Lok Sabha Question No. 2647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Mega Solar Parks
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2647

ANSWERED ON 11 /12/2024

## MEGA SOLAR PARKS

## 2647. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

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

- (a) the targets set and achievements made under development of mega solar parks in various cities of the country especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the criteria for selection of sites for the establishment of solar parks in the country;
- (c) whether the Solar Park Scheme of the Government has been successful so far in bringing large scale solar projects in the country especially in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the total solar energy production capacity in comparison to target set till date, State-wise, especially in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (f) the per unit average cost of solar energy, State-wise especially in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government is implementing a scheme for 'Development of Solar Parks and Ultra-Mega Solar Power Projects' with a target to set up Solar Parks of aggregate capacity 40,000 MW.

As on 31.10.2024, 55 Solar Parks of aggregate capacity 39,958 MW have been sanctioned under the scheme. The details of Solar Parks sanctioned in various States including Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure-I.

- (b) The land for Solar Parks is generally identified by the State/UT Governments. The scheme encourages  use  of  Government  waste/non-agricultural  land  with  good  solar  radiation,  water availability and closer to Central/State Transmission Utilities.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  on  31.10.2024,  Solar  projects  of  aggregate  capacity  11,819  MW  have  been commissioned  in  various  Solar  Parks  in  the  country,  out  of  which  430  MW  projects  are commissioned in various solar parks of Uttar Pradesh.
- (e) State-wise solar energy production targets are not set. However, the State-wise solar energy installed capacity in the country, including Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure-II.
- (f) The per unit average cost of solar energy, State-wise is not available. However, the solar tariff discovered in various bids in the current FY 2024-25 is mostly in the range of Rs. 2.5 - Rs. 2.7/unit.

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## DETAILS OF SOLAR PARKS SANCTIONED IN VARIOUS STATES

|   Sl. No. | State                 | Name of Park                                                                                                |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |
|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh        | Ananthapuramu Solar Park                                                                                    |                       1400 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh        | Kurnool Solar Park                                                                                          |                       1000 |
|         3 | Andhra Pradesh        | Kadapa Solar Park                                                                                           |                       1000 |
|         4 | Andhra Pradesh        | Ananthapuramu-II Solar Park                                                                                 |                        500 |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh        | Ramagiri Solar Park                                                                                         |                        300 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh          | Rajnandgaon Solar Park                                                                                      |                        100 |
|         7 | Gujarat               | Radhnesada Solar Park                                                                                       |                        700 |
|         8 | Gujarat               | Dholera Solar Park                                                                                          |                       1000 |
|         9 | Gujarat               | NTPC RE Park, Kutch                                                                                         |                       4750 |
|        10 | Gujarat               | GSECL RE Park, Kutch                                                                                        |                       3325 |
|        11 | Gujarat               | GIPCL RE Park Ph-I, Kutch                                                                                   |                        600 |
|        12 | Gujarat               | GIPCL RE Park Ph-II, Kutch                                                                                  |                       1200 |
|        13 | Gujarat               | GIPCL RE Park Ph-III, Kutch                                                                                 |                        575 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh      | Pekhubela Solar Park, Una                                                                                   |                         53 |
|        15 | Jharkhand/West Bengal | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-I, Dhanbad & Hazaribagh Districts of Jharkhand & Purulia District of West Bengal |                        755 |
|        16 | Jharkhand             | SECI Floating Solar Park, Ranchi                                                                            |                        100 |
|        17 | Jharkhand             | DVC Floating Solar Park Ph-II, Dhanbad                                                                      |                        234 |
|        18 | Karnataka Kerala      | Pavagada Solar Park, Tumkur                                                                                 |                       2000 |
|        19 |                       | Bidar Solar Park                                                                                            |                        500 |
|        20 |                       | Kasargod Solar Park                                                                                         |                        105 |
|        21 |                       | NHPC Floating Solar Park, Kollam                                                                            |                         50 |
|        22 |                       | Kasargod Solar Park Ph-II                                                                                   |                        100 |
|        23 | Madhya Pradesh        | Rewa Solar Park                                                                                             |                        750 |
|        24 | Madhya Pradesh        | Mandsaur Solar Park                                                                                         |                        250 |
|        25 |                       | Neemuch Solar Park                                                                                          |                        500 |
|        26 |                       | Agar Solar Park                                                                                             |                        550 |
|        27 |                       | Shajapur Solar Park                                                                                         |                        450 |
|        28 |                       | Omkareswar Floating Solar Park, Khandwa                                                                     |                        600 |
|        29 |                       | Barethi Solar Park, Chhatarpur                                                                              |                        630 |
|        30 |                       | Morena Park                                                                                                 |                        600 |
|        31 |                       | Sai Guru Solar Park, Dhule                                                                                  |                        500 |
|        32 | Maharashtra           | Dondaicha Solar Park, Dhule                                                                                 |                        250 |
|        33 | Maharashtra           | Patoda Solar Park, Beed                                                                                     |                        250 |
|        34 | Maharashtra           | Erai Floating Solar Park, Chandrapur                                                                        |                        105 |
|        35 | Mizoram               | Vankal Solar Park, Khawzawl                                                                                 |                         20 |
|        36 | Odisha                | Solar Park by NHPC, Ganjam                                                                                  |                         40 |

