Lok Sabha Question No. 3183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: India as a Hub for Renewable Energy Investment
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3183

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## INDIA AS A HUB FOR RENEWABLE ENRGY INVESTMENT

## 3183.  SHRI  NAGENDRA  KUMAR  PRADHAN:

SHRI ABHISHEK  SINGH:

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

- a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  make  India  a  hub  for  renewable  energy investment;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) the  investment  made  in  the  renewable  energy  sector  under  'Make  in  India' initiative, State and sector -wise;
- d) the  details  of  incentives  offered  by  the  Government  for  manufacturing  of renewable energy equipments in the country; and
- e) the  current  position  of  India  in  terms  of  export  of  energy  equipments  and  the steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  develop  India  as  a  renewable  energy  equipments manufacturing and export hub?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&b): Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  has  estimated  an  investment opportunity of about Rs. 9. 0 lakh crores both in manufacturing and project development in  next  5  years  for  achieving  the  enhanced  capacity  addition  target  of  175  GW in  the renewable energy sector.

- (c): During  REINVEST Meet & Expo 2015, 16 Pvt.  Sector  Companies  had  given commitment for setting up manufacturing facilities in the country to manufacture Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) Modules / Wind Machines with cumulative manufacturing capacity of 62,100 MW annually. A list of companies who had given the commitment is given at Annexure - I.
- (d): The Government is supporting manufacturing sector through fiscal and promotional incentives  such  as  tax  holiday  on  the  earnings  for  10  years,  concessional  excise  and custom duties, preferential tariff for power generation from renewables to encourage the manufacturing sector. This apart, the Government has been supporting solar manufacturing through a scheme namely Modified Special  Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS) of Department of Electronics & Information Technology.
- (e): As per information of Ministry of Commerce, India had exported solar cell/modules and Wind Power Machines of Rs. 1177. 59 Crore during the year 2015-16.

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## Annexure - I: Referred in reply to Parts (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3183 for answer on 04.08.2016

| GREENENERGYCOMMITMENTFORMANUFACTURING   | GREENENERGYCOMMITMENTFORMANUFACTURING    | GREENENERGYCOMMITMENTFORMANUFACTURING   | GREENENERGYCOMMITMENTFORMANUFACTURING   | GREENENERGYCOMMITMENTFORMANUFACTURING   |
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| PRIVATESECTOR-MANUFACTURING             | PRIVATESECTOR-MANUFACTURING              | PRIVATESECTOR-MANUFACTURING             | PRIVATESECTOR-MANUFACTURING             | PRIVATESECTOR-MANUFACTURING             |
| S.No.                                   | NameoftheCompany                         | Capacity (inMW)                         | Solar (MW)                              | Wind (MW)                               |
|                                         | Solar                                    |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 1                                       | EmmveePhotovoltaicPowerPvt.Ltd.          | 2500                                    | 2500                                    |                                         |
| 2                                       | VikramSolar                              | 2300                                    | 2300                                    |                                         |
| 3                                       | WareeEnergiesLtd.                        | 2000                                    | 2000                                    |                                         |
|                                         | Wind                                     |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 4                                       | Gamesa                                   | 16000                                   | 10000                                   | 6000                                    |
| 5                                       | SuzlonEnergyLtd.                         | 11000                                   |                                         | 11000                                   |
| 6                                       | AdaniPowerLimited                        | 8000                                    | 8000                                    |                                         |
| 7                                       | Inox                                     | 5000                                    |                                         | 5000                                    |
| 8                                       | Regen                                    | 4450                                    |                                         | 4450                                    |
| 9                                       | WindWorld(India) Pvt. Ltd.               | 4500                                    |                                         | 4500                                    |
| 10                                      | RRBEnergyLimited                         | 2000                                    |                                         | 2000                                    |
| 11                                      | Alpex Exports Pvt. Ltd.                  | 1300                                    | 1300                                    |                                         |
| 12                                      | Kenersys India Pvt. Ltd.                 | 1000                                    |                                         | 1000                                    |
| 13                                      | JaksonEngineersLimited                   | 1000                                    |                                         | 1000                                    |
| 14                                      | LeitwindShriramManufacturingLtd.         | 900                                     |                                         | 900                                     |
| 15                                      | BGRPowerLimited                          | 150                                     | 150                                     |                                         |
| 16                                      | Gujarat Borosil Limited (Glass for 17800 |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| PrivateSectorManufacturing(Total)       | PrivateSectorManufacturing(Total)        | 62100                                   | 26250                                   | 35850                                   |