Lok Sabha Question No. 2992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Setting up of Solar Parks in Maharashtra
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992

ANSWERED ON 19/03/2025

## SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2992. SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO DESHMUKH SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS RAJENIMBALKAR

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

- (a) the number of solar parks set up in the country during the last five years, along with those which are operational at present, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the Government has accorded approval for setting up of new solar parks in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Washim-Yavatmal and Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituency have also been included therein and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of funds allocated and spent for the said purpose in Maharashtra during the last five years and the current year, district-wise;
- (e) the other steps being taken to utilize solar energy for power production;
- (f) the details of solar energy projects being run and the works being undertaken in the State of Maharashtra at present, district-wise; and
- (g) whether the Government has any projects in place particularly in respect of Aspirational districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The State-wise details of solar parks sanctioned under scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects' and which are currently operational is given at AnnexureI.
- (b) The Government has sanctioned four solar parks in Maharashtra under the scheme. The details are given at Annexure-II.
- (c)  There  is  currently  no  solar  park  sanctioned  under  the  scheme  in  Washim-Yavatmal  and Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra.
- (d) State-wise funds are not allocated under the scheme. Central Financial Assistance of Rs. 12 Crore has been released for development of solar parks in Dhule district, Maharashtra during the last five years and current year.
- (e) Government has taken several steps to promote solar energy in the country. The details of major steps taken are given at Annexure-III.
- (f) As  per  inputs  received  from  Maharashtra  Energy  Development Agency, the details of solar projects commissioned and under commissioning in Maharashtra are given at Annexure-IV.
- (g) The  Government  is  implementing  several  schemes  to  promote  solar  energy  in  the  country including the aspirational districts. The details of the schemes are given at Annexure-V.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 FOR 19.03.2025

## Details of Solar Parks sanctioned under scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects', which are currently operational

|   Sl. No. | State          | Name of Park                   |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |   Projects installed (MW) |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu Solar Park       |                       1400 |                      1400 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Solar Park             |                       1000 |                      1000 |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa Solar Park              |                       1000 |                       387 |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park    |                        500 |                       400 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh   | Rajnandgaon Solar Park         |                        100 |                       100 |
|         6 | Gujarat        | Radhnesada Solar Park          |                        700 |                       700 |
|         7 | Gujarat        | Dholera Solar Park             |                       1000 |                       300 |
|         8 | Karnataka      | Pavagada Solar Park            |                       2000 |                      2000 |
|         9 | Kerala         | Kasargod Solar Park            |                        105 |                       105 |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa Solar Park                |                        750 |                       750 |
|        11 | Madhya Pradesh | Mandsaur Solar Park            |                        250 |                       250 |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh | Neemuch Solar Park             |                        500 |                       330 |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh | Agar Solar Park                |                        550 |                       550 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh | Shajapur Solar Park            |                        450 |                       155 |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park |                        600 |                       278 |
|        16 | Mizoram        | Vankal Solar Park              |                         20 |                        20 |
|        17 | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-II Solar Park           |                        680 |                       680 |
|        18 | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-III Solar Park          |                       1000 |                      1000 |
|        19 | Rajasthan      | Bhadla-IV Solar Park           |                        500 |                       500 |
|        20 | Rajasthan      | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park     |                        750 |                       450 |
|        21 | Rajasthan      | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park  |                        421 |                       421 |
|        22 | Rajasthan      | Nokh Solar Park                |                        925 |                       190 |
|        23 | Uttar Pradesh  | Solar Park in UP               |                        365 |                       365 |
|        24 | Uttar Pradesh  | Kalpi Solar Park               |                         65 |                        65 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 FOR 19.03.2025

## Details of Solar Parks sanctioned in Maharashtra under scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects'

|   Sl. No. | Name of Park             |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Dondaicha Solar Park     |                        250 |
|         2 | Patoda Solar Park        |                        250 |
|         3 | Erai Floating Solar Park |                        105 |
|         4 | Sai Guru Solar Park      |                        500 |

## ANNEXURE-III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 FOR 19.03.2025

## 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 2023-24 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 30 th June 2025.
- To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30.
- 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  Y ojana,  National  Programme  on  High  Efficiency  Solar  PV  Modules,  National  Green Hydrogen Mission, have been launched.
- Scheme for setting up of Solar Park and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects 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 'SolarWind Hybrid Central Pool' from 15 th February 2024 has been notified.
- Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Grid-connected 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.

## ANNEXURE-IV REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 FOR 19.03.2025

## Details of solar projects commissioned and under commissioning in Maharashtra as shared by MEDA

## District-wise Grid-Connected Solar Power Project Commissioned

|   Sr. No. | Name of the District   |   No. of Projects |   Commissioned Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Ahmednagar             |                35 |                      164.56  |
|         2 | Akola                  |                17 |                       77.965 |
|         3 | Amravati               |                19 |                      237.81  |
|         4 | Aurangabad             |                 5 |                      119.89  |
|         5 | Beed                   |                17 |                      228.9   |
|         6 | Bhandara               |                 0 |                        0     |
|         7 | Buldhana               |                10 |                      246.8   |
|         8 | Chandrapur             |                 4 |                       10     |
|         9 | Dhule                  |                27 |                      499.69  |
|        10 | Gondia                 |                 0 |                        0     |
|        11 | Hingoli                |                 5 |                       64.2   |
|        12 | Jalgaon                |                 9 |                      261.205 |
|        13 | Jalna                  |                25 |                      489.85  |
|        14 | Kolhapur               |                 2 |                        6.8   |
|        15 | Latur                  |                46 |                      185.55  |
|        16 | Nagpur                 |                17 |                      133.318 |
|        17 | Nanded                 |                20 |                      203.175 |
|        18 | Nandurbar              |                 1 |                        2     |
|        19 | Nashik                 |                25 |                      170.235 |
|        20 | Dharashiv              |                64 |                      331.04  |
|        21 | Parbhani               |                22 |                      218.22  |
|        22 | Pune                   |                10 |                       79.18  |
|        23 | Raigad                 |                 0 |                        0     |
|        24 | Ratnagiri              |                 1 |                        1     |
|        25 | Sangli                 |                 4 |                       14.56  |
|        26 | Satara                 |                15 |                      296.95  |
|        27 | Sindhudurg             |                 0 |                        0     |
|        28 | Solapur                |               163 |                      879.238 |
|        29 | Wardha                 |                12 |                      111.98  |
|        30 | Washim                 |                 0 |                        0     |
|        31 | Yavatmal               |                19 |                      249.55  |

