Lok Sabha Question No. 1266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Solar Power Capacity Target
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## SOLAR POWER CAPACITY TARGET

## 1266. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA

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

(a) whether the Government has set a target of 100 GW solar power capacity to be achieved by the end of this year;

(b) if so, whether any targets have been fixed and if so, the details thereof, State-wise, particularly for Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the details of solar power capacity installed so far, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to achieve the said target in a time bound manner and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether it is possible to reuse or recycle solar panel waste so generated; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  The  Government  had  set  a  target  of  achieving  100  GW  of  solar  power  installed capacity in the country by the year 2022. State-wise targets are not set.

(c) & (d) The total solar power capacity installed in the country as on 30.06.2023 is 70.10 GW. The  State-wise  details  of  cumulative  solar  power  capacity  installed,  so  far  is  given  at Annexure . In addition, 55.90 GW is under installation.

The Government is making all efforts through various schemes & policies and coordination with the State Governments and the private industry for realization of the target at the earliest.

(e) & (f) Yes, Sir. it is possible to reuse and recycle the solar panel waste. PV modules from a Solar PV plant may be considered for recycling depending upon the module conditions.

The re-use of the recycled/recovered material is mainly dependent on (1) economic value of the  recycled  material  compared  to  the  virgin  material;  (2)  purity  &  quality  of  the  recycled material.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c)&(d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266 FOR 27.07.2023

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF CUMULATIVE SOLAR POWER CAPACITY INSTALLED SO FAR

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                |   Cumulative Solar Installed Capacity as on 30-06-2023 (in MW) |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar       |                                                          29.91 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh          |                                                        4552.12 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                                          11.75 |
|         4 | Assam                   |                                                         155.7  |
|         5 | Bihar                   |                                                         203.18 |
|         6 | Chandigarh              |                                                          63.59 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh            |                                                         962.51 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli    |                                                           5.46 |
|         9 | Daman & Diu             |                                                          41.01 |
|        10 | Delhi                   |                                                         227.73 |
|        11 | Goa                     |                                                          33.74 |
|        12 | Gujarat                 |                                                       10133.7  |
|        13 | Haryana                 |                                                        1106.49 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh        |                                                         106.55 |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir         |                                                          53.29 |
|        16 | Jharkhand               |                                                         119.34 |
|        17 | Karnataka               |                                                        9050.59 |
|        18 | Kerala                  |                                                         802.16 |
|        19 | Ladakh                  |                                                           7.8  |
|        20 | Lakshadweep             |                                                           3.27 |
|        21 | Madhya Pradesh          |                                                        3021.57 |
|        22 | Maharashtra             |                                                        4870.64 |
|        23 | Manipur                 |                                                          12.43 |
|        24 | Meghalaya               |                                                           4.15 |
|        25 | Mizoram                 |                                                          30.43 |
|        26 | Nagaland                |                                                           3.04 |
|        27 | Odisha                  |                                                         458.88 |
|        28 | Puducherry              |                                                          43.26 |
|        29 | Punjab                  |                                                        1190.58 |
|        30 | Rajasthan               |                                                       17840    |
|        31 | Sikkim                  |                                                           4.69 |
|        32 | Tamil Nadu              |                                                        6892.81 |
|        33 | Telangana               |                                                        4695.21 |
|        34 | Tripura                 |                                                          18.06 |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh           |                                                        2526.61 |
|        36 | Uttarakhand             |                                                         575.53 |
|        37 | West Bengal             |                                                         194.06 |
|        38 | Others including NABARD |                                                          45.01 |