Lok Sabha Question No. 1671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Promotion of Renewable Energy on Barren Lands
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. Rajkumar Sangwan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1671

ANSWERED ON 30/07/2025

## 1671.DR. RAJKUMAR SANGWAN

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

- (a) the details of renewable energy produced in Uttar Pradesh, district and source-wise;
- (b) whether the lands of farmers in Uttar Pradesh including Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency are lying barren;
- (c)  if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  renewable  energy  sources  on  the lands of such farmers so that the income of the farmer also increase, district-wise including Baghpat Lok Sabha Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the measures proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard in future?

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

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) As per information received from Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), district-wise and source-wise details of renewable energy produced in Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure.

(b) to (e) Government of India is promoting renewable energy sources under different schemes such as Pradhan  Mantri-Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PM  KUSUM),  Scheme  for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects and National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) , under which the projects can be set up on the farmers' land, including barren land .

Further,  Uttar  Pradesh  Government  is  also  promoting  renewable  energy  adoption  under  the  Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy-2022 and Bio Energy Policy-2022. Under the policies, State Government is  promoting  farmers'  land  utilization  all  across  Uttar  Pradesh including  Baghpat  Lok  Sabha Constituency.

PM KUSUM supports installation of decentralized and ground-mounted  grid-connected renewable power plants and offers subsidies for farmers. Uttar Pradesh Government provides additional subsidy of Rs. 50 lakh/MW to increase farmers income. UPNEDA have issued Letter of Award (LoA) for 93.4 MW capacity  in  district  Baghpat  under  PM  KUSUM  [Feeder  level  Solarization  (FLS)]  scheme. Individual pump solarization (IPS) under PM-KUSUM is also being executed on subsidised rates for irrigation and additional income for surplus energy.

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## Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1671 to be answered on 30.07.2025

## District-wise and source-wise details of renewable energy produced in Uttar Pradesh

| Sr. No   | District            | Solar inMW   | Biomass Power (Co-generation) inMW   | Compressed Bio Gas Production (In TPD)   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Agra                | 91.71        |                                      |                                          |
| 2        | Aligarh             | 16.42        |                                      |                                          |
| 3        | Ambedkar Nagar      | 5.94         | 18                                   |                                          |
| 4        | Ayodhya             | 48.19        | 50.75                                |                                          |
| 5        | Amethi              | 15.83        |                                      |                                          |
| 6        | Amroha              | 2.16         | 43                                   |                                          |
| 7        | Auraiya             | 47.99        |                                      |                                          |
| 8        | Azamgarh            | 5.96         |                                      |                                          |
| 9        | Budaun              | 191.79       | 32                                   |                                          |
| 10       | Bagpat              | 1.64         |                                      |                                          |
| 11       | Bahraich            | 46.22        | 59                                   |                                          |
| 12       | Ballia              | 1.83         |                                      |                                          |
| 13       | Balrampur           | 1.56         | 60.65                                | 10                                       |
| 14       | Banda               | 151.96       |                                      |                                          |
| 15       | Barabanki           | 16.81        | 23.25                                | 20                                       |
| 16       | Bareilly            | 52.54        | 99                                   | 5                                        |
| 17       | Basti               | 3.92         |                                      |                                          |
| 18       | Bijnor              | 35.87        | 213.8                                |                                          |
| 19       | Bulandshahr         | 8.03         | 33.84                                | 20.6                                     |
| 20       | Chandauli           | 4.31         |                                      |                                          |
| 21       | Chitrakoot          | 137.00       |                                      |                                          |
| 22       | Deoria              | 44.28        |                                      |                                          |
| 23       | Etah                | 3.66         |                                      |                                          |
| 24       | Etawah              | 9.33         |                                      |                                          |
| 25       | Farrukhabad         | 4.40         |                                      |                                          |
| 26       | Fatehpur            | 3.65         |                                      |                                          |
| 27       | Firozabad           | 7.64         |                                      |                                          |
| 28       | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 47.17        |                                      |                                          |
| 29       | Ghaziabad           | 20.08        | 34                                   |                                          |
| 30       | Ghazipur            | 3.89         |                                      |                                          |
| 31       | Gonda               | 2.79         | 94.5                                 |                                          |
| 32       | Gorakhpur           | 19.35        |                                      |                                          |
| 33       | Hamirpur            | 24.36        |                                      |                                          |
| 34       | Hapur               | 3.19         |                                      |                                          |
| 35       | Hardoi              | 66.43        | 50                                   | 18                                       |
| 36       | Hathras             | 2.53         |                                      |                                          |
| 37       | Jalaun              | 408.44       |                                      |                                          |
| 38       | Jaunpur             | 3.06         |                                      |                                          |
| 39       | Jhansi              | 278.16       |                                      |                                          |
| 40       |                     | 4.33         |                                      |                                          |
|          | Kannauj             |              |                                      | 5                                        |
| 41       | Kanpur Dehat        | 51.34        |                                      |                                          |
| 42       | Kanpur Nagar        | 276.47       |                                      |                                          |
| 44       | Kaushambi           | 1.84         |                                      |                                          |

| Sr. No   | District         |   Solar inMW | Biomass Power (Co-generation) inMW   | Compressed Bio Gas Production (In TPD)   |
|----------|------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 45       | Kushinagar       |         1.3  |                                      |                                          |
| 46       | Lakhimpur Kheri  |         7.16 | 178.65                               | 22                                       |
| 47       | Lalitpur         |        86.37 |                                      |                                          |
| 48       | Lucknow          |       191.05 |                                      |                                          |
| 49       | Maharajganj      |         2.34 |                                      |                                          |
| 50       | Mahoba           |       236.98 |                                      |                                          |
| 51       | Mainpuri         |         8.45 |                                      |                                          |
| 52       | Mathura          |        12.61 |                                      | 12.5                                     |
| 53       | Mau              |        40.98 |                                      |                                          |
| 54       | Meerut           |        34.05 | 189.31                               | 44.6                                     |
| 55       | Mirzapur         |       141.15 |                                      |                                          |
| 56       | Moradabad        |        11.77 | 95.4                                 | 15                                       |
| 57       | Muzaffarnagar    |        12.22 | 208.7                                | 37.6                                     |
| 58       | Pilibhit         |        25.22 | 83.25                                |                                          |
| 59       | Pratapgarh       |         3.61 |                                      |                                          |
| 60       | Prayagraj        |       257.26 |                                      |                                          |
| 61       | Rae Bareli       |        29.31 |                                      |                                          |
| 62       | Rampur           |         4.77 | 40.4                                 |                                          |
| 63       | Saharanpur       |        71.23 | 63                                   | 5                                        |
| 64       | Sant Kabir Nagar |         1.13 |                                      |                                          |
| 65       | Bhadohi          |         1.49 |                                      |                                          |
| 66       | Sambhal          |         1.93 | 47                                   |                                          |
| 67       | Shahjahanpur     |       101.17 | 54                                   |                                          |
| 68       | Shamli           |         3.54 |                                      |                                          |
| 69       | Shravasti        |         1.18 |                                      |                                          |
| 70       | Siddharthnagar   |         2.13 |                                      |                                          |
| 71       | Sitapur          |        56.48 | 78.5                                 |                                          |
| 72       | Sonbhadra        |         3.12 |                                      |                                          |
| 73       | Sultanpur        |         4.74 |                                      |                                          |
| 74       | Unnao            |        24.67 |                                      |                                          |
| 75       | Varanasi         |        93.74 |                                      | 3                                        |
| Total    | Total            |      3649.22 | 1850                                 | 218.3                                    |