| Sl. No.   | State         | Name of Park                                    |   Capacity sanctioned (MW) |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 37.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-II Solar Park, Jodhpur                   |                        680 |
| 38.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-III Solar Park, Jodhpur                  |                       1000 |
| 39.       | Rajasthan     | Bhadla-IV Solar Park, Jodhpur                   |                        500 |
| 40.       | Rajasthan     | Phalodi-Pokaran Solar Park, Jodhpur & Jaisalmer |                        750 |
| 41.       | Rajasthan     | Fatehgarh Phase-1B Solar Park, Jaisalmer        |                        421 |
| 42.       | Rajasthan     | Nokh Solar Park, Jaisalmer                      |                        925 |
| 43.       | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-I, Bikaner                  |                       1000 |
| 44.       | Rajasthan     | Pugal Solar Park Ph-II, Bikaner                 |                       1000 |
| 45.       | Rajasthan     | RVUN Solar Park, Bikaner                        |                       2000 |
| 46.       | Rajasthan     | Bodana Solar Park, Jaisalmer                    |                       2000 |
| 47.       | Uttar Pradesh | Solar Park in UP                                |                        365 |
| 48.       | Uttar Pradesh | Jalaun Solar Park                               |                       1200 |
| 49.       | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur Solar Park                             |                        100 |
| 50.       | Uttar Pradesh | Kalpi Solar Park, Jalaun                        |                         65 |
| 51.       | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur Solar Park                             |                        600 |
| 52.       | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi Solar Park                               |                        600 |
| 53.       | Uttar Pradesh | Chitrakoot Solar Park                           |                        800 |
| 54.       | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Dehat Park                               |                         75 |
| 55        | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Nagar Park                               |                         35 |
| Total     | Total         | Total                                           |                      39958 |

## ANNEXURE II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 2647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## STATE-WISE INSTALLED CAPACITY OF SOLAR ENERGY (AS ON 31.10.2024)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           |   Installed capacity (MW) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                   4650.89 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                     14.72 |
| 3         | Assam                              |                    180.77 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                    257.34 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                   1265.78 |
| 6         | Goa                                |                     47.86 |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                  15305.3  |
| 8         | Haryana                            |                   1905.19 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                    137.29 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir                    |                     73.89 |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                    181.04 |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                   8930.1  |
| 13        | Kerala                             |                   1261.76 |
| 14        | Ladakh                             |                      7.8  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   4248.69 |
| 16        | Maharashtra                        |                   8133.57 |
| 17        | Manipur                            |                     13.79 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                          |                      4.28 |
| 19        | Mizoram                            |                     30.35 |
| 20        | Nagaland                           |                      3.17 |
| 21        | Odisha                             |                    608.38 |
| 22        | Punjab                             |                   1375.79 |
| 23        | Rajasthan                          |                  24553.1  |
| 24        | Sikkim                             |                      7.56 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                         |                   9324.05 |
| 26        | Telangana                          |                   4842.1  |
| 27        | Tripura                            |                     20.93 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                   3286.98 |
| 29        | Uttarakhand                        |                    592.07 |
| 30        | West Bengal                        |                    310.47 |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                     29.91 |
| 32        | Chandigarh                         |                     75.51 |
| 33        | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                     48.12 |
| 34        | Delhi                              |                    288.39 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                        |                      4.97 |
| 36        | Puducherry                         |                     52.27 |
| 37        | Others including NABARD projects   |                     45.01 |
|           | Total (MW)                         |                  92119.2  |