Lok Sabha Question No. 839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Promotion of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, SRINIVAS KESINENI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 839

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Promotion of Renewable Energy

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## 839. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI KESINENI  NANI:

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

- a. the details of the policy of the Government to promote renewable energy in the country;
- b. the  State-wise  details  of  the  investment  made  in  new  and  renewable  energy  sector  in  the country including Jharkhand during each of the last three years and the current year;
- c. whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  promote  the  said  sector  including  the  solar energy sector in the country including Andhra Pradesh;
- d. if so, the State-wise details thereof;
- e. whether the Government proposes to encourage commercial banks for private funding to the said sector; and
- f. if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  details  of  policy  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  renewable energy in the country which inter-alia include incentives in the form of generation based incentives/subsidies, viability gap funding from National Clean Energy fund (NCEF), fiscal incentives such  as  accelerated  depreciation,  concessional  customs  duty,  excise  duty  exemptions,  income  tax holiday  for  10  years  and  preferential  tariff  for  renewable  energy  power  projects  financing  through NCEF as per its norms, increasing the authorized capital of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency(IREDA) and extending new lines of credit to enable it to enhance its concessional loan to RE projects, mobilizing project based concessional loans through multi-lateral and bi-lateral agencies i.e. World Bank, Asian Development Bank, KfW - Germany; inclusion of Renewable Energy Projects in Priority Sector Lending of Banks; and approval for issuance of tax free infrastructure bonds for funding renewable energy projects.

(b): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  central  financial  assistance  provided  for  the  development  of various renewable energy programmes during the last three years (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16)  and current year  are given in the statement enclosed as Annexure-I.

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(c) & (d): The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing its programmes in all  the  states  of  the  country  including  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  steps  initiated  by  the Government to promote new and renewable energy sector including Solar Energy in all the states of the country  include  up-scaling  the  target  of  renewable  energy  capacity  to  175  GW  by  2022,    suitable amendments to the Electricity  Act  and  Tariff  Policy  for  strong  enforcement  of  Renewable  Purchase Obligation (RPO) and for providing Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO); setting up of exclusive solar  parks;  development  of  power  transmission  network  through  Green  Energy  Corridor  project; identification  of  large  government  complexes/  buildings  for  Rooftop  projects;  provision  of  Rooftop Solar  and  10  percent  renewable  energy  as  mandatory  under  Mission  Statement  and  Guidelines  for development of smart cities; amendments in building bye-laws for mandatory provision of Roof Top Solar for new construction or higher Floor Area Ratio; infrastructure status for solar projects; raising tax free solar bonds; providing long tenor loans; making roof top solar a part of housing loan by banks/ NHB;  incorporating  measures  in  Integrated  Power  Development  Scheme  (IPDS)  for  encouraging distribution  companies  and  making  net-metering  compulsory  and  raising  funds  from  bilateral  and international donors as also the Green Climate Fund to achieve the target.

(e) & (f): Presently, 23 Public Sector & 7  Private Sector Banks and 4 Public Sector & 2 Private Sector Non-Banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) have committed for financing renewable energy projects of 76350 MW capacity with an outlay of Rs. 3,72,240 crore over a 5 year period through green commitment certificates.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No. 839  for answer on  21/07/2016 regarding ' Promotion  of Renewable Energy'

## State-wise and year-wise details of Funds released during the last three years (2013-14 to 201516) and the current year (till 14/7/2016).

|   S No. | State / UT Name     | 2013-14   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   Current year ( till 14/7/2016) |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 3.2       |      1.86 |      5.08 |                             0    |
|       2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 27.39     |     15.68 |      5.39 |                            10    |
|       3 | ASSAM               | 19.01     |     16.15 |     14.7  |                             2.06 |
|       4 | BIHAR               | 10.44     |      6.74 |     16.19 |                             0    |
|       5 | CHANDIGARH          |           |     11.32 |     10.03 |                             0.02 |
|       6 | CHHATTISGARH        | 16.03     |     36.09 |     42.59 |                             5.88 |
|       7 | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | 0         |      0.03 |      0    |                             0    |
|       8 | DAMAN &DIU          | 0         |      0.03 |      0    |                             0    |
|       9 | DELHI               | 74.57     |     31.64 |     43.15 |                             7.48 |
|      10 | GOA                 | 0.06      |      1.22 |      1.57 |                             0    |
|      11 | GUJARAT             | 38.23     |     36.09 |     58.6  |                            11.92 |
|      12 | HARYANA             | 7.8       |     52.22 |     78.22 |                            22.75 |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 28.7      |     23.99 |     52.93 |                            15.96 |
|      14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 87.01     |     61.79 |     90.91 |                            17.37 |
|      15 | JHARKHAND           | 0         |      7.61 |     16.08 |                             0.16 |
|      16 | KARNATAKA           | 86.17     |     51.41 |     60.82 |                             2.13 |
|      17 | KERALA              | 10.17     |     31.93 |     32.73 |                             0.93 |
|      18 | LAKSHADWEEP         | 1         |      0.07 |      3.78 |                             0    |
|      19 | MADHYAPRADESH       | 13.94     |     30.26 |      6.8  |                             0.61 |
|      20 | MAHARASHTRA         | 156.11    |    229.04 |    248.4  |                            63.25 |
|      21 | MANIPUR             | 2.5       |      1.63 |     14.61 |                             0    |
|      22 | MEGHALAYA           | 8.93      |      8.39 |      8.57 |                            11.2  |
|      23 | MIZORAM             | 1.68      |      8.98 |     10.58 |                             2.9  |
|      24 | NAGALAND            | 7.51      |      9.9  |      7.81 |                             5.79 |
|      25 | ODISHA              | 0.59      |     27.92 |     10.78 |                             0    |
|      26 | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.10      |      0.01 |      0.01 |                             0    |
|      27 | PUNJAB              | 32.68     |     39.96 |     29.08 |                             1    |
|      28 | RAJASTHAN           | 28.64     |    113.3  |    249.54 |                             0.41 |
|      29 | SIKKIM              | 11.13     |      3.09 |      0.84 |                             1.46 |
|      30 | TAMIL NADU          | 67.58     |     52.64 |    194.86 |                            33.92 |

| (Rs in crore)   | (Rs in crore)               | (Rs in crore)   | (Rs in crore)   | (Rs in crore)   | (Rs in crore)                  |
|-----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| S No.           | State / UT Name             | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | Current year ( till 14/7/2016) |
| 31              | TELANGANA                   | 25.49           | 98.04           | 155.04          | 7.07                           |
| 32              | TRIPURA                     | 0               | 1.94            | 5.42            | 0                              |
| 33              | UTTAR PRADESH               | 52.01           | 61.01           | 55.36           | 0.71                           |
| 34              | UTTARAKHAND                 | 50.11           | 8.35            | 51.14           | 0.32                           |
| 35              | WEST BENGAL                 | 15.51           | 17.17           | 9.3             | 0.01                           |
| 36              | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 0               | 0.09            | 0.03            | 0                              |
| 37              | CENTRAL AGENCY              | 678.17          | 1376.54         | 1720.93         | 430.08                         |