Lok Sabha Question No. 2621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Expansion of Solar Energy Capacity
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621

ANSWERED ON 11/12/2024

## EXPANSION OF SOLAR ENERGY CAPACITY

## 2621. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI

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

- (a) the manner in which the Government plans/proposes to expand solar capacity further or overcome challenges like land acquisition and infrastructure in view of significant increase in solar capacity;
- (b) whether the Pradhan Mantri: Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) aims to boost rooftop solar installations and if so, the details of impact, implementation challenges, and incentives for residential and commercial users under the yojana;
- (c) the manner in which Productive Linked (PLI) Scheme for high-efficiency solar modules supports domestic manufacturing and self reliance in solar sector along with the details of progress and the number of companies benefiting thereunder; and
- (d) the details of progress reports or issues in funding and distribution under Pradhan MantriKisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) which focus on solar irrigation pumps for farmers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF  STATE  FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) To promote development of solar energy in the country, Government has introduced various schemes from time to time. The list of operational schemes is given at Annexure-I.

The Government is implementing a scheme for 'Development of Solar Park and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects'. The scheme addresses the challenges of land acquisition and other infrastructure facilities for large-scale development of solar projects in the country.

Further, the Central Electricity Authority has prepared a detailed plan for integration of over 500 GW renewable energy capacity in the country by 2030.

- (b) The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana aims to increase the share of solar rooftop capacity and empower residential households to generate their own electricity. The Scheme targets to achieve rooftop solar (RTS) installations in 1 crore households in residential sector by FY 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 75,021 crore.

As  on  03.12.2024,  a  total  of  1.46  crore  registrations,  27.19  lakh  applications  and  6.58  lakh installations have been reported on the National Portal.

No major implementation challenges have been reported in implementing the scheme.

The details of incentives for residential users under the Pradhan Mantri: Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PM-SGMBY) are in the Annexure II.

(c) The PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules is being implemented in two tranches. Tranche-I has an outlay of Rs. 4,500 crore, under which Letters of Award have been issued in November/December,  2021  to  three  successful  bidders  for  setting  up  of  8,737  MW  of  fully integrated solar PV module manufacturing units. For Tranche-II with an outlay of Rs. 19,500 crore, Letters of Award have been issued in April 2023 to eleven successful bidders for setting up of 39,600 MW of fully/partially integrated solar PV module manufacturing units.

Under PLI Scheme for High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, the amount of PLI is linked to the local content in the solar PV modules manufactured by the solar PV manufacturers selected under the Scheme through transparent selection process. The linkage of the PLI amount to the proportion of local content in the solar PV modules, creates avenues for the development of overall solar PV manufacturing ecosystem in the country, thereby contributing to the overall ecosystem for highefficiency solar PV module production in India.

(d) PM-KUSUM is a demand-driven scheme. The release of funds and allocation of pumps under the scheme are done based on the progress of installation reported and demand submitted by the State Implementing Agencies and as per provisions of the scheme guidelines. State/UT wise solar pumps allocated and installations achieved so far are furnished at Annexure III.

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## ANNEXURE I REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 2621 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024

## LIST OF VARIOUS ONGOING SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY

1. Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-mega Solar Power Projects with a target of setting up 40,000 MW capacity. Under the scheme, the infrastructure such as land, roads, power evacuation system water facilities are developed with all statutory clearances/approvals. Thus, the scheme helps expeditious development of utility-scale solar projects in the country.
2. PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar on one Crore households across the country.
3. Production  Linked  Incentive  scheme  'National  Programme  on  High  Efficiency  Solar  PV Modules' for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in High Efficiency Solar PV modules (Tranche- I & II).
4. PM-KUSUM Scheme to promote small Grid Connected Solar Energy Power Plants, standalone solar powered  agricultural pumps  and  solarisation  of existing  grid  connected agricultural pumps.
5. Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme Phase-II (Government Producer Scheme) for  setting  up  12,000  MW  grid-connected  Solar  Photovoltaic  (PV)  Power  Projects  by Government Producers, using domestically manufactured solar PV cells and modules, with Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  support,  for  self-use  or  use  by  Government/  Government entities, either directly or through Distribution Companies (DISCOMS).
6. New Solar Power Scheme (for Tribal and PVTG Habitations/Villages) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha Abhiyan  (PM  JANMAN)  and  Dharti Abha  Janjatiya  Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA JGUA).

