Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Generation of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, RAKESH SINGH, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Generation of Solar Energy

## 1984. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) the details of the solar energy potential and its actual generation in the
- country during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any targets for the generation of solar energy, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  solar  power  plants  established  since  implementation  of  the  National  Solar  Mission  in  the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the details of the schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Government to promote use of solar energy in the country including increase in the subsidy;
- (e) whether the Government has provided adequate funds under the said
- schemes/programmes during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise and Scheme/Programme-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the capacity of solar power plants, optimum utilisation of

their existing capacity and to encourage people to use solar energy in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  POWER,  COAL  ,  NEW  &  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  &  MINES  (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): State-wise solar energy potential is given at Annexure-I and generation in the country during each of the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-II.
- (b): Government has set a target of 1,00,000 MW for generation of solar energy by 2022.
- (c): State/UT-wise details of installed capacity of solar power plants as on 30.6.2016 is given at Annexure-III.
- (d): The details of the schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Government to promote use of solar energy in the country including the subsidy are given at Annexure-IV.
- (e) and (f): Government has provided adequate funds for solar programmes in the country. Details of funds released for solar power programmes are as under:-

(as on 30.6.2016)

| Year               |   Total funds released (Rs. Crore) |
|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2013-14            |                             692.28 |
| 2014-15            |                            1158.19 |
| 2015-16            |                            3146.24 |
| 2016-17 30.6.2016) |                             779.96 |

In few programmes, state-wise funds are released. Details are given at Annexure-V.

- (g): Government has taken the step to enhance the capacity addition, optimum utilization of existing capacity and for development of solar power through fiscal and promotional incentives  e.g. capital and/or  interest  subsidy,  tax  holiday  on  the  earnings  for  10  years,    generation  based  incentive, accelerated  depreciation,  viability  gap  funding  (VGF),  financing  solar  rooftop  systems  as  part  of home loan,  concessional  excise  and  custom  duties,  preferential  tariff  for  power  generation  from renewables, and Foreign direct investment up to 100 per cent under the automatic route.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984 FOR 28.7.2016

State-wise estimated Solar Energy Potential and its generation in the Country.

| Sr. No.   | State/UT          |   Solar Potential (GWp) # (Feb. 2015) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                    38 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                     9 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                    14 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                    11 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                    18 |
| 6         | Goa               |                                     1 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                                    36 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                                     5 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                                    34 |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                                   111 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                                    18 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                                    25 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                                     6 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    62 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                                    64 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                                    11 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                                     6 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                                     9 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                                     7 |
| 20        | Odisha            |                                    26 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                                     3 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                                   142 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                                     5 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                                    18 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                                    20 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                                     2 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                    23 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                                    17 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                                     6 |
| 30        | Delhi             |                                     2 |
| 31        | UT*               |                                     1 |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL             |                                   750 |

## ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984 FOR 28.7.2016

## Year-wise generation of Solar Energy

## ( All figures in MU)

|   S.No | Name of State/UT                       |   Solar 2013-14 |   Solar 2014-15 |   Solar 2015-16 |   Solar 2016-17 (Till May 2016) |
|--------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|
|      1 | Chandigarh                             |            0    |            2.23 |            3.4  |                            0.71 |
|      2 | Delhi                                  |            3.29 |            3.18 |            4.11 |                            0.63 |
|      3 | Haryana                                |            0    |           10.36 |          114.96 |                           29.03 |
|      4 | HP                                     |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|      5 | J & K                                  |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|      6 | Punjab                                 |           51.69 |          129.89 |          380.57 |                          122.16 |
|      7 | Rajasthan                              |         1052.23 |         1259.19 |         1766.1  |                          396.7  |
|      8 | Uttar Pradesh                          |           14.96 |           20.13 |           89.75 |                           29.87 |
|      9 | Uttarakhand                            |            5.55 |           11.63 |            5.87 |                            3.44 |
|     10 | NTPC Dadri+FBD+Unchahar+Singrauli      |            6.1  |           22.9  |           42.41 |                            9.38 |
|     11 | Oil India Ltd                          |            0    |            9.14 |            9.9  |                            4.54 |
|     12 | Chhattisgarh                           |           11.42 |           13.54 |           52.7  |                           22.57 |
|     13 | Goa/NTPC Rajgarh                       |            0    |           62.94 |           81    |                           16.49 |
|     14 | Gujarat                                |         1369.39 |         1474.56 |         1497.6  |                          336.6  |
|     15 | Madhya Pradesh                         |          247.05 |          562.29 |         1105.28 |                          248.73 |
|     16 | Maharashtra                            |          257.42 |          349.32 |          638.76 |                          110.28 |
|     17 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                 |            0    |            0.03 |            0.5  |                            0.58 |
|     18 | Daman & Diu                            |            0    |            0.15 |            4.25 |                            1.07 |
|     19 | Andhra Pradesh                         |          207.11 |          159.77 |          282.67 |                          175.3  |
|     20 | Telangana                              |            0    |          138.12 |          402.51 |                          145.31 |
|     21 | Karnataka                              |           38.25 |          100.39 |          187.69 |                           45.81 |
|     22 | Kerala                                 |            0    |            0    |            7.38 |                            3.78 |
|     23 | Puducherry/NTPS Ramagundam/Anantapuram |            2.45 |           15.62 |           16.02 |                           19.34 |
|     24 | Tamil Nadu                             |           38.87 |          158.75 |          507.18 |                          260.45 |
|     25 | Lakshadweep                            |            0    |            5.13 |            1.02 |                            0.13 |
|     26 | Andaman Nicobar                        |            0    |            0    |            6.26 |                            1.29 |
|     27 | Bihar                                  |            0    |            0    |            6.39 |                            4.05 |
|     28 | Jharkhand                              |            0    |            8.32 |           19.77 |                            5.34 |
|     29 | Orissa                                 |           34.28 |           44.94 |          150.73 |                           31.23 |
|     30 | Sikkim                                 |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|     31 | West Bengal                            |            0    |            7.07 |            6.28 |                            1.24 |
|     32 | DVC                                    |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|     33 | NTPC Andman+Talchar                    |            6.51 |           18.79 |           18.91 |                            3.94 |
|     34 | Arunachal Pradesh                      |            0    |            0    |            0.22 |                            0.01 |
|     35 | Assam                                  |            0    |            9.65 |           31.6  |                           49.32 |
|     36 | Manipur                                |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|     37 | Meghalaya                              |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |
|     38 | Mizoram                                |            0    |            0    |            0    |                            0    |

| 39   | Nagaland   |    0.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |
|------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 40   | Tripura    |    0    |    0    |    0    |    0    |
| 41   | Neepco     |    0    |    0.98 |    6.15 |    1.05 |
|      | Total      | 3346.57 | 4599.02 | 7447.92 | 2080.42 |

Source: CEA

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984 FOR 28.7.2016

## STATE-WISE CUMULATIVE INSTALLED CAPACITY FOR GRID CONNECTED SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                  | Total commissioned capacity till 30-06-16 (MW)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 878.97                                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 0.27                                             |
| 3         | Bihar                                     | 45.10                                            |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                              | 93.78                                            |
| 5         | Gujarat                                   | 1,123.36                                         |
| 6         | Haryana                                   | 15.39                                            |
| 7         | Jharkhand                                 | 16.19                                            |
| 8         | Karnataka                                 | 153.32                                           |
| 9         | Kerala                                    | 13.05                                            |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 790.37                                           |
| 11        | Maharashtra                               | 385.76                                           |
| 12        | Odisha                                    | 66.92                                            |
| 13        | Punjab                                    | 520.70                                           |
| 14        | Rajasthan                                 | 1,294.60                                         |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu                                | 1,267.41                                         |
| 16        | Telangana                                 | 795.84                                           |
| 17        | Tripura                                   | 5.00                                             |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 143.50                                           |
| 19        | Uttarakhand                               | 41.15                                            |
| 20        | West Bengal                               | 11.77                                            |
| 21        | Andaman & Nicobar                         | 5.10                                             |
| 22        | Delhi                                     | 23.87                                            |
| 23        | Lakshadweep                               | 0.75                                             |
| 24        | Puducherry                                | 0.03                                             |
| 25        | Chandigarh                                | 6.81                                             |
| 26        | Daman & Diu                               | 4.00                                             |
| 27        | J&K                                       | 1.00                                             |
| 28        | Himachal Pradesh                          | 0.20                                             |
| 29        | Mizoram                                   | 0.10                                             |
| 30        | Others(PSU/channel partner )under Rooftop | 100.92                                           |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                     | 7805.21                                          |

