Lok Sabha Question No. 2014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Import of Power Generation Technology
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2014

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## IMPORT OF POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGY

## 2014.   SHRI ANANT KUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of New and Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that power generation technology to set up projects for generation of power through wind, solar and tides is imported;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the cost of technology imported in the country along with their power generation capacity thereof during each of the last three years?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b): The solar and wind power generation technologies are largely indigenous; however, some essential  components  such  as  solar  photovoltaic  cells,  modules,  inverters  etc.  for  solar  projects  and blades, raw material and parts of blades, gear box, yaw components for wind energy projects to meet specific  functional  requirements  are  imported.  The  tidal  power  generation  is  still  in  research  and development stage and no tidal energy project has been commissioned in the country till date.

- (c): The capacities installed for wind and solar power generation during the last three years (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15) along with the value of imported components are given in the table below:

| (Capacity in MW, Value of Import Rs in crore )   | (Capacity in MW, Value of Import Rs in crore )   | (Capacity in MW, Value of Import Rs in crore )   | (Capacity in MW, Value of Import Rs in crore )   | (Capacity in MW, Value of Import Rs in crore )   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                             | Wind Energy                                      | Wind Energy                                      | Solar Energy                                     | Solar Energy                                     |
|                                                  | Installed Capacity                               | Value of Imports*                                | Installed Capacity                               | Value of Imports*                                |
| 2012-13                                          | 1698                                             | 2.42                                             | 754                                              | 4494.90                                          |
| 2013-14                                          | 2083                                             | 1.18                                             | 963                                              | 4317.17                                          |
| 2014-15                                          | 2312                                             | 1.02                                             | 1112                                             | 5051.78                                          |

(*Source: Ministry of commerce-trade statistics-Export-import data bank)

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