Lok Sabha Question No. 3473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Rooftop Solar Scheme
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3473

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME

## 3473. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

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

- a) whether the Government has launched the rooftop solar scheme with central assistance;
- b) if so, the details of its provisions, targets, earmarked central assistance and achievements made so far, State-wise;
- c) whether common man can also take advantage of this scheme and the manner in which advantage could be taken and if so, the details thereof; and
- d) whether there is a provision to buy and sell the electricity generated under the said scheme and if so, the number of solar rooftops that have been installed, particularly in Karnataka and Maharashtra so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing Phase II of the Rooftop Solar Programme wherein Central Financial Assistance (CFA) is being provided for installation of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar systems in residential sector. The detailed CFA structure is placed as Annexure-I .

The scheme was launched in March, 2019 with a total financial outlay of Rs 11814 crores. The scheme also has provisions for incentives to DISCOMs for the additional capacity, over and above the installed base capacity in the operational area of the DISCOMs.

The present ongoing phase II of the rooftop solar programme is demand driven; and based on the proposals from implementing agencies (IAs)/DISCOMs, MNRE allocates the capacity to the IAs/DISCOMs for implementation of rooftop solar projects in residential sector. The Ministry has allocated 3.37 GW capacity to various implementing agencies of the States/UTs of which 2.207 GW has been installed in residential sector as on 31.07.2023. State-wise/UT-wise details of capacity allocated and achievements under the scheme are placed at Annexure-II .

- (c) The Rooftop Solar Programme is specifically for the residential consumers. A consumer can avail the benefit of the scheme either through DISCOM tendered projects or through the National Portal (www.solarrooftop.gov.in). On the National Portal, the consumer has the choice to select any vendor and choose the brand and quality/efficiency of solar equipment. The DISCOMs role is limited to issuing of technical feasibility approval, installation of net-meter and inspect the system. After installation and inspection of the system, subsidy is released directly into the bank account of the consumer. Entire process starting from registration of application to the release of subsidy is tracked online at the portal.
- (d) Surplus solar power units generated from the rooftop solar plant can be exported to the grid as per the metering provisions issued by respective SERCs/JERCs. The consumer can receive monetary benefits for the surplus exported power as per the prevailing regulations. As per the data reported by DISCOMs, the Grid connected Rooftop Solar installed Capacity in Karnataka and Maharashtra as on 31.07.2023 is 410.65 MW and 1667.11 MW respectively.

Annexure-I referred to in part (a) & (b)of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3473 By Shri G.M. Siddeshwar: Shrimati Poonam Mahajan, to be answered on 10.08.2023 on ' Rooftop Solar Scheme'

The subsidy pattern under the Phase-II programme is given below: Individual residential consumers in General category States:

| Rooftop Solar Plant Capacity   | Applicable Subsidy                                                  |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Up to 3 kW                     | Rs. 14,588/- per kW                                                 |
| Above 3 kW and up to 10 kW     | Rs. 14,588/- per kW for first 3 kW and thereafter Rs.7,294/- per kW |
| Above 10 kW                    | Rs. 94,822/- fixed                                                  |

Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies: Rs.7,294/- per kW for a maximum capacity of 500 kW.

Individual residential consumers in North Eastern States including Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (for applications w.e.f. 27.01.2023)

| Rooftop Solar Plant Capacity   | Applicable Subsidy                                                  |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Up to 3 kW                     | Rs. 17,662/- per kW                                                 |
| Above 3 kW and up to 10 kW     | Rs.17,662/- per kW for first 3 kW and thereafter Rs. 8,831/- per kW |
| Above 10 kW                    | Rs. 1,14,803/- fixed                                                |

Resident Welfare Associations/Group Housing Societies: Rs.8831/- per kW for a maximum capacity of 500 kW

Annexure-II referred to in part (a) &(b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3473 By Shri G.M. Siddeshwar: Shrimati Poonam Mahajan, to be answered on 10.08.2023 on ' Rooftop Solar Scheme'

|   S.N. | State/UT          | Total Net Allocation in Ph-II so far   | Capacity installed underCFA under Phase-II (MW)   |   Capacity installed under New Simplified Procedure in National Portal (MW) |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman &Nicobar  | 1.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh    | 8.00                                   | 3.35                                              |                                                                     0.11456 |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|      4 | Assam             | 3.75                                   | 0.419                                             |                                                                     0.02371 |
|      5 | Bihar             | 25.00                                  | 4.187                                             |                                                                     0.13096 |
|      6 | Chandigarh        | 21.39                                  | 24.777                                            |                                                                     0.005   |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh      | 19.00                                  | 3.535                                             |                                                                     0.005   |
|      8 | DNH&DD            | 0.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|      9 | Goa               | 20.00                                  | 0.1                                               |                                                                     0.05457 |
|     10 | Gujarat           | 1,936.50                               | 1,710.41                                          |                                                                     0.06    |
|     11 | Haryana           | 55.85                                  | 33.852                                            |                                                                     1.70552 |
|     12 | Himachal Pradesh  | 11.25                                  | 2.586                                             |                                                                     0       |
|     13 | J&K               | 220.00                                 | 1.832                                             |                                                                     0       |
|     14 | Jharkhand         | 28.38                                  | 0.416                                             |                                                                     0       |
|     15 | Karnataka         | 33.00                                  | 0.171                                             |                                                                     0.66306 |
|     16 | Kerala            | 360.90                                 | 133.541                                           |                                                                    18.0382  |
|     17 | Ladakh            | 0.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|     18 | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|     19 | Madhya Pradesh    | 55.96                                  | 27.341                                            |                                                                     5.96294 |
|     20 | Maharashtra       | 128.14                                 | 24.967                                            |                                                                    34.2118  |
|     21 | Manipur           | 2.00                                   | 0.178                                             |                                                                     0       |
|     22 | Meghalaya         | 10.00                                  | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|     23 | Mizoram           | 1.19                                   | 0.353                                             |                                                                     0.002   |
|     24 | Nagaland          | 3.80                                   | 0.002                                             |                                                                     0       |
|     25 | NCTof Delhi       | 27.48                                  | 3.485                                             |                                                                     0.40083 |
|     26 | Odisha            | 20.00                                  | 0.1955                                            |                                                                     0.06192 |
|     27 | Puducherry        | 5.00                                   | 0.006                                             |                                                                     0.05412 |
|     28 | Punjab            | 33.40                                  | 19.459                                            |                                                                     3.53934 |
|     29 | Rajasthan         | 100.00                                 | 44.64                                             |                                                                     3.46779 |
|     30 | Sikkim            | 2.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |
|     31 | TamilNadu         | 10.00                                  | 5.874                                             |                                                                     0.52158 |
|     32 | Telangana         | 71.41                                  | 33.109                                            |                                                                     0       |
|     33 | Tripura           | 1.00                                   | 0                                                 |                                                                     0.00198 |
|     34 | Uttarakhand       | 14.78                                  | 13.705                                            |                                                                     2.38925 |
|     35 | Uttar Pradesh     | 120.63                                 | 24.56889                                          |                                                                    19.1227  |
|     36 | West Bengal       | 20.00                                  | 0                                                 |                                                                     0       |