| Total (A)                                     | 594   |   5283.66 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------|-----------|
| MSKVY 2.0 - Implemented by MSEDCL (Total - B) |       |    150    |
| Rooftop Solar Power Projects (Total-C)        |       |   3032.84 |
| Total (A+B+C)                                 |       |   8466.5  |

District-wise Grid-Connected Solar Power Project Under Commissioning

|   Sr. No. | Name of the District   |   No. of Projects |   Under Commissioning (MW) |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Ahmednagar             |                 7 |                      34.37 |
|         2 | Akola                  |                 1 |                       1.28 |
|         3 | Amravati               |                 2 |                      10    |
|         4 | Aurangabad             |                 0 |                       0    |
|         5 | Beed                   |                 7 |                      60.01 |
|         6 | Bhandara               |                 0 |                       0    |
|         7 | Buldhana               |                 3 |                      18.13 |
|         8 | Chandrapur             |                 2 |                       3.5  |
|         9 | Dhule                  |                 2 |                      52    |
|        10 | Gondia                 |                 0 |                       0    |
|        11 | Hingoli                |                 4 |                     270.9  |
|        12 | Jalgaon                |                 2 |                      12.7  |
|        13 | Jalna                  |                 2 |                      51.5  |
|        14 | Kolhapur               |                 0 |                       0    |
|        15 | Latur                  |                 1 |                       2.5  |
|        16 | Nagpur                 |                 2 |                       4.85 |
|        17 | Nanded                 |                 5 |                      14.6  |
|        18 | Nandurbar              |                 0 |                       0    |
|        19 | Nashik                 |                 1 |                      25    |
|        20 | Dharashiv              |                 1 |                       7.35 |
|        21 | Parbhani               |                 2 |                      13.3  |
|        22 | Pune                   |                 1 |                       6    |
|        23 | Raigad                 |                 0 |                       0    |
|        24 | Ratnagiri              |                 0 |                       0    |
|        25 | Sangli                 |                 0 |                       0    |
|        26 | Satara                 |                 0 |                       0    |
|        27 | Sindhudurg             |                 0 |                       0    |
|        28 | Solapur                |                17 |                     232.39 |
|        29 | Wardha                 |                 2 |                      52.7  |
|        30 | Washim                 |                 0 |                       0    |

| Sr. No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of Projects |   Under Commissioning (MW) |
|-----------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| 31        | Yavatmal               |                 3 |                      88.1  |
|           | Total (A)              |                67 |                     961.18 |

## Details of Mahagenco Ongoing Solar Projects

| Sr. No.   | Particular                                    |   Capacity (MW) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | CMAGF Scheme (MSKVY 2.0)                      |         1071    |
| 2         | EPC with land by bidder (Phase I &II)         |         1200    |
| 3         | Solar Park at Dondaicha, Dist- Dhule          |          250    |
| 4         | Solar Power projects at Yavatmal (2x25)       |           50    |
| 5         | Solar Power projects at Washim (2X20)         |           40    |
| 6         | Paras, Dist- Akola                            |           62    |
| 7         | Lakhmapur, Dist- Chandrapur)                  |           65    |
| 8         | EPC Solar Projecs at Latur                    |           60    |
| 9         | EPC Solar Projecs on TPS Land                 |           52    |
| 10        | MSKVY-1.0 (179 MWScheme) Solar Power Projects |           16.16 |
| 11        | Green Hydrogen project at BTPS Bhusawa        |            0.5  |
|           | Total                                         |         2866.66 |

## ANNEXURE-V REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 FOR 19.03.2025

## Details of the operational Schemes to promote solar energy

1. Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects with a target of setting up 40,000 MW capacity. Under the scheme, the infrastructure such as land, roads, power evacuation system water facilities are developed with all statutory clearances/approvals. Thus, the scheme helps expeditious development of utility-scale solar projects in the country.
2. PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar and providing free electricity up to 300 units every month for One Crore households.
3. Production  Linked  Incentive  scheme  'National  Programme  on  High  Efficiency  Solar  PV Modules' for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV modules (Tranche- I & II).
4. PM-KUSUM Scheme to promote small Grid Connected Solar Energy Power Plants, stand-alone solar powered agricultural pumps and solarisation of existing grid connected agricultural pumps. The scheme is not only beneficial to the farmers but also States and DISCOMs. States will save on subsidy being provided for electricity to agriculture consumers and DISCOMs get cheaper solar power at tail end saving transmission and distribution losses.
5. Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II (Government Producer Scheme) for setting up 12,000 MW grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Projects by Government Producers,  using  domestically  manufactured  solar  PV  cells  and  modules,  with  Viability  Gap Funding (VGF) support, for self-use or use by Government/ Government entities, either directly or through Distribution Companies (DISCOMS).
6. New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA) with a provision for providing off-grid Solar Lighting where electricity supply through grid is not techno-economically feasible.