Lok Sabha Question No. 1352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Renewable Energy Power Plants
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1352

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER PLANTS

## 1352. SHRI KUNWAR DANISH ALI

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up any renewable energy power plants in Uttar Pradesh, especially in Amroha district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor
- (c) whether there are any proposals for setting up of renewable energy power plants in the tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the number of operational and pending renewable energy power plants in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is supporting setting up of renewable energy power  plants  through  private  investments  via  transparent  competitive  bidding  process  across  the country, including in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

As on 30.06.2023, a total of 5294.04 MW renewable energy capacity has been installed in the State of Uttar Pradesh. This includes 2526.61 MW Solar Power, 550.7 MW Hydro Power and 2216.73 MW Bio Power.

Further,  as  per  information  provided  by  Uttar  Pradesh  New  and  Renewable  Energy  Development Agency (UPNEDA), the Government of Uttar Pradesh proposes to set  up  the  following  renewable energy power capacity in Uttar Pradesh:

- (i). 22000 MW capacity of solar power is targeted till the year 2027 in the State under the Solar Energy Policy 2022.
- (ii). Proposals for installation 254 Bio energy plants have been received under the UP State Bio Energy Policy, which includes 5 Compressed Bio Gas plants in District Amroha.
- (c) & (d): As per details provided by UPNEDA, individual electrification through solar power pack installation is underway in tribal areas of districts along India-Nepal border. So far, 3300 solar power pack systems have been set up.
- (e): The district-wise details of operational Ground Mounted Grid Connected renewable (solar) energy power plants in Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

|   S.no | Name of District   |   Number |
|--------|--------------------|----------|
|      1 | Barabanki          |        1 |
|      2 | Jhansi             |        4 |
|      3 | Bareilly           |        2 |
|      4 | Prayagraj          |        8 |
|      5 | Lilitpur           |        6 |
|      6 | Mahoba             |       12 |
|      7 | jalaun             |        7 |

|   8 | Hamirpur     |   3 |
|-----|--------------|-----|
|   9 | Ghaziabad    |   1 |
|  10 | Raibareli    |   2 |
|  11 | Banda        |   1 |
|  12 | Shahjahapur  |   3 |
|  13 | Mirzapur     |   3 |
|  14 | Mainpuri     |   1 |
|  15 | Badaun       |   4 |
|  16 | Baharich     |   3 |
|  17 | Mathura      |   1 |
|  18 | Sitapur      |   3 |
|  19 | Chitrakoot   |   3 |
|  20 | Hardoi       |   2 |
|  21 | Auraiya      |   2 |
|  22 | Kanpur Nagar |   2 |
|  23 | Agra         |   1 |
|  24 | Saharanpur   |   1 |
|  25 | Amethi       |   1 |
|  26 | Meerut       |   1 |
|  27 | Bijnor       |   2 |
|  28 | Deoria       |   1 |
|  29 | Unnao        |   1 |

The  district-wise  details  of  under  construction  Ground  Mounted  Grid  Connected  renewable  (solar) energy power plants in Uttar Pradesh are as follows:

|   1 | Jalaun       |
|-----|--------------|
|   2 | Kanpur Dehat |

Further, UPNEDA has installed 108 MW of solar plant in different Government buildings and 5 nos. of Bio energy renewable power plants are also operational in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

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