Lok Sabha Question No. 3890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Electricity from Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3890

ANSWERED ON 18/12/2024

## ELECTRICITY FROM SOLAR ENERGY

3890. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide electricity through solar energy to each household in every village of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether any criteria has been laid down/adopted under the scheme to provide electricity from solar energy to the farms;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the companies through which the said scheme is being implemented in Mishrikh district of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Presently, there is no proposal for providing electricity through solar energy to each household in every village of the country.

However, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and PM-KUSUM Scheme to promote solar energy in houses and farms of the  country  including  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  Details  of  these  schemes  are  given  in Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3890 to be answered on 18.12.2024 regarding ' Electricity from Solar Energy '

## Details of financial support available under PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and PM-KUSUM Scheme

## a) PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana

- Following Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is provided for installation of rooftop solar for residential households under the scheme:
- The scheme includes the provision for incentive to DISCOMs to motivate and help them in activities such as create conducive regulatory and administrative mechanisms, achieve  targets  for  implementation.  The  incentive  is  pegged  at  5%  of  applicable benchmark cost for capacity achieved above 10% and less than 15% of installed base capacity; 10% of the applicable benchmark cost for capacity achieved beyond 15% of installed base capacity.
- To push the deployment of residential rooftop solar system (RTS) and undertake local mobilization efforts, the scheme also includes the provision for incentive to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs), at the rate of Rs.1000 for every installation of RTS in residential segment in the jurisdiction of ULB/PRI, for which CFA has been transferred to consumer.
- Further, a fund of Rs. 800 crore has been provisioned for developing a Model Solar Village in each district of the country, with an assistance of Rs 1 crore per Model Solar Village under the scheme.

|   S.No. | Type of Residential Segment                                                                                                                            | CFA               | CFA (Special Category States/UTs)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of Rooftop Solar (RTS) capacity or part thereof)                                                                       | Rs.30,000/kWp     | Rs.33,000/kWp                       |
|       2 | Residential Sector (with additional RTS capacity of 1 kWp or part thereof)                                                                             | Rs.18,000/kWp     | Rs.19,800/kWp                       |
|       3 | Residential Sector (additional RTS capacity beyond 3 kWp)                                                                                              | No additional CFA | No additional CFA                   |
|       4 | Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA) etc. for common facilities including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@ 3 kWp per house) | Rs.18,000/kWp     | Rs.19,800/kWp                       |

## b) PM-KUSUM scheme

- (i) Component A : Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants

Benefits  available: Procurement  Based  Incentive  (PBI)  to  the  DISCOMs  @  40 paise/kWh  or  Rs.6.60  lakhs/MW/year,  whichever  is  lower,  for  buying  solar  power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the  Commercial  Operation  Date  of  the  plant.  Therefore,  the  total  PBI  payable  to DISCOMs is up to Rs. 33 Lakh per MW.

- (ii) Component B : Installation of 14 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps

Benefits available: CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar agriculture pump is provided. However, in North Eastern

States, Sikkim, Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided. Component B can also be  implemented  without  State  share  of  30%.  The  Central  Financial  Assistance  will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer.

- (iii) Component C: Solarisation of 35 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps including through Feeder Level Solarisation

Benefits available:

(a)  Individual  Pump Solarization (IPS):  CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component will be provided.  However, in  North  Eastern  States,  Sikkim,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Ladakh,  Himachal  Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands, CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided. Component C (IPS) can also be implemented without State share of 30%. The Central Financial Assistance will continue to remain 30% and rest 70% will be borne by the farmer.

(b) Feeder Level Solarization (FLS): Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of Rs. 1.05 Crore per MW as provided by MNRE.  However, in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Lakshadweep  and  Andaman  &  Nicobar Island, CFA of Rs. 1.75 crore per MW is provided.