## ANNEXURE II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024

## DETAILS OF INCENTIVES FOR RESIDENTIAL USERS UNDER THE PRADHAN MANTRI: SURYA GHAR MUFT BIJLI YOJANA (PM-SGMBY)

|   Sl. No. | Type of Residential Segment                                                                                                                           | CFA               | CFA (Special Category States)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Residential Sector (first 2 kWp of RTS capacity or part thereof)                                                                                      | Rs 30,000/kWp     | Rs 33,000/kWp                   |
|         2 | Residential Sector (with additional RTS capacity of 1 kWp or part thereof)                                                                            | Rs 18,000/kWp     | Rs 19,800/kWp                   |
|         3 | Residential Sector (additional RTS capacity beyond 3 kWp)                                                                                             | No additional CFA | No additional CFA               |
|         4 | Group Housing Societies/ Residential Welfare Associations (GHS/RWA) etc, for common facilities including EV charging up to 500 kWp (@3 kWp per house) | Rs 18,000/kWp     | Rs 19,800/kWp                   |

## ANNEXURE III REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024

## STATE/UT WISE SOLAR PUMPS ALLOCATED AND INSTALLATIONS ACHIEVED UNDER PM-KUSUM (AS ON 30.11.2024)

| Sl. No .   | State Name          | Component-A(MW)   | Component-A(MW)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-B (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   | Component-C (Nos)   |
|------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No .   | State Name          | Sanctioned        | Installed         | Sanctioned          | Installed           | Sanctioned          | Sanctioned          | Installed (Total)   |
| Sl. No .   | State Name          | Sanctioned        | Installed         | Sanctioned          | Installed           | IPS                 | FLS                 | Installed (Total)   |
| 1          | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0                 | 0                 | 700                 | 394                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2          | Assam               | 10                | 0                 | 4000                | 0                   | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3          | Chhattisgarh        | 30                | 4                 | 10000               | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 4          | Bihar               | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 136812              | 0                   |
| 5          | Gujarat             | 500               | 0                 | 12382               | 7705                | 0                   | 725000              | 30158               |
| 6          | Goa                 | 150               | 0                 | 900                 | 80                  | 0                   | 11000               | 700                 |
| 7          | Haryana             | 85                | 6.65              | 197655              | 137594              | 0                   | 45519               | 0                   |
| 8          | Himachal Pradesh    | 100               | 25.95             | 1270                | 685                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9          | Jammu & Kashmir     | 20                | 0                 | 5000                | 1937                | 4000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10         | Jharkhand           | 20                | 0                 | 42985               | 23999               | 1000                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 11         | Karnataka           | 0                 | 0                 | 41360               | 1674                | 0                   | 766588              | 1713                |
| 12         | Kerala              | 40                | 0                 | 8                   | 8                   | 45100               | 25387               | 7402                |
| 13         | Ladakh              | 0                 | 0                 | 1400                | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh      | 1490              | 39.63             | 59400               | 7325                | 0                   | 445000              | 7417                |
| 15         | Maharashtra         | 700               | 6                 | 505000              | 222933              | 0                   | 775000              | 31428               |
| 16         | Manipur             | 0                 | 0                 | 150                 | 78                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 17         | Meghalaya           | 0                 | 0                 | 3035                | 96                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 18         | Mizoram             | 0                 | 0                 | 1700                | 40                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19         | Nagaland            | 5                 | 0                 | 265                 | 65                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 20         | Odisha              | 500               | 0                 | 16441               | 5478                | 25000               | 10000               | 0                   |
| 21         | Puducherry          | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 22         | Punjab              | 220               | 0                 | 53000               | 12952               | 186                 | 75000               | 0                   |
| 23         | Rajasthan           | 1550              | 244               | 212914              | 89245               | 6418                | 350000              | 5476                |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu          | 424               | 1                 | 5200                | 3909                | 5000                | 6000                | 0                   |
| 25         | Telangana           | 4000              | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 28000               | 0                   | 0                   |
| 26         | Tripura             | 5                 | 0                 | 10895               | 3537                | 2600                | 0                   | 50                  |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh       | 151               | 0                 | 110948              | 54117               | 12000               | 94000               | 2000                |
| 28         | Uttarakhand         | 0                 | 0                 | 5685                | 473                 | 200                 | 0                   | 0                   |
| 29         | West Bengal         | 0                 | 0                 | 0                   | 0                   | 700                 | 0                   | 20                  |
| 30         | Andaman and Nicobar | 0                 | 0                 | 34                  | 0                   | 436                 | 0                   | 0                   |
|            | Total               | 10000             | 327.23            | 1302327             | 574324              | 131640              | 3465306             | 86364               |