Lok Sabha Question No. 1689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Solar Parks in Punjab
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1689

ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## SOLAR PARKS IN PUNJAB

## 1689. SMT HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL

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

- (a) the details of the number of Solar Parks set up under the Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects in the country, State-wise including Punjab;
- (b) the details of funds allocated and utilised by the different States under the said scheme since its inception;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any application/financial assistance proposal for the development of a solar park from the State Government of Punjab under this scheme during the last five years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the reasons behind the delay in the implementation of the said proposal, if any in Punjab?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) Under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects,' 18 nos. of Solar Parks have been developed, so far, which are given at Annexure-I.
- (b)  The details of funds released to various States under the scheme are placed at Annexure-II.
- (c) & (d) No proposal has been received from the Government of Punjab for the development of Solar Park under the scheme in the last 5 years.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1689 FOR 30.07.2025

Details of Solar Parks fully developed in various States under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects'

|   Sl. No | State          |   Number of Solar Parks developed |   Capacity (in MW) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |                                 3 |               2900 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh   |                                 1 |                100 |
|        3 | Gujarat        |                                 1 |                700 |
|        4 | Karnataka      |                                 1 |               2000 |
|        5 | Kerala         |                                 1 |                105 |
|        6 | Madhya Pradesh |                                 4 |               2000 |
|        7 | Mizoram        |                                 1 |                 20 |
|        8 | Rajasthan      |                                 4 |               2601 |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh  |                                 2 |                430 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1689 FOR 30.07.2025

Details of Central Financial Assistance (CFA) released in various States under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects'

|   Sl. No | State          |   CFAreleased (in INR Cr) |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |                    674.7  |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh   |                     17.1  |
|        3 | Gujarat        |                   1116.4  |
|        4 | Jharkhand      |                     55    |
|        5 | Karnataka      |                    351.9  |
|        6 | Kerala         |                     19.9  |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh |                    455.15 |
|        8 | Maharashtra    |                     20.7  |
|        9 | Mizoram        |                      4.1  |
|       10 | Odisha         |                      2.98 |
|       11 | Rajasthan      |                    681.6  |
|       12 | Uttar Pradesh  |                    262    |