Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Solar Parks on Barren Land
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 161

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2023

## SOLAR PARKS ON BARREN LAND

| *161. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| Will the Minister of NEWANDRENEWABLE ENERGYbe pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| (a) whether the Government has issued new guidelines to allow the State Governments to use unproductive and non-agricultural land to set up solar parks; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of the number of solar parks approved in various States so far? |
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| THE MINISTEROFNEW&RENEWABLEENERGYANDPOWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 161 for ANSWER ON 14-12-2023

(a) & (b) Since land is under the purview of respective State Governments, as per para 4 of the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects' issued by the Government on 21.03.2017,the State/UT  Governments  are  encouraged  to  prioritize  the  use  of government waste/non-agricultural land.It has also been suggested to use cold and hot deserts, water surface in big reservoirs, canal bunds etc. if found suitable. Government have also launched the PM-KUSUM scheme under which farmers can set up solar panels of up to 2 MW capacity on their barren land and sell the electricity to the concerned DISCOM.

- (c) The details of the number of solar parks approved in various States are given in Annexure.

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED

## QUESTION NO.161 FOR 14.12.2023

## State-wise details of Solar Parks approved

(as on 30-11-2023)

|   Sl.no | State          | Name of the Solar Park         | Capacity (MW)   |   Total Capacity (MW) |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu-I Solar Park     | 1400 1000       |                  4200 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool Solar Par              |                 |                  4200 |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa Solar Park              | 1000            |                  4200 |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park    | 500             |                  4200 |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh | Ramagiri Solar Park            | 300             |                  4200 |
|       6 | Chhattisgarh   | Rajnandgaon Solar Park         | 100             |                   100 |
|       7 | Gujarat        | Radhnesada Solar Park          | 700 3325        |                 12150 |
|       8 | Gujarat        | Dholera Solar Park             | 1000            |                 12150 |
|       9 | Gujarat        | NTPC RE Park                   | 4750            |                 12150 |
|      10 | Gujarat        | GSECL RE Park                  |                 |                 12150 |
|      11 | Gujarat        | GIPCL RE Park Ph-I             | 600             |                 12150 |
|      12 | Gujarat        | GIPCL RE Park Ph-II            | 1200            |                 12150 |
|      13 | Gujarat        | GIPCL RE Park Ph- III          | 575             |                 12150 |
|      14 | Jharkhand      | SECI Floating Solar Park       | 100             |                  1089 |
|      15 | Jharkhand      | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-I   | 755             |                  1089 |
|      16 | Jharkhand      | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-II  | 234             |                  1089 |
|      17 | Karnataka      | Pavagada Solar Park            | 2000            |                  2500 |
|      18 | Karnataka      | BidarSolar Park                | 500             |                  2500 |
|      19 | Kerala         | Kasaragod Solar Park           | 105             |                   155 |
|      20 | Kerala         | Floating Solar Park            | 50              |                   155 |
|      21 | Madhya Pradesh | Rewa Solar Park                | 750             |                  4180 |
|      22 | Madhya Pradesh | Mandsaur Solar Park            | 250             |                  4180 |
|      23 | Madhya Pradesh | Neemuch Solar Park             | 500             |                  4180 |
|      24 | Madhya Pradesh | Agar Solar Park                | 550             |                  4180 |
|      25 | Madhya Pradesh | Shajapur Solar Park            | 450             |                  4180 |
|      26 | Madhya Pradesh | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park | 600             |                  4180 |

| Sl.no   | State         | Name of the Solar Park        | Capacity (MW)   | Total Capacity (MW)   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 27      |               | Chhatarpur Solar Park         | 450             |                       |
| 28      |               | Barethi Solar Park            | 630             |                       |
| 29      | Maharashtra   | Sai Guru Solar Park           | 500             | 750                   |
| 30      | Maharashtra   | Dondaicha Solar Park          | 250             | 750                   |
| 31      | Mizoram       | Vankal Solar Park             | 20              | 20                    |
| 32      | Odisha        | Solar Park in Odisha          | 40              | 340                   |
| 33      | Odisha        | Floating Solar Park Ph-I      | 100             | 340                   |
| 34      | Odisha        | Floating Solar Park Ph-II     | 200             | 340                   |
| 35      | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-II Solar Park          | 680             | 8276                  |
| 36      | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-III Solar Park         | 1000            | 8276                  |
| 37      | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-IV Solar Park          | 500             | 8276                  |
| 38      | Rajasthan     | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park    | 750             | 8276                  |
| 39      | Rajasthan     | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park | 421             | 8276                  |
| 40      | Rajasthan     | Nokh Solar Park               | 925             | 8276                  |
| 41      | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-I         | 1000            | 8276                  |
| 42      | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-II        | 1000            | 8276                  |
| 43      | Rajasthan     | RVUN Solar Park               | 2000            | 8276                  |
| 44      | Uttar Pradesh | Solar Park in UP              | 365             | 3730                  |
| 45      | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun Solar Park             | 1200            | 3730                  |
| 46      | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur Solar Park           | 100             | 3730                  |
| 48      | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi Solar Park             | 600             | 3730                  |
| 49      | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur Solar Park           | 600             | 3730                  |
| Total   | Total         | Total                         | 37,490          | 37,490                |