## Details of Schemes and Incentives for promotion of Solar Energy

| Sr. No.   | Scheme                                                                                                                                                 | Central Financial Assistance/Subsidy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | Solar Energy                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1.        | Scheme for Setting up of 750 MW Grid-connected Solar PV Power Projects under Batch-1 of Phase-II of JNNSM with Viability Gap Funding Support from NCEF | The selection of the bidders has been based on the VGF required for the project in an ascending order upto the full capacity. Viability Gap Funding (VGF) is limited to 30% of the project cost or 2.5 crore per MW, whichever is lower. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with such project developers for purchasing entire power from the project for 25 years at RS. 5.45 . per unit (4.75 Rs. per unit for projects availing accelerated depreciation).              |
| 2.        | Grid Connected Rooftop                                                                                                                                 | CFA is 30% of the benchmark for general and 70% CFA for NE and Special Category States for Govt. projects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.        | Pilot-cum-demonstration project for development of grid connected solar PV power plants on canal banks and canal tops                                  |  Rs.3 crore/MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for Canal Top SPV projects and Rs. 1.5 crore/MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for Canal Bank SPV projects.  CFA of upto Rs.225 crore for 100MW (50 MW on Canal Tops and 50 MW on Canal Banks) to be disbursed over a period of maximum 2 years post sanctioning of the plants are as under:  upto 40% on sanctioning of the projects.  60% on successful commissioning of the projects.  Service charge to SECI @1% of project cost. |
| 4.        | Development of Solar Cities Programme                                                                                                                  | Financial support up to of Rs. 50 lakh for each city for preparation of the Master Plan alongwith few DPR (up to Rs. 10 lakh), oversight of its implementation (up to Rs. 10 lakh), setting up and functioning of Solar City Cell in the city (up to Rs. 10 lakh) and organizing promotional activities (up to Rs. 20 lakh).                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 5.        | Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects                                                                              |  Rs.20 lakhs/MW or 30% of the project cost including Grid-connectivity cost, whichever is lower  CFA @ Rs 25.00 lakh per park for DPR preparation of solar parks, conducting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

| Sr. No.   | Scheme                                                                                                                                                       | Central Financial Assistance/Subsidy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                                                                                                                                                              | surveys, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6.        | Scheme for setting up of 1000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power projects by Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) under Batch- V of Phase II of JNNSM |  VGF provided through SECI at a fixed rate of Rs. 1 Cr/ MW for projects where domestically produced cells and modules are used and Rs. 50 lakh/ MW in cases where domestically produced modules are used.  VGF released in two tranches as follows: (i) 50% on successful commissioning of the full capacity of project (COD). (ii) Balance 50% after one year of successful operation of the project.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7.        | Operationalization of 300 MW Solar PV Projects by defence establishment and para military forces                                                             |  The bidders selected on the basis of bids for minimum VGF requirement for the project with commitment to supply solar power at Rs. 5.50/KWh for 25 years.  The upper limits of the VGF are as follows: (i) Category-I: Rs.2.5 crore/MW for project capacity up to 5 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower; (ii)Category-II: Rs. 2 crore/MW for project capacity greater than 5 MW up to 25 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower; and (iii) Category-III: Rs. 1.5 crore /MW for project capacity greater than 25 MW or 30% of the project cost whichever is lower. |

## ANNEXURE-V REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (e) &(f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984 FOR 28.7.2016

## DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED UNDER NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION

