Lok Sabha Question No. 2954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Enhancing Non-Fossil Fuel Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Ms Kangna Ranaut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2954

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## ENHANCING NON-FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES

## 2954. SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI MS KANGNA RANAUT

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken initiatives to enhance the use of non- fossil fuel sources for incremental economic growth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has drawn up any action plan to ensure that fifty per cent of our electricity needs are sourced through renewable energy and if so, the details therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (c) As on 30.11.2025, the total non-fossil fuel based installed electricity capacity in the country has reached to 262.74 GW which is more than 51% of the total installed electricity capacity. The Government  has  taken  several  steps  and  initiatives  to  promote  and  accelerate  renewable  energy capacity in the country to realize the commitment of 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030 as given at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply of parts-(a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2954 to be answered on 17.12.2025

The  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  steps  and  initiatives  to  promote  and  accelerate renewable energy capacity in the country to realize the commitment of 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.  These include, inter-alia, the following:

- Standard Bidding Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of Power from  Grid  Connected  Solar,  Wind,  Wind-Solar  Hybrid  and  Firm  &  Dispatchable  Renewable Energy (FDRE) projects have been issued.
- To  boost  RE  consumption,  Renewable  Purchase  Obligation  (RPO)  followed  by  Renewable Consumption  Obligation  (RCO)  trajectory  has  been  notified  till  2029-30.  The  RCO  which  is applicable  to  all  designated  consumers  under  the  Energy  Conservation  Act  2001  will  attract penalties  on  non-compliance.  RCO  also  includes  specified  quantum  of  consumption  from Decentralized Renewable Energy sources.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been permitted up to 100 percent under the automatic route.
- Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, National Programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, New  Solar  Power  Scheme  (for  Tribal  and  PVTG  Habitations/Villages)  under  Pradhan  Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aabha Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA), National Green Hydrogen Mission, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Scheme for Offshore Wind Energy Projects have been launched.
- Scheme for setting up of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power projects is being implemented to provide land and transmission to RE developers for installation of RE projects at large scale.
- Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges were waived for inter-state sale of solar and wind power for projects commissioned by 30th June 2025, for Green Hydrogen Projects till December 2030 and for offshore wind projects till December 2032.
- Laying of new transmission lines and creating new sub-station capacity has been funded under the Green Energy Corridor Scheme for evacuation of renewable power.
- Quality Control Orders for Solar Photovoltaic products (i.e., Solar PV Modules, Solar PV Inverters & Storage Battery) and Solar Water Heating systems notified.
- Issued National Framework for promoting & developing Energy Storage Systems.
- Issued Guidelines for Resource Adequacy Planning Framework for India.
- Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 has been issued for net-metering up to five hundred Kilowatt or up to the electrical sanctioned load, whichever is lower.
- 'National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects, 2023' has been issued.
- The Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023 have been notified vide Ministry of External Affairs notification  dated  19th  December  2023,  to  regulate  the  grant  of  lease  of  offshore  areas  for development of offshore wind energy projects.
- The Revised Guidelines for installation of prototype wind turbine models issued on 12th June 2025.
- Procedure  for  inclusion/updating  Wind  Turbine  Model  in  the  Revised  List  of  Models  and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) issued on 31st July 2025. The amendment renames RLMM as Approved List of Models and Manufacturers [ALMM (Wind)] and mandates usage of listed components such as Blade, Tower, Generator, Gearbox and Special Bearings (Main, Pitch and Yaw Bearing) along with mandatory relocation of data centres within India and prohibition of real-time data transfer outside India.
- The  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for  ALMM-Wind  and  ALMM -Wind  Turbine Components (ALMM-WTC) issued on 29 th  October 2025, detailing the end-to-end process for application, verification, factory inspection, component evaluation and model enlistment.
- Standard & Labelling (S&L) programs for Solar Photovoltaic modules and Grid-connected Solar Inverters have been launched.
- To augment transmission infrastructure needed for steep RE trajectory, transmission plan has been prepared till 2030.
- 'The  Electricity  (Late  Payment  Surcharge  and  related  matters)  Rules  (LPS  rules)  have  been notified.
- Electricity  (Promoting  Renewable  Energy  Through  Green  Energy  Open  Access)  Rules,  2022, notified on 06 th June 2022 with objective of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable green energy for all. Green Energy Open Access is allowed to any consumer with contract demand of 100 kW or above through single or multiple single connection aggregating Hundred kW or more located in same electricity division of a distribution licensee.
- Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) has been launched to facilitate sale of Renewable Power through exchanges.
- 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.