Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Power Plant based on Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 215

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## POWER PLANT BASED ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 215. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up power plants based on new and renewable energy sources in Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details of the places where the said power plants including the wind power plants are being set up in the said States, district-wise;
- (c) the details of grants being provided for setting up of new power plants based on new and renewable energy sources in tribal areas of Jharkhand; and
- (d) the number of operational/ongoing and pending projects related to new and renewable energy in Bihar and Jharkhand, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)  As per information provided by the Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency (BREDA) and the Solar Energy  Corporation of India (SECI), the following Renewable  Energy  (RE)  projects are under implementation in the State of Bihar:

| Project Location                                                              | Capacity (MW)   | District         |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| Solar Project under Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme, Phase-II | 5               | Nalanda          |
| Grid Connected Ground Mounted Solar Power Plant under RESCO mode              | 125             | Banka            |
| Grid Connected Ground Mounted Solar Power Plant under RESCO mode              | 125             | Jamui            |
| Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plants at various government buildings     | -               | All 38 Districts |

- (c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing various schemes that provide for Central Financial Assistance for setting up of New & Renewable Energy projects in the country, including in the States of Bihar and Jharkhand. The details are provided at Annexure.

(d) As on 30.06.2023, the details of operational RE projects in Bihar and Jharkhand is as follows:

| State     |   Small Hydro Power (MW) |   Bio- Power (MW) |   Solar Power (MW) |   Total RE Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| Bihar     |                    70.7  |            126.02 |             203.19 |                   399.91 |
| Jharkhand |                     4.05 |              4.3  |             119.34 |                   127.69 |

The information about projects under implementation is furnished in reply to (a) and (b) above.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 215 for 20/07/2023 regarding 'Power Plant based on Renewable Energy'

## Incentives being provided as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for the implementation of major renewable energy schemes/ programmes.

| Scheme/ Programmes                                                                                                                                                             | Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| a) Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Power Projects                                                                                                                              | (i) For Residential Sector • Central Financial Assistance (CFA) up to 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp • CFA up to 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp • CFA up to 20% for GHS/RWA capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp) (ii) For Discoms Incentives up to 10% of project cost depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline. Vide its OM dated 27.01.2023, Ministry has fixed the CFA for the entire country. The revised CFArates would be applicable on all future bids and the bids which are scheduled to be closed after 15 days of issuance of this OM. The revised rates are as follows: For general category States/UTs: i. Individual Household - For first 3 kW: Rs. 14588/ kWandfor RTScapacity beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW: Rs. 7294/kW. ii. Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) - Rs. 7294/kW for common facilities up to 500 kWp @10 kWp per house. For special category States/UTs: i. Individual Household - For first 3 kW: Rs. 17662/ kWandfor RTScapacity beyond 3 kW and upto 10 kW: Rs. 8831/kW. ii. Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies (RWA/GHS) - Rs. 8831/kW for common facilities up to 500 kWp @10 kWp per house. |
| b) Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II (Government Producer Scheme) for grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by the Government Producers | Viability Gap Funding (VGF) support up to Rs 55 lakhs per MW to the CPSUs/Govt. Organizations entities selected through competitive bidding process.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| c) PLI Scheme 'National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules'                                                                                                         | The beneficiaries are eligible for Production Linked Incentive (PLI) on production and sale of solar PV modules. The quantum of PLI eligible for disbursal depends upon: (i) quantum of sales of solar PV modules; (ii) performance parameters (efficiency and temperature coefficient of maximum power) of solar PV modules sold; and (iii) percentage of local value addition in modules sold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| d) Solar Park Scheme                                                                                                                                                           | Up to 25 lakhs per Solar park, for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR). 20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for development of infrastructure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| e) PM-KUSUM scheme                                                                                                                                                             | Component A : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants Benefit available: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) totheDISCOMs@40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI payable to DISCOMs is up to Rs. 33 Lakh per MW. Component B : Installation of 20.00 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

| Scheme/ Programmes                                                                                   | Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| f) Green Energy Corridor Scheme (for development of intra-state transmission system for RE projects) | provided. However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided. (b) Feeder Level Solarization: Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of Rs. 1.05 Crore per MWas provided by MNRE. However in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarkhand, Lakshadweep and Andaman &Nicobar Island, CFA of Rs. 1.75 crore per MWis provided. GEC Phase-I: CFAof 40 %of DPR cost or awarded cost whichever is lower. GECPhase-II: CFAof 33 %ofDPRcost or awarded cost whichever is lower. |
| g) Biomass Programme                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| h) Waste to Energy Programme                                                                         | (a) For Briquette/Pellet manufacturing plants: Rs. 9.00 Lakhs/ MTPH (Maximum CFA- Rs. 45.00 Lakh per project) (b) For Non-Bagasse Cogeneration Projects: Rs. 40 Lakhs/ Megawatt (Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 Crore per project) (a) for Biogas generation: Rs 0.25 crore per 12000 cum/day (Maximum                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

| Scheme/ Programmes                 | Incentive presently eligible as per the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|                                    | • Biogas/BioCNG/Power (biogas based) generation plants based on cattle dung as main feedstock set up by Gaushalas independently or through joint ventures/partnerships will be eligible for 20% higher CFA than Standard CFA pattern given above. These Gaushalas (Shelters) should be registered with the respective State Government.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| i)Biogas Programme                 | a) Rs. 9800/- to Rs. 70,400/- per plant based on size of the plant in cubic meter for small biogas plants (1-25 cubic meter/day plant capacity); b) Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 45,000/- per kilowatt for power generation and Rs. 17,500 /- to Rs. 22,500/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications (25 - 2500 cubic meter/day plant capacity) . The eligible CFA would be 20% higher than Standard CFA in for NER, Island, Registered Gaushalas and SC/ST beneficiaries                                                                                                 |
| j) R&D programme                   | The Ministry encourages research and technology development proposals in collaboration with the industry and provides upto 100% financial support to Government/non-profit research organizations and upto 50- 70% to Industry, Start-ups, Private Institutes, Entrepreneurs and Manufacturing units.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| k) National Green Hydrogen Mission | The SIGHT scheme guidelines under the Mission have been notified for Electrolyser Manufacturing and Mode-I for Green Hydrogen production. 1. SIGHT programme for Electrolyser manufacturing has an allocation of Rs. 4440 crores by 2029-30. The incentives start from Rs. 4440 per kWin the first year and end at Rs. 1480 per kW in the fifth year. SIGHT programme for Green Hydrogen production (Mode-I) provides incentives for Green Hydrogen production, which are capped at Rs. 50/kg , Rs. 40/kg and Rs. 30/kg for the first, second and third year respectively. |