Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Wind and Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1031

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2024

## WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY

## 1031.SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that wind and solar energy accounted for major share of Tamil Nadu's total electricity generation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that the State leads the country in variable renewable energy market share and it also leads in installed renewable energy capacity and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether out of the total 30 MW of installed capacity across the State as of March, 2017, variable wind and solar power account for 9.6 GW or 32 per cent of the total power generation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the zero emissions capacity represents a leading 50 per cent of Tamil Nadu's total electricity generation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the percentage share of wind and solar energy in Tamil Nadu's total electricity generation in last three years and current year (upto December, 2023) are as follows;
- (b)  As  on  31.12.2023,  ranking  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  renewable  energy  capacity,  including  variable  RE sources capacity, based on installed capacity is as follows;
- (c) As per CEA, Tamil Nadu's total installed capacity as on 31.03.2017 was 29112 MW, out of which 1691.83 MW was solar and 7861.46 MW was solar energy. The combined wind and solar installed capacity was 32.81% of total installed capacity.
- (d) & (e) As per CEA, the total installed capacity of Tamil Nadu is 38365.51 MW as on 31.12.2023, out of  which  21184.47  MW  is  from  renewable  energy  sources  accounting  for  55.21%  of  total  installed capacity. The details of renewable capacity is given as under;

| Details of Electricity generation of Tamil Nadu   | Details of Electricity generation of Tamil Nadu   | Details of Electricity generation of Tamil Nadu   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                    | Wind Power Generation (in %)                      | Solar Power Generation (in%)                      |
| 2020-21                                           | 15.88                                             | 6.67                                              |
| 2021-22                                           | 14.91                                             | 6.76                                              |
| 2022-23                                           | 14.49                                             | 8.07                                              |
| 2023-24 (upto December, 2023)                     | 16.30                                             | 9.09                                              |

| Renewable energy sources   |   Installed Capacity (in MW) | Ranking in the Country (State/UT wise)   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Solar Power                |                      7360.94 | 4 th                                     |

| Wind Power               |   10429.27 | 2 nd   |
|--------------------------|------------|--------|
| Total Renewable Capacity |    21135.2 | 4 th   |

| Energy sources   |   Installed Capacity (in MW) |
|------------------|------------------------------|
| Solar            |                      7360.94 |
| Wind             |                     10429.3  |
| Bio              |                      1043.7  |
| Small Hydro      |                       123.05 |
| Large Hydro      |                      2178.2  |
| Total            |                     21184.5  |

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