Lok Sabha Question No. 2102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Installed Capacity of Solar and Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2102

ANSWERED ON 12/03/2025

## INSTALLED CAPACITY OF SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY

## 2102. SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA

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

- (a) the details of sanctioned and installed capacity of solar and wind energy projects in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the total funds allocated and utilized for the development of solar and wind energy projects during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether there are any new proposals received from Andhra Pradesh, especifically from Anantapur district for solar and wind energy projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the status of approval for such proposals including the timeline for implementation and expected commissioning dates; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote and accelerate renewable energy capacity addition in Andhra Pradesh particularly in high-potential regions like Anantapur?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The state-wise details of total installed capacity of solar and wind energy projects in the country are given at Annexure -I.
- (b) Funds are not allocated state-wise for solar and wind energy projects. However, sector -wise details of funds allocated and utilized for the development of solar and wind energy projects during the last five years are given at Annexure-II.
- (c)  The  solar  and  wind  power  projects  are  set  up  mostly  by  private  developers  based  on technoeconomic viability of the project.
- (d) At present, there is no specific scheme/ programme for providing financial support to States for setting up wind power projects.

Under the scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects', five solar parks of cumulative capacity 4200 MW capacity have been sanctioned in Andhra Pradesh, based on the proposals received and availability of capacity under the scheme. The timeline of the scheme is up to 31 st  March'2026.

(e) National Institute of wind Energy has conducted wind resource assessment at 32 locations in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and has estimated wind energy potential of about 25.58 GW in the district.

The Government has taken several steps and initiatives to promote and accelerate renewable energy capacity in the country. The details are given at Annexure - III.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2102 FOR 12.03.2025

## DETAILS OF INSTALLED CAPACITY OF SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY AS ON 31.01.2025

|   Sl. No. | STATES / UTs                        | Wind Power (MW)   |   Solar Power Total (MW) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                      | 4096.65           |                  4736.47 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                   |                    14.85 |
|         3 | Assam                               |                   |                   188.84 |
|         4 | Bihar                               |                   |                   317.04 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                        |                   |                  1340.54 |
|         6 | Goa                                 |                   |                    54.34 |
|         7 | Gujarat                             | 12509.98          |                 17579.8  |
|         8 | Haryana                             |                   |                  2015.34 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                    |                   |                   162.51 |
|        10 | Jammu & Kashmir                     |                   |                    74.49 |
|        11 | Jharkhand                           |                   |                   199.87 |
|        12 | Karnataka                           | 6851.90           |                  9282.19 |
|        13 | Kerala                              | 63.50             |                  1351.74 |
|        14 | Ladakh                              |                   |                     7.8  |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh                      | 2844.29           |                  4999.08 |
|        16 | Maharashtra                         | 5226.28           |                  9337.04 |
|        17 | Manipur                             |                   |                    13.79 |
|        18 | Meghalaya                           |                   |                     4.28 |
|        19 | Mizoram                             |                   |                    30.39 |
|        20 | Nagaland                            |                   |                     3.17 |
|        21 | Odisha                              |                   |                   621.64 |
|        22 | Punjab                              |                   |                  1407.63 |
|        23 | Rajasthan                           | 5195.82           |                 27347.8  |
|        24 | Sikkim                              |                   |                     7.56 |
|        25 | Tamil Nadu                          | 11444.44          |                  9541.97 |
|        26 | Telangana                           | 128.10            |                  4842.1  |
|        27 | Tripura                             |                   |                    21.24 |
|        28 | Uttar Pradesh                       |                   |                  3356.01 |
|        29 | Uttarakhand                         |                   |                   593.07 |
|        30 | West Bengal                         |                   |                   310.62 |
|        31 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands           |                   |                    29.91 |
|        32 | Chandigarh                          |                   |                    78.85 |
|        33 | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                   |                    48.12 |
|        34 | Delhi                               |                   |                   305.9  |
|        35 | Lakshadweep                         |                   |                     4.97 |

| Sl. No.   | STATES / UTs   | Wind Power (MW)   |   Solar Power Total (MW) |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 36        | Puducherry     |                   |                    53.81 |
| 37        | Others         | 4.30              |                    45.01 |
|           | Total (MW)     | 48365.26          |                100330    |

## ANNEXURE II REFFERED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2102 FOR 12.03.2025

## The total funds allocated and utilized for the development of solar energy projects during the last five years, including current year

(in crores)

| Year                       |   Funds allocated at BE stage |   Funds allocated at RE stage |   Funds utilized |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|
| 2020-21                    |                       3640.19 |                       1900.62 |          1480.08 |
| 2021-22                    |                       3727.78 |                       3499.87 |          2732.86 |
| 2022-23                    |                       5205.79 |                       4980.46 |          3881.27 |
| 2023-24                    |                       7452.31 |                       6041.56 |          4834.07 |
| 2024-25 (as on 31.12.2024) |                      18394.8  |                      15061.4  |          7913.29 |

## The total funds allocated and utilized for the development of wind energy projects during the last five years, including current year

(in crores)

| Year                       | Funds allocated at BE stage   | Funds allocated at RE stage   | Funds utilized   |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|
| 2020-21                    | 1299.35                       | 1059.35                       | 1059.35          |
| 2021-22                    | 1,100                         | 1,100                         | 1,100            |
| 2022-23                    | 1,050                         | 1,413                         | 1,266.96         |
| 2023-24                    | 1,214                         | 916.30                        | 916.30           |
| 2024-25 (as on 28.02.2025) | 930.00                        | 800.00                        | 800.00           |

## ANNEXURE III REFFERED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2102 FOR 12.03.2025

## Steps and initiatives taken by government to promote renewable energy capacity 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 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- To boost RE consumption, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) followed by Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO) trajectory has been notified till 2029-30. The RCO, which is applicable to all designated consumers under the Energy Conservation Act 2001, will attract penalties  on  non-compliance.  RCO  also  includes  specified  quantum  of  consumption  from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources.
- 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  (PMKUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, National Green Hydrogen Mission, have been launched.
- Scheme for setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks 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 'Solar-Wind Hybrid Central Pool' from 15th 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 06th 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.
- Concessional  custom  duty  exemption  on  certain  items  required  for  manufacturing  of components of wind electric generators.
- 'National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023' has been issued.
- 'Strategy for Establishments of Offshore Wind Energy Projects' has been issued indicating a bidding trajectory of 37 GW by 2030 and various business models for project development.
- The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification dated 19th December 2023, to regulate the grant of lease of offshore areas for development of offshore wind energy projects.
- Technical  support  including  wind  resource  assessment  and  identification  of  potential  sites through the National Institute of Wind Energy, Chennai.

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