Lok Sabha Question No. 2324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Renewable Power Purchase Agreements
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2324

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## RENEWABLE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS 2324. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA

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

(a) the details of renewable power purchase agreements signed by DISCOMS during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

- (b) whether the Government has taken any measures to improve the financial health and reduce the delays in execution of power purchase agreements by DISCOMs; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  As  per  information  available  with  the  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy,  power purchase agreements of  over 35  GW  capacity  have  been  signed  by  various  DISCOMs  for renewable energy projects during the last two years and the current year. The State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure .

- (b) & (c) The major initiatives taken by the Government in ensuring the financial viability and sustainability of the distribution sector is the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in July 2021. The scheme focuses on improving the technical and commercial losses in  the  distribution  sector  through  result-oriented  investments  in  upgradation  of  distribution network including smart metering, network strengthening and system automation. As a result of  the  reforms  undertaken  by  DISCOMs  under  the  scheme,  the  average  AT&C  loss  of distribution  utilities  in  country  has  considerably  reduced  from  22.32%  in  FY  2020-21  to 16.44% in FY 2021-22. The ACS-ARR gap has also significantly reduced from Rs. 0.69/kWh in FY 2020-21 to Rs. 0.15/kWh in FY 2021-22.

Further, Government of India has made several other interventions to improve financial and operational efficiencies of DISCOMs linked to reform measures including Liquidity Infusion Scheme (LIS); additional borrowing space of 0.5% of GSDP to States linked to power sector reforms and introducing additional prudential norms for lending by Power Finance Corporation (PFC)  Limited  &  REC  Limited.  Fund  admissibility  to  States  and  DISCOMs  in  all  these measures will be conditional on their taking steps to improve their operational and financial efficiencies. These initiatives have been designed to tackle financial and operational issues to bring in desired financial discipline in Discoms and State Governments.

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## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2324 FOR 03.08.2023

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS SIGNED BY DISCOMS DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

| S. No.              | State               | RE Project                  | Capacity for which PPA signed (MW)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| FY 2021-22          | FY 2021-22          | FY 2021-22                  | FY 2021-22                           |
| 1.                  | Andhra Pradesh      | Solar                       | 7000                                 |
| 2.                  | Chhattisgarh        | Solar                       | 490                                  |
| 3.                  | Delhi               | Solar                       | 300                                  |
| 4.                  | Gujarat             | Solar                       | 500                                  |
| 5.                  | Jammu & Kashmir     | Solar                       | 100                                  |
| 6.                  | Madhya Pradesh      | Solar                       | 1500                                 |
| 7.                  | Odisha              | Solar                       | 540                                  |
| 8.                  | Rajasthan           | Solar                       | 1921                                 |
| 9.                  | Tamil Nadu          | Solar                       | 1000                                 |
| 10.                 | Telangana           | Solar                       | 2045                                 |
| 11.                 | Uttar Pradesh       | Solar                       | 300                                  |
| 12.                 | DVC                 | Solar                       | 100                                  |
| 13.                 | Chhattisgarh        | Hybrid                      | 400                                  |
| 14.                 | Delhi               | Hybrid                      | 210                                  |
| 15.                 | Goa                 | Hybrid                      | 150                                  |
| 16.                 | Maharashtra         | Hybrid                      | 534                                  |
| 17.                 | Rajasthan           | Hybrid                      | 490                                  |
| 18.                 | Uttar Pradesh       | Hybrid                      | 100                                  |
| 19.                 | West Bengal         | Hybrid                      | 300                                  |
| 20.                 | DVC                 | Hybrid                      | 200                                  |
| 21.                 | Rajasthan           | Wind                        | 1200                                 |
| 22.                 | Chhattisgarh        | Wind                        | 170                                  |
| 23.                 | West Bengal         | Wind                        | 100                                  |
| 24.                 | Maharashtra         | Bagasse based Co-generation | 197                                  |
| 25.                 | Rajasthan           | Biomass                     | 97                                   |
| Sub-total (2021-22) | Sub-total (2021-22) | Sub-total (2021-22)         | 19944                                |
| FY 2022-23          | FY 2022-23          | FY 2022-23                  |                                      |
| 1.                  | Andhra Pradesh      | Solar                       | 490                                  |
| 2.                  | Bihar               | Solar                       | 850                                  |
| 3.                  | Gujarat             | Solar                       | 1520                                 |
| 4.                  | Himachal Pradesh    | Solar                       | 15                                   |
| 5.                  | Kerala              | Solar                       | 300                                  |
| 6.                  | Madhya Pradesh      | Solar                       | 278                                  |
| 7.                  | Maharashtra         | Solar                       | 1086                                 |
| 8.                  | Odisha              | Solar                       | 400                                  |
| 9.                  | Punjab              | Solar                       | 350                                  |
| 10.                 | Rajasthan           | Solar                       | 295                                  |
| 11.                 | Telangana           | Solar                       | 500                                  |
| 12.                 | Tripura             | Solar                       | 100                                  |

| S. No.              | State               | RE Project                        | Capacity for which PPA signed (MW)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 13.                 | West Bengal         | Solar                             | 100                                  |
| 14.                 | MES                 | Solar                             | 25                                   |
| 15.                 | Haryana             | Hybrid                            | 950                                  |
| 16.                 | Chhattisgarh        | Hybrid                            | 400                                  |
| 17.                 | Madhya Pradesh      | Hybrid                            | 1070                                 |
| 18.                 | Maharashtra         | Hybrid                            | 300                                  |
| 19.                 | West Bengal         | Hybrid                            | 100                                  |
| 20.                 | Indian Railway      | Hybrid                            | 100                                  |
| 21.                 | Bihar               | Hybrid                            | 210                                  |
| 22.                 | Uttar Pradesh       | Wind                              | 1160                                 |
| 23.                 | Odisha              | Wind                              | 400                                  |
| 24.                 | Madhya Pradesh      | Wind                              | 440                                  |
| 25.                 | Chhattisgarh        | Wind                              | 300                                  |
| 26.                 | Maharashtra         | MSW, Bagasse based Co- generation | 35                                   |
| 27.                 | Rajasthan           | Biomass, Waste- to-Energy         | 26                                   |
| Sub-total (2022-23) | Sub-total (2022-23) | Sub-total (2022-23)               | 11800                                |
| FY 2023-24          | FY 2023-24          | FY 2023-24                        | FY 2023-24                           |
| 1.                  | Gujarat             | Solar                             | 860                                  |
| 2.                  | Maharashtra         | Solar                             | 620                                  |
| 3.                  | Punjab              | Solar                             | 600                                  |
| 4.                  | Rajasthan           | Solar                             | 300                                  |
| 5.                  | REMCL               | Solar                             | 500                                  |
| 6.                  | Gujarat             | Hybrid                            | 150                                  |
| 7.                  | Odisha              | Wind                              | 600                                  |
| 8.                  | Maharashtra         | Bagasse based Co-generation       | 52                                   |
| Sub-total (2023-24) | Sub-total (2023-24) | Sub-total (2023-24)               | 3682                                 |
| Total               | Total               | Total                             | 35426MW                              |