Solar Park           |                         53 |
|        15 | Jharkhand        | SECI Floating Solar Park       |                        100 |
|        16 | Jharkhand        | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-I   |                        755 |
|        17 | Jharkhand        | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-II  |                        234 |
|        18 | Karnataka        | Pavagada Solar Park            |                       2000 |
|        19 | Karnataka        | Bidar Solar Park               |                        500 |
|        20 | Kerala           | Kasargod Solar Park            |                        105 |
|        21 | Kerala           | Floating Solar Park            |                         50 |
|        22 |                  | Kasargod Solar Park Ph-II      |                        100 |
|        23 |                  | Rewa Solar Park                |                        750 |
|        24 | Madhya Pradesh   | Mandsaur Solar Park            |                        250 |
|        25 | Madhya Pradesh   | Neemuch Solar Park             |                        500 |
|        26 |                  | Agar Solar Park                |                        550 |
|        27 |                  | Shajapur Solar Park            |                        450 |
|        28 |                  | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park |                        600 |
|        29 |                  | Barethi Solar Park             |                        630 |
|        30 |                  | Morena Park                    |                        600 |
|        31 |                  | Sai Guru Solar Park            |                        500 |
|        32 |                  | Dondaicha Solar Park           |                        250 |
|        33 | Maharashtra      | Patoda Solar Park              |                        250 |
|        34 |                  | Erai Floating Solar Park       |                        105 |
|        35 | Mizoram          | Vankal Solar Park              |                         20 |

| Sl. No.   | State         | Name of Park                  |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 36.       | Odisha        | Solar Park by NHPC            |                         40 |
| 37.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-II Solar Park          |                        680 |
| 38.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-III Solar Park         |                       1000 |
| 39.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-IV Solar Park          |                        500 |
| 40.       | Rajasthan     | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park    |                        750 |
| 41.       | Rajasthan     | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park |                        421 |
| 42.       | Rajasthan     | Nokh Solar Park               |                        925 |
| 43.       | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-I         |                       1000 |
| 44.       | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-II        |                       1000 |
| 45.       | Rajasthan     | RVUN Solar Park               |                       2000 |
| 46.       | Rajasthan     | TREDCO Solar Park             |                       2000 |
| 47.       | Uttar Pradesh | Solar Park in UP              |                        365 |
| 48.       | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun Solar Park             |                       1200 |
| 49.       | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur Solar Park           |                        100 |
| 50.       | Uttar Pradesh | Kalpi Solar Park              |                         65 |
| 51.       | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur Solar Park           |                        600 |
| 52.       | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi Solar Park             |                        600 |
| 53.       | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot Solar Park         |                        800 |
| 54.       | Uttar Pradesh | kanpur Dehat Park             |                         75 |
| 55.       | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Nagar Park             |                         35 |
| Total     | Total         | Total                         |                      39958 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 246 FOR 27.11.2024

## MAJOR STEPS TAKEN TO PROMOTE SOLAR ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY

- Notification  of  trajectory  for  RE  power  bids  of  50  GW/annum  to  be  issued  by Renewable Energy Implementation Agencies [REIAs: Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), NTPC Limited, NHPC Limited, SJVN Limited] from FY 202324 to FY 2027-28.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges have been waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 202930. The RCO which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001 will attract penalties on non-compliance. RCO also includes specified quantum  of consumption  from  Decentralized  Renewable  Energy sources.
- Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments has been set up.
- Standard  Bidding  Guidelines  for  tariff  based  competitive  bidding  process  for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar, Wind, Wind-Solar Hybrid and Firm & Dispatchable RE (FDRE) Projects have been issued.
- Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency  Solar  PV  Modules,  National  Green  Hydrogen  Mission,  have  been launched.
- Scheme  for  setting  up  of  Ultra  Mega  Renewable  Energy  Parks  is  being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net-metering up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is lower.
- Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff (URET) has been introduced through which a uniform tariff will be provided to the consumer by averaging tariffs of individual RE projects  of  similar  type  awarded  via  tariff  based  competitive  bidding  process. Implementation of URET for 'Solar Power Central Pool' and 'Solar-Wind Hybrid Central Pool' from 15 th  February 2024 has been notified.
- Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Gridconnected Solar Inverters have been launched.
- To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.
- 'The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules) have been notified.
- Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022, has been notified on 06 th  June 2022 with objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green energy for all. Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand of 100 kW or above through  single  or  multiple  single  connection  aggregating  Hundred  kW  or  more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.
- Green  Term  Ahead  Market  (GTAM)  has  been  launched  to  facilitate  sale  of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
- 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.