Lok Sabha Question No. 2136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Establishment of Solar Power Plants
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Arvind Kumar Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023

## ESTABLISHMENT OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS

†2136. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a) whether the Railways is establishing solar power plants for its own power consumption;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details of such plants established so far; and
- (c) the extent to which the solar power plants have been successful in the operation of the Railways?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) Yes Sir. Indian Railways (IR) has set up solar plants for meeting its energy requirements. Till June'2023, 203.48 MW of solar power plants have  been  installed  over  IR.  These  solar  plants  have  helped  Indian Railways in proliferation of renewable energy over IR. State-wise detail is appended as Appendix.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2136 BY SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI, DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL AND DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS

| State-wise Solar Capacity Installed in MW over IR upto 30.06.2023   | State-wise Solar Capacity Installed in MW over IR upto 30.06.2023   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                               | Total                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 5.91                                                                |
| Assam                                                               | 4.27                                                                |
| Bihar                                                               | 5.82                                                                |
| Chandigarh(UT)                                                      | 0.33                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                                        | 53.79                                                               |
| Delhi                                                               | 7.06                                                                |
| Goa                                                                 | 0.00                                                                |
| Gujarat                                                             | 3.39                                                                |
| Haryana                                                             | 4.89                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 0.21                                                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                     | 1.71                                                                |
| Jharkhand                                                           | 1.74                                                                |
| Karnataka                                                           | 7.21                                                                |
| Kerala                                                              | 1.05                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 10.93                                                               |
| Maharashtra                                                         | 14.76                                                               |
| Meghalaya                                                           | 0.01                                                                |
| Nagaland                                                            | 0.12                                                                |
| Odisha                                                              | 1.95                                                                |
| Puducherry(UT)                                                      | 0.01                                                                |
| Punjab                                                              | 5.12                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                                           | 9.61                                                                |
| Tamilnadu                                                           | 7.56                                                                |
| Telangana                                                           | 5.28                                                                |
| Tripura                                                             | 0.20                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 29.74                                                               |
| Uttrakhand                                                          | 0.41                                                                |
| West Bengal                                                         | 20.41                                                               |
| Total                                                               | 203.48                                                              |

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