Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Promotion of Use of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 124

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## PROMOTION OF USE OF SOLAR ENERGY

## 124. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

- (a) the efforts being made/steps being taken to promote the use of solar energy throughout the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey or identified the States having potential to generate energy through solar technology and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any scope of its transmission affordable cost in rural areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the names of the States having potential to generate electricity through solar technology; and
- (e) the other steps and efforts being made by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)The Government have taken several steps to promote renewable energy, including solar energy, in the country. The details of major steps taken are given at Annexure-I .
- (b) A total solar potential of 748 GWp has been estimated by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). State-wise details   are given at Annexure -II.
- (c)The  solar  tariff  had  reached  to  as  low  as  Rs.1.99/unit  which  is  quite  competitive  with conventional electricity tariff.
- (d) State/UT-wise details of solar potential are given at Annexure II.
- (e) In addition to efforts mentioned in part (a), Government have introduced various schemes to promote solar energy in the country. The list of the schemes is given at Annexure-III .

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## ANNEXURE-I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 124 FOR 20.07.2023

## MAJOR STEPES TAKEN TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY INCLUDING SOLAR ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY

- 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 2029-30,
- 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.

## ANNEXURE- II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) and (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.124 FOR 20.07.2023 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 |
|        30 | Andaman & Nicobar  |                         0 |
|        31 | Chandigarh         |                         0 |

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT     | Solar Potential (MW p )   |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| 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 (e) OF Lok SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 124 FOR 20.07.2023

## LIST OF MAJOR OPERATIONAL SCHEMES TO PROMOTE SOLAR ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY

1.  Solar Park Scheme for setting up of at least 50 Solar Parks targeting 40,000 MW of solar power projects.
2.  Scheme  for  setting  up  12,000  MW  of  Grid-Connected  Solar  PV  Power Projects by the Government producers with Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
3.  Installation of Grid-Connected Solar Rooftop Power Plants.
4.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Urja  Suraksha  evam  Utthaan  Mahabhiyan  (PMKUSUM).
5.  Production-linked  incentive  scheme  under  'National  Programme  on  high efficiency Solar PV Modules.'
6.  Green Energy Corridor Scheme for Intra-State Transmission System.