Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Generation of Solar Electricity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 725

ANSWERED ON 07/12/2023

## GENERATION OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY

## 725. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

- (a) the total electricity being generated in megawatt from solar energy in the country during last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has made any assessment of the potential of solar energy in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned and utilized for development of solar energy sector in the country, State/UT wise;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the constraints being faced by the said sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has addressed the constraints of the said sector;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to deal with the said situation;
- (g) whether the Government proposes to establish more projects to strengthen solar energy in the country; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Solar power Installed capacity in last five years, state/UT-wise, is given at Annexure I.
- (b) A total solar potential of 748 GWp has been estimated by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), on the basis of the data from Waste Land Atlas of India 2010. State-wise details   are given at Annexure -II.
- (c) State-wise funds released for the development of solar energy sector in the last financial year is given at Annexure III
- (d) to (f) Primary impediments in the development of solar projects include challenges in securing land  clear  from  GIB/Forest/Other  Clearance,  mismatch  in  the  timelines  between  solar  project development  and  the  transmission  system,  delays  in  approving  tariffs  determined  through  the bidding process etc.

The Government has been requesting all State Governments to facilitate land for setting up solar projects. In addition, under the Solar Park scheme, the State Governments are provided with a facilitation  charge  of  Rs.  0.05/unit  of  power  being  exported  outside  the  State.  Stakeholders' meetings are conducted to reduce the mismatch in the timelines between solar project development and the transmission system. The delay in approval of tariffs is taken up with the SERCs through the Forum of Regulators.

(g) & (h) The Government has set a target of achieving 500 GW of installed capacity from nonfossil fuels by 2030, in line with the Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at CoP-26, held at Glasgow. Renewable Purchase Obligations have been laid down for various states. The details are at Annexure-IV

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## ANNEXURE- I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.725 FOR 07.12.2023

| State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power during last five years   | State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power during last five years   | State-wise installed capacity of Solar Power during last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                | STATES / UTs                                                          | Solar Power                                                           |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 2276.26                                                               |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 4.25                                                                  |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 128.65                                                                |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 39.60                                                                 |
| 5                                                                     | Chhatisgarh                                                           | 590.23                                                                |
| 6                                                                     | Goa                                                                   | 25.46                                                                 |
| 7                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 7628.37                                                               |
| 8                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 802.26                                                                |
| 9                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 79.52                                                                 |
| 10                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                        | 27.25                                                                 |
| 11                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 67.25                                                                 |
| 12                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 3276.15                                                               |
| 13                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 633.34                                                                |
| 14                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                | 7.80                                                                  |
| 15                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 1479.54                                                               |
| 16                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 3471.50                                                               |
| 17                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 7.45                                                                  |
| 18                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 2.13                                                                  |
| 19                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 24.33                                                                 |
| 20                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 0.20                                                                  |
| 21                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 354.33                                                                |
| 22                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 253.93                                                                |
| 23                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 14624.04                                                              |
| 24                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 2.82                                                                  |
| 25                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 4785.57                                                               |
| 26                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 1366.83                                                               |
| 27                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 9.08                                                                  |
| 28                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 1760.00                                                               |
| 29                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 305.50                                                                |
| 30                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 130.10                                                                |
| 31                                                                    | Andaman &Nicobar                                                      | 23.11                                                                 |
| 32                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                            | 32.68                                                                 |
| 33                                                                    | Dadar &Nagar Haveli                                                   | 0.00                                                                  |
| 34                                                                    | Daman &Diu                                                            | 30.40                                                                 |
| 35                                                                    | Delhi                                                                 | 147.23                                                                |
| 36                                                                    | Lakshwadeep                                                           | 0.13                                                                  |
| 37                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                           | 35.19                                                                 |
| 38                                                                    | Others                                                                | 1.65                                                                  |
| Total (MW) 44434.13                                                   | Total (MW) 44434.13                                                   | Total (MW) 44434.13                                                   |