| Sl. No.   |                           | Scheme For Development Of Solar Parks And Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects   | Scheme For Development Of Solar Parks And Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects   | Scheme For Development Of Solar Parks And Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects   | Canal Top &Canal Bank Solar PV Scheme   | Canal Top &Canal Bank Solar PV Scheme   | Off-Grid SPV Scheme   | Off-Grid SPV Scheme   | Off-Grid SPV Scheme   | Off-Grid SPV Scheme     |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|           | States/UTs                | 2014-15                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                     | 2016-17 (as on 30.6.16)                                                     | 2015-16                                 | 2016-17 (as on 30.6.16)                 | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2015-16               | 2016-17 (as on 30.6.16) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh 123.09     |                                                                             | 102.42                                                                      | 0.50                                                                        | 2.08                                    | 1.82                                    | 0.29                  | 32.05                 | 103.68                | 0.21                    |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 4.28                  | 2.61                  | 0.57                  | 0.00                    |
| 4         | Assam                     | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 3.04                  | 0.57                  | 4.39                  | 1.89                    |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 3.50                  | 6.48                  | 15.41                 | 0.00                    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 11.15                 | 30.14                 | 33.27                 | 5.71                    |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.00                  | 1.02                  | 1.24                  | 0.00                    |
| 8         | Goa                       | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.07                  | 16.89                 | 0.00                  | 0.00                    |
| 9         | Gujarat                   | 2.75                                                                        | 30.36                                                                       | 0.00                                                                        | 10.50                                   | 10.32                                   | 0.07                  | 16.89                 | 17.96                 | 0.00                    |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.00                  | 6.24                  | 19.22                 | 0.00                    |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh          | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 20.98                 | 16.28                 | 41.00                 | 14.53                   |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.25                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 36.97                 | 19.15                 | 43.94                 | 8.21                    |
| 13        | Jharkhand                 | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                                                        | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                    | 0.00                  | 6.51                  | 15.51                 | 0.00                    |

| 14   | Karnataka       |   0.25 |   100.00 |   80.00 | 4.82   | 3.39   |   8.40 |   8.34 |    0.66 |   0.00 |
|------|-----------------|--------|----------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| 15   | Kerala          |   0    |     2.25 |    0    | 1.50   | 1.21   |   0    |  23.7  |    9.65 |   0    |
| 16   | Lakshadweep     |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   6.45 |   0    |    3.75 |   0    |
| 17   | Madhya Pradesh  |   3    |    36.25 |   30    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |  15.7  |    0.41 |   0    |
| 18   | Maharashtra     |   0    |     0.75 |    5    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |  34.31 |   24.42 |   0    |
| 19   | Manipur         |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   3.69 |   1.47 |   11.6  |   0    |
| 20   | Meghalaya       |   0    |     0.25 |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   5.02 |   5.73 |    3.12 |   5.2  |
| 21   | Mizoram         |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   3.94 |   7.02 |    7.53 |   2.9  |
| 22   | Nagaland        |   0    |     0.25 |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   4.25 |   3.5  |    5.55 |   5.79 |
| 23   | Odisha          |   0    |     0    |    0.25 | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |  12.94 |    1.95 |   0    |
| 24   | Puducherry      |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |   0.26 |    0    |   0    |
| 25   | Punjab          |   3    |     0    |    0    | 12.00  | 3.00   |   2.03 |  10.24 |    8.24 |   0    |
| 26   | Rajasthan       |  33.44 |    74.91 |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |  12.48 | 114.89 |  200.63 |   0    |
| 27   | Sikkim          |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   8.2  |   1.41 |    0.28 |   1.46 |
| 28   | Tamil Nadu      |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |  20.29 |  29.39 |   82.62 |   0    |
| 29   | Telangana       |   2.75 |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |  22.32 |   15.02 |   0    |
| 30   | Tripura         |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |   1.13 |    3.47 |   0    |
| 31   | Uttarakhand     |   0    |     0.25 |    0    | 6.30   | 6.30   |  40.57 |   1.15 |   25.1  |   1.18 |
| 32   | Uttar Pradesh   |   2.75 |    18.23 |    0    | 2.83   | 0.00   |   0.17 |  44.81 |   38.51 |   0    |
| 33   | West Bengal     |   0    |     0.25 |    0    | 3.00   | 4.80   |   0    |   1.67 |    0.34 |   0    |
| 34   | Chandigarh      |   0    |     0    |    0    |        |        |   0    |   2.76 |    0    |   0    |
| 35   | others          |   1.73 |     2.88 |    1.15 | 0.43   | 0.31   |   0    |   0    |  204.4  |   3.79 |
| 35   | Channel Partner |   0    |     0    |    0    | 0.00   | 0.00   |   0    |   0    |   60.75 |   0    |
|      | Total           | 172.75 |   370.29 |  117.15 | 43.46  | 31.14  | 195.84 | 497.56 | 1004.19 |  50.86 |