Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-20
Subject: Renewable Energy Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 145

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2023

## RENEWABLE ENERGY PARKS

## 145. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up renewable energy parks in the country as a part of Make-in-India Programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the number of such parks being set up along with their capacity in Megawatt, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the number of Parks presently functioning in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the schedule of the projects being set up for the next three years across the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (c)The Government is implementing a Scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Power Projects' in the country.

Under this scheme, the Government have sanctioned 50 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 37,990 MW in 12 States across the country, so far. Against this sanction, 11 Solar Parks with aggregate  capacity  of  8521  MW  have  been  completed  and  7  Solar  Parks  with  aggregate capacity of 3985 MW have been partially completed. In these parks, solar projects of aggregate capacity of 10,237 MW have been developed. State/UT-wise details of Solar Parks & projects installed inside various Solar Parks are given at Annexure.

- (d) The Solar Park Scheme currently has a timeline up to 31 st  March 2026.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED Question NO. 145 FOR 20.07.2023

## STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS & PROJECTS INSTALLED INSIDE SOLAR PARKS

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Number of Parks |   Sanctioned Capacity (MW) |   Projects installed so far (MW) |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh |                 5 |                       4200 |                             3050 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   |                 1 |                        100 |                                0 |
| 3         | Gujarat        |                 7 |                      12150 |                              900 |
| 4         | Jharkhand      |                 3 |                       1089 |                                0 |
| 5         | Karnataka      |                 2 |                       2500 |                             2000 |
| 6         | Kerala         |                 2 |                        155 |                              100 |
| 7         | Madhya Pradesh |                 8 |                       4680 |                             1000 |
| 8         | Maharashtra    |                 2 |                        750 |                                0 |
| 9         | Mizoram        |                 1 |                         20 |                               20 |
| 10        | Odisha         |                 3 |                        340 |                                0 |
| 11        | Rajasthan      |                 9 |                       8276 |                             2901 |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh  |                 7 |                       3730 |                              266 |
| Total     | Total          |                50 |                      37990 |                            10237 |