## ANNEXURE- II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.725 FOR 07.12.2023 STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR POTENTIAL

|   Sl. No. | Name of State/UT   |   Solar Potential (MW p ) |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh     |                     38440 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh  |                      8650 |
|         3 | Assam              |                     13760 |
|         4 | Bihar              |                     11200 |
|         5 | Chhatisgarh        |                     18270 |
|         6 | Goa                |                       880 |
|         7 | Gujarat            |                     35770 |
|         8 | Haryana            |                      4560 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh   |                     33840 |
|        10 | Jammu & Kashmir    |                    111050 |
|        11 | Jharkhand          |                     18180 |
|        12 | Karnataka          |                     24700 |
|        13 | Kerala             |                      6110 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh     |                     61660 |
|        15 | Maharashtra        |                     64320 |
|        16 | Manipur            |                     10630 |
|        17 | Meghalaya          |                      5860 |
|        18 | Mizoram            |                      9090 |
|        19 | Nagaland           |                      7290 |
|        20 | Orissa             |                     25780 |
|        21 | Punjab             |                      2810 |
|        22 | Rajasthan          |                    142310 |
|        23 | Sikkim             |                      4940 |
|        24 | Tamil Nadu         |                     17670 |
|        25 | Telangana          |                     20410 |
|        26 | Tripura            |                      2080 |
|        27 | Uttar Pradesh      |                     22830 |
|        28 | Uttarakhand        |                     16800 |
|        29 | West Bengal        |                      6260 |

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT     | Solar Potential (MW p )   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0                         |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 0                         |
| 32        | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0                         |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 0                         |
| 34        | Delhi                | 2050                      |
| 35        | Lakshwadeep          | 0                         |
| 36        | Pondicherry          | 0                         |
| 37        | Others               | 790                       |
|           | Total                | 748990.00 = 748 GWp       |

## ANNEXURE III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.725 FOR 07.12.2023

## THE DETAILS OF FUND RELEASED IN LAST FINANCIAL YEAR

(Rs in crores)

|   SL.NO. | State             |   2022-23 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |     68.96 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |      9.3  |
|        3 | Andaman & Nicobar |      0    |
|        4 | Assam             |     14.02 |
|        5 | Bihar             |      0    |
|        6 | Chandigarh        |      0.73 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh      |     13.54 |
|        8 | Delhi             |     10.07 |
|        9 | Goa               |      0    |
|       10 | Gujarat           |   1114.65 |
|       11 | Haryana           |    118.18 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh  |     15.73 |
|       13 | Jammu & Kashmir   |     27.98 |
|       14 | Jharkhand         |     40.64 |
|       15 | Karnataka         |     90.98 |
|       16 | Kerala            |     89.71 |
|       17 | Ladakh            |    125    |
|       18 | Lakshadweep       |      0    |
|       19 | Madhya Pradesh    |    170.14 |
|       20 | Maharashtra       |    304.58 |
|       21 | Manipur           |      0    |
|       22 | Meghalaya         |      0    |
|       23 | Mizoram           |      1.29 |
|       24 | Nagaland          |      6.37 |
|       25 | Odisha            |     26.7  |
|       26 | Puduchchery       |      0    |
|       27 | Punjab            |     55.93 |
|       28 | Rajasthan         |    258.84 |
|       29 | Sikkim            |      0    |
|       30 | Tamil Nadu        |     10.98 |
|       31 | Telangana         |     42.81 |
|       32 | Tripura           |      0.12 |

| 33    | Uttarakhand                                                                            |    8.33 |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          |   74.32 |
| 35    | West Bengal                                                                            |    4.71 |
| 36    | Others (CEL, REL, NABARD, Regional Rural Banks, NGOs, etc.) and other Channel Partners |   17.71 |
| Total | Total                                                                                  | 2722.32 |

RPO Trajectory till FY 2029-30

| Year    | Wind RPO   | HPO   | Other RPO   | Total RPO   |
|---------|------------|-------|-------------|-------------|
| 2022-23 | 0.81%      | 0.35% | 23.44%      | 24.61%      |
| 2023-24 | 1.60%      | 0.66% | 24.81%      | 27.08%      |
| 2024-25 | 2.46%      | 1.08% | 26.37%      | 29.91%      |
| 2025-26 | 3.36%      | 1.48% | 28.17%      | 33.01%      |
| 2026-27 | 4.29%      | 1.80% | 29.86%      | 35.95%      |
| 2027-28 | 5.23%      | 2.15% | 31.43%      | 38.81%      |
| 2028-29 | 6.16%      | 2.51% | 32.69%      | 41.36%      |
| 2029-30 | 6.94%      | 2.82% | 33.57%      | 43.33%      |