Lok Sabha Question No. 1225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Electricity Requirements from Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1225

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY

1225. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to meet fifty percent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by next 25 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the status of present capacity of renewable energy across the country?

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

(a) to (c): As per the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), India has committed inter alia to  achieve about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuelbased  energy  resources  by  2030.  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  is  accordingly implementing various steps for enhancing the renewable energy capacity in the country. These include:

- Permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route,
- Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects to be commissioned by 30 th June 2025,
- Declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) up to the year 202930,
- Setting up of Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Parks to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale,
- Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM), Solar Rooftop Phase II, 12000 MW CPSU Scheme Phase II, etc,
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power,
- Notification of standards for deployment of solar photovoltaic system/devices,
- Setting up of Project Development Cell for attracting and facilitating investments,
- Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV and Wind Projects.
- Government has issued orders that power shall be dispatched against Letter of Credit (LC) or advance payment to ensure timely payment by distribution licensees to RE generators.
- Notification of Promoting Renewable Energy through Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022.
- Notification of 'The Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and related matters) Rules (LPS rules).
- Launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) to facilitate sale of Renewable Energy Power through exchanges.
- National Green Hydrogen Mission launched with an aim to make India a global hub for production, utilization and export of Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.

So far, a total of 176.49 GW renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country as on 30.06.2023. This includes 70.10 GW Solar power, 51.81 GW Hydro Power, 43.77 GW Wind Power and 10.81 GW Bio-Power. In addition, 88.81 GW of capacity is under implementation and 51.43 GW of capacity is under tendering.

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