Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Rooftop Solar Power
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K., MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 161

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

## ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER

## *161.  SHRI K. PARASURAMAN: SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI :

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has urged the State Governments to set up roof top solar units on residential and commercial buildings and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has identified States with high potential of solar power and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to give special incentives for promoting installation of roof top panels, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a),(b),(c)&(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a),(b),(c)  &  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha Starred  Question  No.  161  to  be  answered  on  10/12/2015  regarding 'Rooftop Solar Power'

(a): Yes Madam. The Government has requested State Governments to set up solar  rooftop  systems  in  residential,  commercial,  industrial  and  institutional sectors in the country from time to time through letters.       State-wise targets for  installation  of  solar  rooftop  systems  with  aggregate  capacity  of  40,000 MWp to be achieved by the year 2022 are given in Annexure-I.

(b): National Institute of Solar Energy, an autonomous institution of the Ministry has estimated potential of about 750 Gigawatt (GWp) of solar power including rooftops,  in the country. The   State-wise estimated solar power potential is given in Annexure-II.

(c): Yes Madam. There is a provision for Central Financial Assistance of 30% of the benchmark  cost for general category States/UTs, 70%  for special category States/UTs, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. In addition the following incentives are also available for installation of solar rooftop systems:

-  Fiscal  incentives  such  as  accelerated  depreciation,  concessional  custom  duty, excise duty exemptions and  income tax holiday for 10 years
-  Loans  for  system  aggregators  from  Indian  Renewable  Energy  Development Agency  Limited  (IREDA)  at  concessional  interest  rate  (9.9%  to  10.75%  per annum)
-  Under Priority Sector Lending, loans are available upto Rs. 10 lakhs for individuals and upto Rs. 15 crore for renewable energy projects
-  Bank loans as a  part of  home  loan/  home  improvement  loan  for  solar  rooftop systems

(d): The State/UT wise details of funds allocated and released during last three years and the current year for grid connected solar rooftops is given in Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha Starred Question No. 161 to be answered on 10.12.2015.

State-wise  proposed  targets  for  40,000  MWp  Grid  Connected Solar Rooftop Projects

| Sl. No.   | States                    |   Total (MWp) |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            |          2000 |
| 2         | Bihar                     |          1000 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh              |           700 |
| 4         | Delhi                     |          1100 |
| 5         | Gujarat                   |          3200 |
| 6         | Haryana                   |          1600 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh          |           320 |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir           |           450 |
| 9         | Jharkhand                 |           800 |
| 10        | Karnataka                 |          2300 |
| 11        | Kerala                    |           800 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh            |          2200 |
| 13        | Maharashtra               |          4700 |
| 14        | Orissa                    |          1000 |
| 15        | Punjab                    |          2000 |
| 16        | Rajasthan                 |          2300 |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu                |          3500 |
| 18        | Telangana                 |          2000 |
| 19        | Uttarakhand               |           350 |
| 20        | Uttar Pradesh             |          4300 |
| 21        | West Bengal               |          2100 |
| 22        | Arunachal Pradesh         |            50 |
| 23        | Assam                     |           250 |
| 24        | Manipur                   |            50 |
| 25        | Meghalaya                 |            50 |
| 26        | Mizoram                   |            50 |
| 27        | Nagaland                  |            50 |
| 28        | Sikkim                    |            50 |
| 29        | Tripura                   |            50 |
| 30        | Chandigarh                |           100 |
| 31        | Goa                       |           150 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |           200 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu               |           100 |
| 34        | Puducherry                |           100 |
| 35        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |            20 |
| 36        | Lakshadweep               |            10 |
|           | Total                     |         40000 |

## Annexure - II

## Annexure-II referred in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 161 to be answered on 10.12.2015.

## State-wise Estimated Solar Power Potential

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Solar Power Potential (GWp) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.        | Rajasthan         |                        142.31 |
| 2.        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                        111.05 |
| 3.        | Maharashtra       |                         64.32 |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh    |                         61.66 |
| 5.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                         38.44 |
| 6.        | Gujarat           |                         35.77 |
| 7.        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         33.84 |
| 8.        | Odisha            |                         25.78 |
| 9.        | Karnataka         |                         24.7  |
| 10.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                         22.83 |
| 11.       | Telangana         |                         20.41 |
| 12.       | Chhattisgarh      |                         18.27 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         |                         18.18 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu        |                         17.67 |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand       |                         16.8  |
| 16.       | Assam             |                         13.76 |
| 17.       | Bihar             |                         11.2  |
| 18.       | Manipur           |                         10.63 |
| 19.       | Mizoram           |                          9.09 |
| 20.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                          8.65 |
| 21.       | Nagaland          |                          7.29 |
| 22.       | West Bengal       |                          6.26 |
| 23.       | Kerala            |                          6.11 |
| 24.       | Meghalaya         |                          5.86 |
| 25.       | Sikkim            |                          4.94 |
| 26.       | Haryana           |                          4.56 |
| 27.       | Punjab            |                          2.81 |
| 28.       | Tripura           |                          2.08 |
| 29.       | Delhi             |                          2.05 |
| 30.       | Goa               |                          0.88 |
| 31.       | UTs               |                          0.79 |
|           | Total             |                        748.98 |

## Annexure-III

Annexure-III referred in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 161 to be answered on 10.12.2015.

State-wise details of funds allocated and released, during last three years and current year for grid connected solar rooftops (2012 to 2015-16).

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs      |   Funds Allocated (Rs. in Crore) | Funds Released (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh |                            41.5  | 2.41                            |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh   |                            14.98 | -                               |
| 3.        | Delhi          |                            21.6  | -                               |
| 4.        | Gujarat        |                            17.29 | 1.03                            |
| 5.        | Goa            |                             5.4  | -                               |
| 6.        | Haryana        |                            13.69 | -                               |
| 7.        | Kerala         |                            17.34 | -                               |
| 8.        | Madhya Pradesh |                            15    | 1.24                            |
| 9.        | Odisha         |                            10.8  | -                               |
| 10.       | Punjab         |                            15    | -                               |
| 11.       | Rajasthan      |                            18    | -                               |
| 12.       | Tamil Nadu     |                            33.99 | 4.21                            |
| 13.       | Telangana      |                            14.32 | -                               |
| 14.       | Tripura        |                             0.59 | -                               |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand    |                            20.42 | 3.90                            |
| 16.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                            19.52 | 0.01                            |
| 17.       | West Bengal    |                            14.55 | 0.80                            |
| 18.       | Chandigarh     |                            21.02 | 18.37                           |
|           | Total          |                           315.01 | 31.97                           |